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Apple Music Directs Independent Artists To CD Baby
While checking out Apple Music after it launched this morning, I noticed a link targeting undistributed independent artists that points straight to CD Baby. While another link below it leads to a full list of approved providers, Apple, which seems to be making a real effort to support indie music, chose to highlight CD Baby as an onramp. Why ...
The New Creative Class: Will They Disrupt Music Production?
The starving artist is quickly becoming a thing of the past. And with new digital tools arriving daily and empower artists, we are seeing a birth of a new creative class: The artist entrepreneur. These producers are ditching their previous gigs for a more lucrative day job; one that balances equal parts business-know-how with artistic talent. Guest Post by Rory Seydel on Landr.com Meet ...
SiriusXM Finally Wins A Case Over Pre-1972 Music... And Promptly Settles With Sony For $201 Million
SiriusXM has settled one of several pending lawsuits over payments for pre-1972 recordings with Sony Music for $210 million. It's unclear how much of this will trickle down to artists, but Mike Masnick of Techdirt offers some important background and context. By Mike Masnick from techdirt. We've written plenty about the mess around pre-1972 sound recordings ...
Blue Note Expands With New Venues In Hawaii, China
The Blue Note night club chain is expanding it's brand beyond current outlets in New York City, Japan and Italy, with deals to add venues in Hawaii and China. Blue Note Entertainment Group has partnered with Outrigger Resorts to launch a new live music venue in Hawaii. The Blue Note's chain's Hawaii outlet will be located ...
Six Music Industry Networking Tips Nobody Tells You
Networking in the music industry is an art more than a science. There's no rule book on how to network, but there are some tips that can make navigating the act of schmoozing more effective for you. Guest Post Written By Amy Sciarretto on Sonicbids Blog. Chances are that no one has ever taken the time ...
Five Perfectly Acceptable Reasons to Turn Down a Gig
It's tempting, especially as a new band, to say yes to every show you're offered. You want to take advantage of every opportunity you get to make a mark in your local scene. But even groups just starting out can't or shouldn't accept every gig they're extended. Original Post Written By Johni Jackson on Sonicbids Blog Sometimes ...
Why Apple Music And Tidal Are The Right Business Models With The Wrong Optics
Since Spotify launched in 2010 the music business has been in an existential crisis. Convinced that ad-supported unlimited free access to on-demand music would ultimately grow recorded music revenues the major labels opted into what may be their worst decision ever. Original Post Written By David Lowery on The Trichordist Blog This decision aided by an estimated 18% ...
Five Reasons Why There's Never Been a Better Time to Be a Musician
If you're a musician, you've probably wondered how your career would have fared if this was another decade. Would you have sold more albums if you were a musician in the late '80s or early '90s? You know, when people actually bought music? Original Post Written By Tyler Allen on Sonicbids Blog To be honest, I ...
10 Uncovered Ways to Promote Indie Music Online
Being an indie musician means waging a constant war for survival. At the times of R.E.M., it was a real nightmare to self-produce and self-promote indie music, as artists didn't have such a powerful tool as the World Wide Web. Original Post Written By Alice Koval - @alicekoval Happily, now things have changed and emerging indie ...
Why Every Artist Should Be Live Streaming (And How to Do It)
As industry experts tout the benefits of live streaming, the medium is charging up interest and success for many artists. Musicians are now spending hours not just in front of the crowd, but also in front of a camera, broadcasting to the internet. Original Post Written By Oliver Cox on Sonicbids Blog Are these wasted or well-spent hours? Is this just ...
