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Present Shock: When Music’s Future Arrives In The Here And Now [Kyle Bylin]
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Has the conversation about streaming music services changed in recent years? Has music's future entered the absolute present? If so, how did music execs and indie artists react. Kyle Bylin, a tech writer and user researcher, explores all of these interesting questions in his latest essay. 1. Music Futurism I’ve spent several years of my life writing about ...
5 Free and Cheap Time Management Tools for Musicians
Time is money, especially when you're a musician. You can't waste time trying to figure out the most effective ways to juggle the creative and business elements of being in a band, so you need to rely on time-saving tools and apps to keep your band functioning and organized. Guest Post by Amy Sciarretto on Sonicbids Blog ...
Email Autoresponders For Musicians: How To Get Fans Engaged Right Away
Just about anyone who has music available is using the song-for-email strategy. If you’re not on board, basically you trade music in exchange for an email address. It’s a great way to grow your list, and by now we all know that email is one of the best ways to stay in touch with your fans and ...
Berklee Welcomes Top Female Music Industry Role Models To Women's Empower Symposium
Berklee College of Music's inaugural Women's Empower Symposium, will welcome a host of female role models to discuss various topics, showcase entrepreneurialism in the music industry, and generate debate on the subject of gender diversity in the music industry. Organized and led by a group of female students pursuing their Masters Degree in Global Entertainment and Music Business ...
Vinyl Delivery Services: Back to Basics in a Digital World
Streaming in 2015: very much happening. Streamable vinyl records in 2015: still very impossible. That’s where VNYL comes out of the gate with high hopes of becoming the “Netfilx of vinyl." Guest Post by Nikki Volpicelli, Digital Marketing Coordinator at Fame House The subscription-based media company makes the claim that it is the “Netflix of vinyl,” and offers ...
Broadcasters Ask FCC For Payola Waiver And It's Time To Fight Back
Broadcast radio is asking the FCC to be allowed to accept payments to play songs with minimal disclosure. If you find that as abhorrent as we do, its time to speak out. As David Lowery wrote, “Let’s not let the bastards get away with this." Here's some background and how to get involved. Background A group of radio ...
Promise Of Digital Royalties For Producers, Mixers, And Engineers In New House Bill
The Allocation for Music Producer Act (AMP) will be presented to Congress this week with bipartisan support. The bill aims to redistribute digital royalties in a way that fairly compensates producers, mixers, and engineers. Previously left to their own devices when negotiating their fair share of digital royalty payouts, producers, engineers, and mixers would have a ...
Building A Fanbase Using YouTube Cards
YouTube Cards allows musicians to raise funds, sell merchandise, beef up your mailing lists, announce new tour dates, and drive video views. Have you tried YouTube Cards? Here's how they can make a difference for you. Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician Cards: The Evolution of Annotations Have you used YouTube annotations to enhance your music ...
Why Does Spotify Pay So Little? [An Analysis]
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Both artists and their loyal listeners have expressed disdain about artist payouts (or lack thereof) - but why are streaming services like Spotify, who are seemingly so successful, paying the artists that attract listeners so little? Jack Stratton tries to calculate an answer. Take a single stream of “The Birdwatcher“ in March 2014. Terry, the user, ...
