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Soundexchange Increases Quarterly Distributions
SoundExchange again broke its own record for quarterly royalty payments to musicians and record labels with a distribution of $149 million for the second quarter of 2013. This represented a 55 percent increase from the same quarter in 2012. SoundExchange was also recently honored with a couple of Silver Stevie Awards from the American Business Awards. ...
Major Artists Increasingly Opt to Record in Secrecy
By Tom Dillon of Evolver.fm. Recording artists often publicize that they were headed into the recording studio. A web, or more recently, Twitter update sends fans into a tizzy of excitement, even if the band hasn't written or recorded anything yet. In part because digital music makes it possible to release something everywhere in an instant, ...
"Downloaded": Documentary Reminds How Long Music Industry Has Been Split
The new documentary “Downloaded“ serves as a reminder that the current fight over the fairness of Pandora royalties is rooted in the revolution that Napster unleashed in 2001. In this clip from the film, which was released today on Amazonand other paid streaming services, Metallica's Lars Ulrich and the Byrds' Roger McGuinn testify before the Senate ...
Getting Sensible About Pandora Royalties: An Analysis by Jay Frank
By Jay Frank (@Repojay), Owner and CEO of DigSin. Pandora royalties came under fire once again last week, with a firestorm of blog posts pointing a ton of virtual fingers. Facts become “facts" as each side is skewing the story to their benefit. All sides should take equal blame for misrepresentation. The truth is that online ...
Musicians Earning Revenue Via Fiverr's Newly Upgraded Gig Platform
Fiverr is a growing gig platform for services beginning at $5. Higher prices are possible and musicians are included among those using Fiverr to provide extra income and increased flexiblity. The recent redesign gives Fiverr a more professional look and improved backend services to better support those seeking gigs which is in keeping with CEO Micha ...
6 Income Streams to Become a Full-Time Musician [infographic]
The Seattle Office of Film + Music took a look at the annual revenue of up-and-coming fulltime local musicians and how they do it. Three musicians, each from different genres, opened up their 2012 financial records. “It was important for us to find musicians who modeled a middle class living," said James Keblas, the Director for ...
DIY Musicians: Increase Newsletter Signups and Music Sales Through Conversion Optimization
Conversion optimization is one of those terms that sounds a bit jargony and like something one would want to avoid. DIY musicians have plenty on their plate without getting overly technical about web design and ecommerce. But learning a few principles can go a long way in getting your website visitors to check out your music, ...
American Millennials: Key Attributes the Music Industry is Ignoring
A new study of the Millennial generation reveals a combination of the expected as well as some insights that may not be so obvious. But, whatever your assumptions, there are two takeaways that suggest the music industry hasn't been fully responding to the opportunities at hand. These involve Millennials' interest in “safer adventures" and their responsiveness ...
6 Tips for Musicians Seeking Local Press Coverage
One of the best ways for musicians to get press coverage, particularly in the early years of one's career, is to go local. Local media in most areas is a vibrant mix of on and offline sources, from newspapers to radio to blogs, despite the struggles of old-school media. But pitching your story to local media ...
I Made More from Selling a T-Shirt Than from 1 Million Plays on Pandora
By David Lowery singer/songwriter for the bands Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven. As a songwriter Pandora paid me $16.89* for 1,159,000 play of “Low" last quarter. Less than I make from a single T-shirt sale. Okay that's a slight exaggeration. That's only the premium multi-color long sleeve shirts and that's only at venues that don't take ...
