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How I Secured 3 Record Deals In 3 Different Ways For 3 Different Bands [part 1]
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I have been in the fortunate, and sometimes unfortunate, position of securing a record deal for each of the three acts I have been a part of in the past. The route to gaining those deals came in three very different ways and for three very contrasting bands. Some decidedly old school in approach, others very ...
Echo Nest CEO Lucchese on the Future of Data Driven Music Discovery [video]
The Echo Nest uses of huge sets of music data to drive music discovery and engagement. Since their clients included companies like Spotify, Nokia, EMI, Clear Channel (iHeatRadio) and Vevo, how the The Echo Nest shakes and bakes music data has a huge influence on what we listen to. In the TechCrunch TV interview, The Echo ...
How Do Musicians Really Earn Their Living? [case Studies]
The Future of Music Coalition has released data from its Artist Revenue Streamsresearch project, where financial case studies drawing from 4-12 years of accounting data provide information about how musicians are making a living today. These five case studies provide a financial profile of different types of full-time musicians. Each case study graphs and explains the ...
Creative Copyright Math and the $8 Billion iPod [video]
"[The first MP3 player] was a big Christmas hit, because what little hoodlum wouldn't want a million and a half bucks-worth of stolen goods in his pocket?" The RIAA, IFPI, major labels and many others have always thrown around astronomical numbers “proving" the damage that filesharing and unauthorized copying has had on the music, film and ...
5 Ways Your Manager Can Screw up Your Career
1) They update your social networks as if they're you Your fans are not dumb, they know your music probably better than you do, and they can also tell when it is you tweeting or if someone else is doing it. It is fine for others to post general information, gig dates, TV appearances etc. But ...
Musician Ryan O'Neal on Spotify, Kickstarter and Leaving Interscope to Go D.I.Y.
Liisten: What do you think of renting (spotify) music vs. owning and buying music? RYAN: I feel like the biggest challenge as an independent musician is getting new ears to hear your music. Although it is a very sad fact that music has so little monetary value nowadays—I feel like Spotify, iTunes, Pandora, etc. are all ...
Fanfueled Attracts Major Music Clients to Their Social Ticketing and Fan Engagement Platform
FanFueled, the social ticketing and fan engagement platform, has developed quite a bit since we last covered them at Hypebot back in November. Between returning clients and new clients as well as the further development of their social engagement technology, FanFueled is taking a strong position in the crowded field of contenders for ticketing service supremacy. ...
An Argument Against "Pay What You Want" Pricing
Guest post by Brian Hazard of Passive Promotion. Lady Gaga shot to the top of the sales charts upon the release of her last album, in part because it was deeply discounted on Amazon. Radiohead pioneered the “pay what you want" approach, with most downloaders opting to pay nothing at all. Last week I asked my ...
Twitter Releases Official Guide for Musicians
Twitter recently shared a series of tips and suggestions for musicians using Twitter along with examples from such artists as Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, Gavin Rossdale, Tom Petty, St. Vincent, Bruno Mars, Foster The People, Silversun Pickups, Adele and Amanda Palmer. They're great ideas that are well worth a look. Just keep in mind that when ...
