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Taxes 101: Five Tips and One Misconception That All Musicians Should Know
For musicians and DJs, the tax code is filled with both landmines and opportunities. Nick Murray of the Spotify For Artists blog interviews tax expert Anil Melwani to learn the latest tax tips that should make this year's filing a bit less stressful. Take the worry out of taxes with these easy to follow steps. Guest post by Nick ...
Artists, Musicians Are Wasting Their Time With Social Media: Here's Why
Yes. I said it. Social media is a waste of time. The web is a flutter with news and panicked updates on the decline of Facebook media reach. They saw organic reach drop 52% in 2016 and engagement for brands drop by over 20% from January to August in 2017. Add to that declarations of “Organic ...
Tax Change Could Kill Corporate Gigs For Musicians
A crackdown by Congress on tax loopholes may have a far-reaching impact for the entertainment industry as corporate America is forced to take a hard look at how much they spend at live entertainment venues around the country. One of the changes in the latest revision to the U.S. tax code which was enacted late last ...
Smart Speakers Will Drive Music Consumption, Industry Growth says New Report
A new report authored by Music Ally's Stuart Dredge for label trade BPI and the Entertainment Retailers Association [ERA] looks at how voice-controlled smart speakers are transforming how fans engage with music. The new report, “Everybody’s Talkin’ – Smart Speakers and their impact on music consumption” looks at how this new technology is driving the next wave of ...
Jazz this week: The Thing, Denise Thimes, Charlie Hunter, Victor Wooten Trio, and more
This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis features several stellar singers; the local debut of an esteemed free jazz trio; some straight-up bebop; funky sounds from New Orleans, California, and beyond; and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, March 21 Singer Brian Owens will performs for the first of two ...
A Musician's Guide To Top Tax Deductions
It's tax season once again, and for those fortunate enough to be working as self employed musicians, this means an opportunity to claim a number of deductions and expenses when filing your tax return. Guest post by TurboTax from Soundfly's Flypaper Editor’s Note: We found this article on how to claim certain tax deductions as a musician, ...
Jazz West: Lighthouse All-Stars
To fully understand the romance of West Coast jazz of the early 1950s, you have to walk the beaches of Hermosa, Huntington, Leguna and Redondo in California. I did that in the 1980s with a Walkman. As I walked the sand in tan Converse sneakers, I listened to home-made cassettes of Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne, Stan ...
8 Tips To Promote Music That Actually Work
For artists seeking to find ways to promote their music, we here list eight tested and true techniques for marketing your music which have proven to effectively capture and maintain the attention of music consumers. Guest post by Naima Karp of The Cab Portal If you are an artist who is constantly looking for effective ways ...
Step By Step Guide To Influencer Marketing For Music Businesses
Influencer marketing plays a huge role in the music business, and while capturing the attention of an influencer may seem like sheer luck, there's a science to it, just like anything else. Here we look at a step by step guide. Guest post by Anand Srinivasan Influencers play a major role in defining your success in ...
Pandora Partners w/ Linkfire To Improve Artist Marketing
Pandora has partnered with smart link aggregator Linkfire to improve music discovery and amplify marketing efforts. Pandora becomes the first music streamer to feed Linkfire advanced attribution data that helps artists, labels and marketers understand how content is performing and create data driven promotional campaigns. The Linkfire integration is part of Pandora's expanding Artist Marketing Platform ...
