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Seven Ways to Sell More Merch
If you want to make any money on the road, you'd be well advised to put some effort and thought into your merch table. While it's true that your music matters most, your merch table should never be an afterthought, no matter what stage of your career you're in. Merchandise can and should be the source ...
Were Major Labels Right to Stay Away from the Cloud ... and Should We Too?
David Greenberg, Cyde Smith and I recently shared our thoughts on the launch of cloud music services from Amazon and Google. Today, Robin Davey (@mr_robin_davey), a musician, artist and Head of Music & Film Development at GROWVision Media weighs in. With the recent launch of Amazon and Google's music in the cloud services, the press embraced ...
Picking the Right Publicist
As a band manager, one of my main goals is to help create a buzz for my artists. One of the key ways to do this is by receiving good press, and the most obvious way to get that press is to hire a publicist. But how do you find a publicist that is right You ...
JazzSnap: Harry James (C. 1943)
The saxophonist here is Corky Corcoran, lead tenor on Harry James' band recordings from 1941 through the 1970s. That's James on trumpet, of course, and James band stringman John deVoodgt to James' right. I'm guessing this is 1943 based on the cut of their suits and the fabulous 1943 newspaper photo of James on the right. ...
Jazz Promo Services Now Accepting Submissions For 2012 Press Campaigns
Attention all artists, labels, managers and agents: We are now accepting submissions for the 2012. If you, your label or client is planning to release a new CD in the near future now is the time to set up your campaign. Advancing is the key to the success for any publicity campaign. The further out you ...
Co-Founder and Former Ceo Chris Dewolfe Hints at Buying Back MySpace
"I'd love to work with Myspace again," concludes a wide ranging BusinessWeek interview withMySpace co-founder and former CEO Chis DeWolfe. But will the current CEO of gaming company MindJolt actually try to buy Myspace back? “It's a confidential process—but it's the biggest property for sale at what, in this market, would be a somewhat reasonable price," ...
Protect IP Act Seeks to Eliminate Due Process, Industry Organizations Applaud
A draft version of the already controversial “Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011," aka the PROTECT IP Act, leaked was introduced on Thursday by bipartisan leaders of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). This effort follows last ...
Myspace Page Views Drop Another 50% in 60 Days
Even as MySpace prepares to leave the unfriendly grasp of News Corp and into what will hopefully be the more attentive arms of a new buyer, their numbers continue to fall dramatically. In the two months ending in early April, daily U.S. visitors to MySpace fell 28%. Time on the site dropped 48% and page views ...
Are You One of 7462 RootMusic Artists Owed $5.3 Million from SoundExchange?
RootMusic, the company behind Facebook's music app BandPage has partnered with performance rights nonprofit SoundExchange in an effort to connect 7,462 artists to $5.3 Million in unclaimed royalties. RootMusic provided a list of artists who've created BandPages and SoundExchange matched that list against its log of artists who have royalties waiting to be claimed. Armed with ...
10 Creative Ways Musicians Can Use QR Codes
Inspired by Clyde's Guide To QR Codes For Musicians, I wondered about how indie musicians might use these scanable graphics that link the offline and online worlds. Marketer and artist Erica Glaser had already created a strong list of 50 creative uses for QR codes that's geared to filmmakers and visual artists as much as musicians. ...
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