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71 Great Ways Of Rewarding Your Music Fan Subscribers
Once an artist has started selling fan subscriptions, it's important to establish a rewards system which consistently gives back and keeps them engaged enough to stay subscribed. Some of these same rewards would also be great additions to a music crowdfunding campaign or just as thank-yous to any artists most active fans. Guest post by Dave ...
That Time Keith Richards Discovered Muddy Waters Painting The Ceiling Of Chess Studios
Host to countless legendary artists, Chess Records has become an iconic fixture of reverence in the music industry, so it should come as no surprise that some of music's biggest icons would cross paths in unexpected ways there, as in this peculiar interior decorating incident involving Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones. Guest post by Dan ...
Sell More Tickets In A Single Month: Your Week 3 Plan
In this third of a four-part series on how to sell more tickets to your event, we focus on how you can free up your time to focus on things like your music by automating certain important marketing tasks while still maintaining an authentic presentation to fans. Guest post by Sophia Vaccaro of Eventbrite You don’t ...
5 Top Ways To Boost Music Merch Sales
While most musicians would rather spend time focused on honing their craft than they would perfecting their salesperson skills, revenue from merch has become a key part of a touring artists income, so selling as much possible is essential. Here we look at five tried and true tactics selling more merch at your next show. Guest ...
Chris Barber Retires After 65 Years As A Top Bandleader And Pioneer Of Blues In Britain
Trombonist/bandleader Chris Barber has announced his permanent retirement from full-time music after leading his internationally popular band since 1954. His original small group initially played in jazz clubs but by the late 50s became an attraction in large concert halls throughout the UK and Europe. Chris Barber’s Jazz Band first toured the USA in 1959 after ...
Are Merch Sales More Important Than Song Streams?
While streaming is the new normal for music consumption, the income that many artists receive from it is far less than needed to sustain a career. But, as some artists have learned, merch sales, remain an excellent way to net much larger profits. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix The streaming age has given virtually ...
How To Gain New Organic Engagement On Instagram
When it comes to contemporary social media marketing, Instagram has in many ways become an artist resume of sorts, allowing musicians to be discovered from the comfort of their bedrooms. That said, for Instagram to do you any good, you need to be engaging with users and growing your fanbase. Here, we explore how to organically ...
Mary Kaye's Swing and Sway
Guitarist Mary Kaye led a trio from the 1940s through the 1960s that roosted in Las Vegas in 1953. There, she helped establish the lounge phenomenon that showcased small snappy singer-players in smaller, intimate rooms at resorts. Of Hawaiian descent, Kaye played and sang while her two male counterparts accompanied her and hammed around. Here are ...
Jazz Club U.S.A. Episodes
Jazz Club U.S.A. was a weekly radio show that aired between 1950 and 1952. Hosted by jazz critic and producer Leonard Feather, it was featured on the U.S. government-sponsored Voice of America network. In the early 1950s, VOA programming was beamed into countries under Communist rule so that residents there who picked up the VOA surreptitiously ...
