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How To Take Responsibility For Archiving Your Music, Data
Recent news that the down on its luck social network Myspace fried a dozen years of media due to a server error should have artists and professionals alike scrambling to make sure they have a multitude of backups for their precious data. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix Artists and professionals alike need to back up ...
Tools For Managing Music Merch
Being an artist is hard enough without having to manage the mini-department store that is your merch- luckily there are a number of tools out there designed to lessen the headache of keeping up with orders and streamlining sales. Guest post by Tarryn Meyers of Symphonic If you’re an artist, you’re probably pretty busy. You’re touring. ...
Could You Be Making A Record Almost No One Will Hear?
You can pour your heart and soul into a record and create some of the best work of your life, but creating good music in no way guarantees anyone will hear it. Here we look at five common pitfalls artists make when releasing new music, and how can avoid making them. Guest post by Janelle Rogers ...
The Recording Industry Is Growing, So Why Do We Need Article 13? [Op-Ed]
With Article 13 just weeks away from becoming law both sides are ratcheting up to support or fight the copyright directive. Mike Masnick sits firmly in the later cap and asks why the restrictive legislation is need at a time of explosive growth in the music industry. em>By Mike Masnick from Techdirt A key claim by ...
Meredith D'Ambrosio in 1981
One of my regrets about my college years in Boston during the 1970s is not going to see Meredith D'Ambrosio perform around town. Back then, I was either at the Harvard “Coop" buying jazz LPs, at Paul's Mall and the Jazz Workshop at night during the week and at discos on the weekends. Soon after I ...
Skip Rates: Why The First 30 Seconds Matter More Than Ever
With the album on the wane and attention spans shorter than ever, the first 30 seconds of of a song matter more than. Not only do they need to capture the listener's attention, but in streaming, they determine if the songwriter is going to get paid at all. Skip rates can make or break a song, ...
The Importance Of Artwork In Your Music
With the rise fo streaming the prominence of album artwork has, quite literally, been greatly reduced. That said, it's a mistake for artists to discount the incredible importance of album art when it comes to releasing and promoting your music. Guest post from Horus Music Before online streaming, artwork was a sacred object many music lovers ...
Peterson + Dandridge, 1958
Cast in the 1954 film Carmen Jones, Dorothy Dandridge became the first African-American actress to be nominated for an Oscar in a leading role. The attention was both a blessing and a curse. She earned a fortune from the film and was suddenly the toast of Hollywood. But her relationships with men ended in disaster, Confidential ...
Willie Oteri Announces New Project And New Releases
Official Release Date for Dark Matter Horns: Narratives Vol. 2 – Spring 2019 Official Release Dates for O'clock: “The Nip," “Feb 25," “Riot in the Meadow," March 1st with more singles to follow during the year. Narratives Vol. 2 by Willie Oteri's Dark Matter Horns is the second release to focus on Oteri's tenor saxophone and ...
Black Box Income Most Musicians Don’t Even Know About
Some of the most common advice given to indie artists is to populate their metadata. In the streaming age in particular, telling organizations who you are and how to get ahold of you is key to your getting paid. Still, many artists' failure to do this has resulted in pools of undistributed “black box income." Luckily, ...
