BandLoot.com – A New Way to Deal with Band Finances
Arguments about money are one of the biggest reasons why relationships break up or have ongoing problems, and since being in a band is a bit like being in a relationship, only it’s often with three or four other people rather than just one making things even more complicated, what’s going on with the money [...]
Gigfunder.com – the Kickstarter of Touring
Crowdfunding has become a more and more prevalent, acceptable and viable way for independent musicians and other artists to fund creative projects such as recording a new album and then getting custom CDs manufactured and made available for sale to fans, or in arenas other than music, to start up a tshirt line or film [...]
Couldn’t make the ASCAP EXPO? Now you can watch it all Online
ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is an association comprised of over 435,000 US songwriters, composers, lyricists and music publishers that aims to protect the rights of its members by licensing and distributing royalties for the’ non-dramatic public performances’ of their copyrighted works. ASCAP holds various events including the ASCAP ‘I Create [...]
More changes in the Music Industry as Roadrunner Records Gets Cut From The Team
Roadrunner Records, home of such monolithic metal recording artists as Megadeth, Slipknot, DragonForce, Rush, Rob Zombie, Korn, MachineHead and even Nickleback, was acquired by Warner Music Group in November 2010, in a move that, according to an internal memo at the time by Roadrunner founder/CEO Cees Wessels meant little change in operations at the label, [...]
Kickstarter.com – Cyber-begging or Cyber-Solution?
Kickstarter.com is a website dedicated to helping fund creative projects via a ‘crowdsourced’ model, whereby friends, family, fans and whoever else can donate money to a project in order to help it get off the ground. Projects are put through their paces and vetted to make sure they are not just soliciting for nothing, and [...]
How to Join in on Record Store Day When you Don’t Own a Record Player
Today, April 21, 2012, marks the fifth annual record store day to happen, and the day is all about going down to your local record store, checking out bands and DJ’s spinning vinyl, and of course buying vinyl records. But how do you help promote and celebrate the culture of the record store and join [...]
No Money? No Problem – Fanatic.Fm, Connecting Musicians and Sponsors
Fanatic.fm, a ‘music sponsorship platform where brands and bands can find each other’ is a new take on an old model of sponsorship of the arts by a company or companies who have the money that the artist needs to further his or her career, and in return is promoted by the artist. Now whereas [...]
Instagram for Bands
Instagram is a photo app with a viral streak that previously belonged only to the world of iphone users, now the app has been opened up to include android owners as well, taking its already high level of popularity sky-rocketing. If you or someone in your band has an iphone or android, it’s time to [...]
Lessons From Pinterest for Taking your Brand Viral
Pinterest.com is a social media site founded in 2010 that essentially is an online ‘pinboard.’ Users ‘pin’ images and video that they find appealing to their ‘board’ and other users can comment, like, and repin, and make content viral.
The site is divided into multiple categories, including everything from architecture to apparel, to Food and Drink, [...]
What to Include in Your CD Booklet Liner Notes and Album Cover
You’ve spent hours in the studio recording a masterpiece, the songs have been mixed and mastered narrowed down to ten or twelve tracks of amazingness, ready to be unleashed upon the world as your new album. But before you go about getting your custom cds duplicated, there’s one more important step that must be completed [...]
