October 19, 2018 First Look: Highlights From The Q3 Hit Song Trend Report
First Look: Highlights from the Q3 2018 Hit Song Trend Report Later this month, Hit Songs Deconstructed will release its Q3 2018 Trend Report, which provides an in-depth look at the compositional trends for the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10. To download a complimentary PDF with highlights from this report, visit https://www.hitsongsdeconstructed.com/Q32018Trends
October 17, 2018 The Best Ways A Local Band Can Seem More Professional (On The Cheap)
If you’re in a local band, you know how hard it can be to get people to care about your band. You pound the pavement putting up flyers. You send event invites to all of your Facebook friends and spam them with Soundcloud links. You tell all of your coworkers that you’re in a band.
And after all of this, you might get a few people to actually check out your page or go to a show. And if your band looks amateurish or sloppy, there’s a good chance that they’ll go right back to ignoring you.
It’s not necessarily your fault. Most people are used to their music being highly produced. Local music can be a little rough around the edges for their tastes.
But there are ways you can make your band seem more professional—even without a big studio budget behind you.
Advice, DIY, Marketing Strategies tagged advice for indie bands, band tips October 16, 2018 Why Uploading Your Music Online Doesn’t Get You Tons Of New Fans
Gaining tons of people to hear your music takes more than just uploading it to common music websites. Here is what you should do in addition to this:
The first thing to do is know that there is much more to getting new music fans that just putting your songs on a website online and waiting for people to check them out. This is one of the most frequent methods musicians use, and it isn’t very effective.
October 15, 2018 Halloween's Scariest Songs Aren't What You'd Expect
With Halloween fast approaching, we’ve taken a look at the music which disguises itself as a soothing bedtime song for young children, but actually has much closer connections to Halloween than you might realise.
Mattress Online have discovered that the lyrics of lullabies are often as creepy as even the scariest Halloween movies.
Music Psychology tagged halloween, lyrics, songs October 13, 2018 MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Flatter Unsigned Artists
October 12, 2018 AWAL Flatter Unsigned Artists And Inhibit Independence
October 11, 2018 Ticket Brokers vs Resellers | What's The Difference
It doesn’t take long for things to get murky on the internet. Words bend, blend and get all sorts of switched around depending on who is doing the talking and what point they’re trying to make. So, while the internet is no doubt a revolutionary thing that spreads more information to more people than ever could have had it in the past, it also spreads misinformation just as fast (or many times as fast, if you believe that old adage about the boots.)
Live Music tagged concerts, live events, ticket broker, ticketss October 10, 2018 iHaveit - A New Vinyl Music Collectors And Trading Platform
Launched in June 2018, www.ihaveit.io provides a exciting new one stop place for music lovers to buy, sell, collect and work out the financial value of their Vinyl Records, CD’s and Tape Cassettes.
It has received a lot of interest since the launch with over 1.5million views of vinyl records and CD’s already.
The founder is Michael Veenswyk , he describes iHaveit as “a platform dedicated to music lovers, akin to a hybrid Amazon come eBay, but with a lot of music collecting features and functions specific only to music lovers”.
October 9, 2018 4 Ways You Can Make Your Own Happiness In Life Using Music
How have you been feeling lately? If you’ve been a little lost, lonely, or sad, you’re not alone. Everybody goes through rough patches in life. And if you’re currently in the middle of one, you’re probably wondering how you can get back to your happy place.
Advice tagged DIY, mental health, playing music October 9, 2018 Running A Band From A Project Management Perspective
Find out how to avoid the pitfalls of managing a band like it’s a business; start here, and you’ll be able to move ahead with creating great material, playing great shows, and linking up with the best people in the music industry.
October 6, 2018 MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Branding
- Brandon Jackson | What Is Branding? A Guide For Independent Musicians
- Ariel Hyatt| FAQ: Is Music A Good Career Choice For Me/My Child?
- Rachelle Wilber | Tagging Fail: How To Keep Your Music Venue Free Of Graffiti
- Lisa Occhino | Streaming For Musicians: The Data That Matters Most
- Jesper Skibsby | No One Told Us We Had A Radio Hit In Poland!
October 5, 2018 What Is Branding? A Guide For Independent Musicians
One word that is often associated with marketing is Branding. What is a brand? If you ask most people, they’ll tell you that branding is about your colors, product names and logo. These people are wrong. Let’s look a little closer at what makes up your brand.
Branding tagged artist branding, band marketing, band strategy October 3, 2018 Tagging Fail: How To Keep Your Music Venue Free Of Graffiti
While bouncers and indoor surveillance cameras do a good job of protecting your music venue and the guests inside of it, you may be overlooking the outside of your club. Night after night, the outside walls of your business run the risk of serving as a graffiti artist’s canvas. Graffiti is unsightly and sometimes difficult to remove, so it’s important you take steps to prevent problems.
Venue tagged DIY, Live Performance, live music, safety, venue