Friday
Apr152016
April 15, 2016 8 Reasons To Enter A Band Competition
Band contests don’t pay, but can be useful if they fit in your plan to invest in your band.
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April 15, 2016 Tuesday
Apr122016
April 12, 2016 New Lyrics Writing Software Helps Songwriters Brainstorm Ideas
Being an original, independant poet and artist can be difficult at times. The top musicians often have their songs written for them by professional songwriters.
A new software brings this power to the indie artist.
It’s called Brainstorm Pro and it’s available at http://www.brainstormpro.com
In addition to being up to 20x faster than regular thesauruses it has a built in rhyme engine and other features to find the best words faster.
Friday
Apr082016
April 8, 2016 How NASA Overcomes Procrastination
One of the hardest things to do when accomplishing anything is remaining consistent. It’s not something anyone teaches us, but instead expects from us. Doing something over and over again is something that we are good at physically, but not mentally. Our natural tendency is to overthink anything because that is what our brains have evolved to in order to …
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a, be, business, habit, how, marketing, music, nasa, procrastination, productivity, success | 1 Reference Wednesday
Apr062016
April 6, 2016 The Semantics Of Success
Ah, success. Well, what exactly is that? Depending on who you ask, the answer would surely vary. Or at least vary to some extent. Some would undoubtedly answer, that fame and fortune is the measure of success. Maybe even most people would give some version of that answer. But that, by no means, is the only definition of success. It would be hard, if not impossible, to discredit the fortune aspect of that answer.
Monday
Apr042016
April 4, 2016 Industry Veteran David Greenberg Joins Music Works International
Boston, MA USA (04/04/2016) — David Greenberg was appointed Director of Marketing/Development for Music Works International, a boutique music agency headed by Katherine McVicker.
In his new role, Greenberg will develop and implement global strategies to benefit artist development, long-term brand building and revenue growth; including deep research of cross-interest opportunities, energizing the increase of the agency’s profile worldwide, and investigating and implementing strategies to build upon the agency’s market share.
Thursday
Mar102016
March 10, 2016 How To Get Your First Gig In Half The Time Using These 3 Steps
Getting yourself out there is something that happens over time.
You don’t wake up as a musician, brush your teeth and go play a show. There are usually a few more steps involved before that, like finding other musicians to play with, or even just knowing how to be prepared for your first gig before you even get it.
Today we’ll be talking about how to go about landing your first gig, and in the $1,000 Musician fashion we’ll be doing it as efficiently as possible.
Monday
Mar072016
March 7, 2016 None Of Your Business
Copying what other artists are doing is a common problem I often encounter when talking to artists. They have identified a few artists who appears to be active or doing well so they copy them. They do what gigs they are doing, copy what blogs they are featured on and release content with the same frequency as them. They will even go a far to match their follower count through promotion or unsolicited means.
in Artist Development | tagged artist developement, copying
Artist Development | tagged artist developement, copying Friday
Feb262016
February 26, 2016 The Real World vs The Internet
I visited this seminar recently run by a music professional. He explained quite an elaborate picture of the music business but one thing didn’t sit quite right with me. He said “to make it in this business you have to get out in the real world. You can have some success on the internet but eventually you will find yourself having to embrace the real world to progress.”
Thursday
Feb182016
February 18, 2016 Abbey Road Upgrades On-line Mastering & Mixing Services
London’s world-famous recording complex Abbey Road is launching new, improved on-line mastering and mixing services with a completely rebuilt, more elegant file-sharing interface that allows users to send and receive tracks more easily. The result is a faster, thoroughly modern service allowing musicians around the globe easier access to the studio’s world-class equipment and internationally renowned team of engineers, with feedback and communication between customers and engineers at the heart of the experience.
in mastering, recording | tagged abbey road, audio mastering, online mastering
mastering, recording | tagged abbey road, audio mastering, online mastering Thursday
Feb112016
February 11, 2016 Hashtag Hustle: How To Leverage Social Media To Maximize Sync Potential
For artists, bands, composers, and producers, there’s no comprehensive walkthrough on how to use social media to maximize the return on sync placements (trust us, we looked!); so, we sat down and wrote one for our artist community to use and share.
Thursday
Feb042016
February 4, 2016 Stage Right: Themes And Life Lessons Learned From The Stage
The stage has been home to countless works of art, passion, philosophy, beauty, religion and creativity. Although the plot and characters change with each production, one thing is consistent and has been since the early days of Greek tragedies: The stage offers poignant life lessons to musicians, actors, performers and audience members. Here are three thematic stage productions that offer modern life lessons to us all.
Wednesday
Feb032016
February 3, 2016 Keeping A Pulse On The New Music Ecosystem
As a music fan today, I’m introduced to new music every week. I have what at times feels like almost personal access to my favorite artists; ranging from scintillating personal thoughts and pictures (Instagram, Twitter) to inspired support of an album’s production (PledgeMusic).
For listening to music, the physical to digital shift has given way to an abundance of platforms from which to discover, purchase, and share music. Chances are that if we met at one of our industry’s many events, we’d end up discussing the variety of streaming services that are available. I’d ask ‘what service do you use?’ to which you may confess no particular allegiance to one, rather, that you use more than one depending on the situation. Many people (including myself) would probably answer this way.
Monday
Feb012016
February 1, 2016 The Songwriter’s Support System: A Resource Guide
As a songwriter, it’s tempting to fall into the trap of thinking that you’re a lone wolf; a struggling, solitary artist with nowhere to turn to for help.
Fortunately, that’s not the case. You’re not alone in this, and in fact, with a little digging it’s plain to see that there are a handful of wonderful resources and organizations available to support artists of all stripes. Whether you’re just beginning your career, or on the threshold of something great – our blog will give you an overview of key groups and programs that act as a saving grace for songwriters across the UK, US, and Canada.
Thursday
Jan282016
January 28, 2016 5 Tips For Getting Featured On Beatport
So you have a new release and want it to be featured on Beatport. Well get ready, because there is a lot of competition. But the good news is that it can all happen with consistency and, of course, good music. We work very hard to help our clients get features each and every week. Here are some simple yet effective ways to increase your chances of being featured on the coveted site.