With digital album sales on decline, we know how important playing live shows can be for your band. The income stream from ticket sales and merchandise are invaluable, making the show circuit all the...
The Best Apps For Making Music
Today’s technology provides a never-ending stream of resources for musicians of every level. If you’re always on the hunt for new music apps, we’ve categorized some of the best on the...
3 Deadmau5 Tricks to Revolutionize Social Media Strategy
On account of his feuds with peers Skrillex and Avicii, Deadmau5 is widely regarded as a premier social media troll. While there’s no doubt that the DJ’s rants, jeers, and parodies are at best...
YouTube Smartens Up on 301+ Views Policy
There’s a disproportionally large corner of the Internet dedicated to answering questions about YouTube’s 301+ views policy. Now that corner and its cobwebs have been swept away as YouTube...
How the YouTube for Artists Service Can Help You
On March 16, 2015 YouTube announced the addition of its YouTube for Artists service and with this offered a new list of services to help YouTube artists target audiences and improve their businesses...
How Indie Musicians are Making Money
With record sales at a historical low, people are nervous about the music industry and disappearing financial opportunity. To this we say, balderdash! Truth is, with record labels looking for new...
Brand Innovator Advice on Marketing to Millennials
It’s already 2015 and if you hadn’t noticed, times are changing. Newspaper, music, marketing, and other industries have begun to see major changes in costumer behavior. Early July a group of...
The New Label-Artist Relationship
Before the Internets came and blew up the 20th century music industry, record sales were the main source of revenue for both bands and their respective labels, everyone was happy. Recordings were...
How Record Companies Make Money in 2015
Record companies have always made money selling recordings, but it’s a high risk business. Approximately 90% of the records that are released fail to make money. Record labels make money when their...
The Magic of YouTube Fan Finder!
YouTube Fan Finder is a free ad service provided by YouTube. Record a short video ad and submit it to Fan Finder. YouTube will use its “matching science” to push the ad to viewers who are likely...