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Indie Artist X Wrap-up
Studio Manifesto | November 4th 2009 by James
By: Phil N. The Indie Artist X Project, which we’ve been following for a few months now, has come to a close. The mystery artist was revealed to be Austin Collins of Austin Collins and the Rainbirds. The project wasn’t a complete succe read more
Help Your Fans Avoid Taking Responsibility
Studio Manifesto | November 4th 2009 by James
By: Phil N. Seth Godin’s wisdom can be applied to many different scenarios. For indie artists this particular article means: make it as easy for your fans as possible. If someone doesn’t have to do something they probably won’t, e read more
How to Get Your Music Played on Online Radio Stations
Steps to Stardom | November 4th 2009 by Tamika Jones
Independent musicians quickly come to realize that commercial radio exposure is an unlikely prospect, and instead concentrate their efforts on online radio stations. Their audiences may be smaller, but they are generally more open to independent musi read more
7 Ways Most Musicians Screw Up Big Time (and How to Fix Them)
Studio Manifesto | November 4th 2009 by James
By: Connor I came across this list posted on musicmarketing.com which outlines the 7 ways most musicians screw up, and how to fix them. How could this not be useful? Here’s the quick version of the list, you decide. 1. Attachment is Deadly read more
Jermaine Dupri Discusses The Effects of Blogs & Social Media…
Making The Mogul | November 3rd 2009 by MakingTheMogul
Jermaine Dupri recently spoke at BlogWorld Expo 09 about the effects of blogs and social networking sites like Twitter, on the music business.Here are 2 videos of the panels he spoke on:Also, social media blogger, Wayne Sutton caught up with JD for a read more
Daily Kindling: Illegal Downloaders Buy More Music?
The Punch-In - TrueFire Guitar Lessons and Musings | November 3rd 2009
According to a recent poll, people who illegally download music online are also more likely to purchase music online. The poll, which surveyed 1,000 16- to 50-year-olds with internet access, found that one in 10 people admit to downloading music ille read more
Posting and announcing your gigs
Studio Manifesto | November 3rd 2009 by James
By: Connor Loren Weisman over at Music Think Tank has written some awesome advice about how to make an effective poster to promote a gig. The main emphasis is detail and readability; give as much detail as possible in a format that is as readable read more
NY Busker Lands Corporate Sponsor
Studio Manifesto | November 2nd 2009 by James
by Duke Luke Ryan has been playing in New York City’s Grand Central Station for 30 years, and Axe has taken notice. If you see Mr. Ryan playing now you’ll notice the Axe Instinct sign on his guitar case. And if you stick around youR read more
Tweet For A Track
Studio Manifesto | November 2nd 2009 by James
By: Connor Tweet For A Track offers a free platform to allow artists to facilitate viral song distribution. The handy image below outlines exactly how this process works; the fail safe being the download link is only e-mailed once the fan has retw read more
Public Enemy Announces New Album Release, Joint Fundraiser With S…
Future of Rap Music | October 30th 2009 by Ryli
Ground breaking hip hop group Public Enemy is planning to release a new album. This is amazing news, considering the group's first release 'Yo ! Bum rush the show' was released the same year I was born, in 1987. More intriguing though is the fact tha read more
Understanding Facebook Artist Pages vs. Profiles
Studio Manifesto | October 30th 2009 by James
By: Connor The advantages to switching from a profile to an artist page on Facebook (or starting an artist page without a preexisting profile) are many. Not only is it easy to notify your fans you’re no longer using a personal page – j read more
Understanding Facebook Artist Pages vs. Profiles
Studio Manifesto | October 30th 2009 by James
By: Connor The advantages to switching from a profile to an artist page on Facebook (or starting an artist page without a preexisting profile) are many. Not only is it easy to notify your fans you’re no longer using a personal page – j read more
German Indies, Artists, File Against YouTube/Google
Studio Manifesto | October 28th 2009 by James
By: Connor YouTube: German is being accused of copyright violation by a group of German independent labels, publishers and artists, alleging some 8000 videos are breaching copyright and requesting that YouTube provide IP’s for those users who read more
German Indies, Artists, File Against YouTube/Google
Studio Manifesto | October 28th 2009 by James
By: Connor YouTube: German is being accused of copyright violation by a group of German independent labels, publishers and artists, alleging some 8000 videos are breaching copyright and requesting that YouTube provide IP’s for those users who read more
Extreme Music Millionaires: Insane Clown Posse
Models And Moguls | October 28th 2009 by John Williams
From hustling music, comic books, DVDs, Internet radio shows, feature films, action figures and Wrestling Matches the Insane Clown Posse is raking in up to $10 million dollars a year! Started in the early 90', the Insane Clown Posse burst on the na read more
"Free Trade" statt Monopol – wieder eine Petition bez…
myoon music | October 28th 2009 by Christian Knips
Es ist nicht die erste und wird wohl auch nicht die letzte Petition sein, die der Tanzlehrer und Inhaber des Troisdorfer Euro Dance Centers Ian de Souza am 9.9.2009 gegen die Monopolstellung der GEMA einreichte. Der in Deutschland lebende Brite will read more
Indie Connect Christian Music
Music Biz Guru | October 27th 2009 by Tom Sabella
Hello Friends and Fellow Indie Connectors!I thought you might be interested in knowing that Bob Bender, who runs our Hendersonville TN. just returned from the Rauch Christian Music Ministry Conference. So, at his luncheon today (Tuesday, Oct. 27), he read more
Alice In Chains Create Interactive iPhone App
Studio Manifesto | October 27th 2009 by James
By: Connor While Wolfmother chose Facebook and John Mayer chose augmented reality, Alice In Chains has chosen the iPhone as the medium upon which they enter the interactive music market. All these platforms have one thing in common – interac read more
Alice In Chains Create Interactive iPhone App
Studio Manifesto | October 27th 2009 by James
By: Connor While Wolfmother chose Facebook and John Mayer chose augmented reality, Alice In Chains has chosen the iPhone as the medium upon which they enter the interactive music market. All these platforms have one thing in common – interac read more
Media Expert George Mc Quade Outlines Why President Obama’s Hea…
MAYO Communications & MAYO PR | October 27th 2009 by George S. Mc Quade III
Media Expert George McQuade Talks about President Obama’s Media Strategy liive on CSUHD-TV everything from a man with a gun at townhall meetings to PR tactics. Special Thanks to Van Bridgemen, who edited down the 40 min. segments into four part read more
Google Releasing Music Searching and Streaming Service
Studio Manifesto | October 27th 2009 by James
By: Philip Newman Looks like Google has its eyes set to the music industry in its next big announcement. The company is slated to release a new service which offers streaming and downloading within its search. Rumoured to be similar to its calculat read more
Google Releasing Music Searching and Streaming Service
Studio Manifesto | October 27th 2009 by James
By: Philip Newman Looks like Google has its eyes set to the music industry in its next big announcement. The company is slated to release a new service which offers streaming and downloading within its search. Rumoured to be similar to its calculat read more
a2f2a Hopes To Close The Artist Fan Divide
Studio Manifesto | October 27th 2009 by James
By: Connor a2f2a.com is a blog launched by UK musician and activist Billy Bragg and Jon Newton from P2PNet. The site is dedicated to the concept that “artists need to be paid and fans want to pay them.” Keep an eye on it! “The i read more
a2f2a Hopes To Close The Artist Fan Divide
Studio Manifesto | October 27th 2009 by James
By: Connor a2f2a.com is a blog launched by UK musician and activist Billy Bragg and Jon Newton from P2PNet. The site is dedicated to the concept that “artists need to be paid and fans want to pay them.” Keep an eye on it! “The i read more
7 Myspace Music Promotion Best Practices To Ignore At Your Own Ri…
Succeed In Music Biz Blog | October 26th 2009 by Kasondra K
Forget the negative thoughts you may think about Myspace. Myspace.com is still one of the hottest music promotional tool available to anyone in the Music Biz. Sure there are other social media networking sites out there, but few have the r read more
Teri Hatcher, Morgan Freeman, Annalynne McCord at Star-Studded No…
Warrior Records | October 26th 2009 by George S. Mc Quade III
The First Annual Noble Awards Turns Up The Town with Lots of Warm Wishes from Celebs Spotlighted for being Noble – People like Actress Teri Hatcher Teri Hatcher is honored for work at Childrens Hospital LA TERI HATCHER VIDEO INTERVIEW ON M read more
Kompoz to Launch Collaborative Self-Publishing
Studio Manifesto | October 26th 2009 by James
Duke’s Note: It’s the year of the crowd. Crowd-sourcing music services are exploding (Thounds, MixMatchMusic’s new services, and even a crowd-sourced Star Wars remake (see the story at Mashable). Enter Kompoz, an online musical read more
Kompoz to Launch Collaborative Self-Publishing
Studio Manifesto | October 26th 2009 by James
Duke’s Note: It’s the year of the crowd. Crowd-sourcing music services are exploding (Thounds, MixMatchMusic’s new services, and even a crowd-sourced Star Wars remake (see the story at Mashable). Enter Kompoz, an online musical c read more
Public Enemy & Sellaband Break the $50G Mark
Studio Manifesto | October 26th 2009 by James
by Duke The longevity of Public Enemy’s relevance never ceases to amaze me. A couple weeks ago STM ran a story about the group teaming up with Sellaband to become the service’s first major act (although our definitions of “major&# read more
Public Enemy & Sellaband Break the $50G Mark
Studio Manifesto | October 26th 2009 by James
by Duke The longevity of Public Enemy’s relevance never ceases to amaze me. A couple weeks ago STM ran a story about the group teaming up with Sellaband to become the service’s first major act (although our definitions of “major&# read more
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