Jessica Sobhraj of Cosynd outlines what the passage of the CASE Act means for independent songwriters and creator and the ease and affordability of filing and resolving copyright disputes. ____________________________ UPDATE: The CASE act overwhelmingly passed the US House of Representatives this week and the bill is headed to the…
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How to Take Care Of Yourself, Your Music Career [VIDEO]
No matter where you turn, people are always telling you to work harder in pursuit of success, but the reality is that it can be just as important to take time off from your work, and nonstop hustling can be detrimental in the long run. ___________________________ Guest post by James…
Why Streaming Royalties Will Always Stay Too Low To Make A Living Off Of [Video]
Disc Maker’s Tony van Veen details why he believes that streaming services will never pay independent artists enough in royalties for them to make a comfortable living in the way that physical CD sales once did. ____________________________________ Guest post by Tony van Veen of Disc Makers I’m afraid I have…
Bandzoogle Names Dave Cool VP Of Business Development
Musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle has promoted Dave Cool, an 8-year veteran at the company, to Vice President of Business Development. Cool was instrumental in the recent Bandzoogle partnership with CD Baby that led to thousands of musicians’ Host Baby sites migrating to Bandzoogle. In addition to a passion…
Marketing Strategies Need To Know As A Musician
With a new year fast approaching we look at five key no brainer marketing techniques for artists looking to gain exposure and widen their fanbase. ______________________________ Guest post by Jaimie Watts of the Symphonic Blog So, you’ve got a career in music and you’re living the dream. This is amazing…
Pandora AMP Turns 5: Artists Using Free Artist Marketing Platform Up 688% In Last Year
Pandora’s free Artist Marketing Platform (AMP) is now five years old and the robust music marketing toolkit has much to celebrate. Artists using the free self-serve platform grew 688% in the last year alone. As of this month, artists have delivered 4.5 billion audio impressions of free messages recorded by…
Improve Your Artist Site Search Ranking with Image Alt Tags
For any artist or band, having a high ranking is incredibly important to maintaining your online presence and being discoverable by your fans. Because of this every slight edge you can gain when it comes to SEO matters, including the implementation of image alt text. ______________________________ Guest post by Bobby…
How To Save The Money You Need To Hire A Music Publicist [KOSHA DILLZ]
How do you spend money on press and pr? You have the money I promise you. It might not seem like you have the ability to pay for these things, but you probably do and need to reallocate your life. If you are an independent artist, you might be spending…
The Value Of Merch For Today’s Working Artist With Joey Stucky [INTERVIEW]
Here award-winning musician, personality, and engineer Joey Stuckey discusses the success of his music and the important role merch plays in branding his act and drawing in valuable revenue. _____________________________ Guest post from Disc Makers Blog Being blind hasn’t stopped Joey Stuckey from living a life of intention, joy, and…
Fender, Apple Music Partner For Fender Songs App Powered By 7Digital
[UPDATED] Fender has partnered with Apple Music to launch the Fender Songs app which allows users to stream, practice, play along and perform to millions of songs on guitar, ukulele or piano and provides learning paths, lessons with instructors, video-on-demand, chord charts, tablature and more. Users can also reference targeted…