The New Music Industry Series: pt 1
I am beginning a new series of blog posts regarding the new music industry. In it I will layout some definitions, myths, and truths as they pertain to the music industry, record industry, radio...
View ArticleWhere Are You Going?
We all know a band. Many of us are in bands. Or solo artists. Are there more today than there were 20 years ago? Purely estimating, I would say that, yes, there are more bands and artists thanks to...
View ArticleThe Great Decline
We all know that artists in today’s music industry are in general not making loads of cash. The question is, “why?” The surface answer would be that the labels are taking all of the money for...
View ArticleDo You Buy Songs or Buy Artists?
Recently I was listening to a podcast in which Tom Silverman of Tommy Boy Entertainment was talking about the music industry and album sales. He touched on the idea of “buying songs vs. buying...
View ArticleThe New Industry
Have you ever listened to the radio and heard a song that just didn’t “deserve” to be there? Thought that your band should be? Well, as sad as it is, in this current state of the industry, you will...
View ArticleThings Every Band Should Know
For all you bands out there: If you have music on your site, you should be VERY CAREFUL! If I were to go to your MySpace, listen to and like one of your songs, I could download it, figure it out...
View ArticleWhy the Major Labels Are Major
Why the Major Labels are Major Think about it…Do we as music listeners dictate what gets played on the radio? Do we really decide which songs top the charts? NO. The major record labels do. Can you...
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