Monthly Archives: October 2011 »
Promote Your Band For $5 on Fiverr.com
You can use Fiverr.com to promote your band. Most bands are unaware that Fiverr even exists, let alone aware that they can get their band valuable press coverage for $5. Why? I think it’s
Read More »New Independent Hip Hop Artist Elia Shows Promise
New York rapper (currently residing in Florida) Elia impressed me recently, and it’s always nice when you are sent a track by an independent artist that you would actually play in your spare time. Elia’s
Read More »Every Indie Band Has A Niche Market
Every indie band has a niche market when it comes to music marketing. This topic isn’t discussed too extensively in other books. Unless you are one of those delusional bands who think they are
Read More »The Print Industry Is Dead
Ever notice your favorite music magazines disappearing from the store shelves as of late? The print industry has seen better days. It’s safe to say at this point that it is well on it’s
Read More »Indie Bands – How Do You Build A Website? (The Easy Way)
(An excerpt from “Your Band Is A Virus“) Indie bands – How do you build a website? Well, the good news is you don’t really need to know how – or at least any
Read More »Another Perspective From Real Music Media
For a very wide view of how music fits in with who we are and where we’re going, I encourage you to take a close read of Real Music Media. Writer John Gump does
Read More »Digital Music Consumption – Dollars And Cents
Another very informative blog on the digital age of music consumption comes from Krzysztof Wiszniewski, The Cynical Musician. He goes over some great points and figures on music streaming websites (Spotify, Last.fm and Rhapsody) and
Read More »Rebecca Black Vs Tyler The Creator – A Music Marketing Clash
Recently I posted a piece on my Hubpages blog about two radically different approaches to music marketing and two radically different cultural perceptions as a result – the rise to stardom of Rebecca Black
Read More »The Truth About Streaming Services Such as Spotify For Indie Bands
Indie bands – Have you been collecting royalty cheques from streaming services such as Spotify? Chances are you haven’t. You may want to take a quick look at this rather excellent blog by David
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