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“Your Band Is A Virus” FREE Offer – Book hits Number 1 on Amazon

“Your Band Is A Virus” FREE Offer – Book hits Number 1 on Amazon

James Moore May 10, 2012 0

I’m very excited and proud that “Your Band Is A Virus” is currently number 1 on the e-commerce charts and number 2 on the music charts at Amazon. To celebrate my new exclusive partnership with

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How Indie Musicians sabotage themselves – My new article at Target Audience Magazine

James Moore January 16, 2012 Comments Off

I recently contributed an article called “The True Artist’s Major Marketing Dilemma” to Target Audience Magazine, thanks to the openness  and assistance of head editor Ellen Eldridge. The article addressed something I see in

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3 Ways To Get Your Music Reviewed

James Moore November 18, 2011 Comments Off

I’m finding that many indie bands are disillusioned about how to get their music reviewed, and with all the options available in today’s music industry, I’m not sure why. Here I’ll go over a

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Legendary Record Producer Stuart Epps On The Music Industry And What It Takes To Be Great

Legendary Record Producer Stuart Epps On The Music Industry And What It Takes To Be Great

James Moore November 15, 2011 7

It was a true honour this week to have the chance to speak with the legendary record producer/engineer Stuart Epps, who has worked with artists such as Led Zeppelin, Elton John, George Harrison, Bill

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Lady GaGa’s Approach To Music Marketing

James Moore November 8, 2011 9

I did a piece for Music Think Tank recently that explored the use of controversy in music marketing, with an in depth look at how artists such as Lady GaGa get people talking. If

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Rock Revival Series Featuring Death Valley High

James Moore November 7, 2011 Comments Off

                        Death Valley High are a gritty hard rock/death pop 4-piece band hailing from San Francisco. Their new single “Multiply” features creepy melodic

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Every Indie Band Has A Niche Market

James Moore October 22, 2011 Comments Off

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

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Indie Bands – How Do You Build A Website? (The Easy Way)

James Moore October 22, 2011 Comments Off

(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

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Rebecca Black Vs Tyler The Creator – A Music Marketing Clash

James Moore October 21, 2011 1

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

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The Truth About Streaming Services Such as Spotify For Indie Bands

James Moore October 21, 2011 1

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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