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Check Out These 3 Podcasts I Recently Guested On
I’ve been privileged to be invited to appear as a guest on three great podcasts recently that you might want to check out. Coincidentally, all of them posted at around the same time. The first is the great Working Class Audio Episode #180. Host Matt Boudreau and I spoke about artist/musician/engineer diversification, the state of the […]
Continue readingFacebook Losing Teens, The Creative Cycle, And Mixer Andrew Maury On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My guest on the Podcast this week is record producer, mixing engineer and songwriter Andrew Maury. Andrew is one of the few mixers who has made the transition from mixing live sound to the studio, and he’s had a lot of success, especially lately working on big hits by Shawn Mendes. In the interview we […]
Continue readingA New Radio Royalty Rate Decision Could Soon Change Songwriters Incomes
Songwriters have always made a good amount of performance royalties from radio airplay, and many still do under the right circumstances (meaning, a big hit). That said, there’s a constant battle between the performance rights organizations (PROs – ASCAP and BMI) and the RMLC (Radio Music Licensing Committee) to raise and lower the rates every […]
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The 3 Reasons Why New Music Is Released On Friday
You might have noticed that all new music released by record labels always comes on a Friday and wondered why. After all, Friday generally isn’t a great day for communication online (especially via email) as people are especially frantic before the weekend. And if you remember back to before 2015, Tuesday used to be release […]
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The Essential Elements Of An Artist Or Band Online Press Kit
It’s amazing that so many brands (which includes artists and bands as well as companies) don’t have a proper “Press” section on their website that contains all the information that a journalist or blogger might need when writing a story. I speak from personal experience as a writer in that I’m always surprised with what I can’t find […]
Continue readingPandora Finally Launches A Family Plan
When it comes to paid subscribers, Pandora has taken a back seat to all the other major services with only around 6 million. One of the reasons is that the company hasn’t been very creative with its tiers, but that posture may have changed with reports of the company launching a new family plan at […]
Continue readingYouTube’s New Charts, The Guitar Isn’t Dying, And EveAnna Manley On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My guest on the Podcast this week is EveAnna Manley, the president, CEO and sole owner of Manley Labs. For the last two decades EveAnna’s been instrumental in the continued proliferation of high-end tube gear to both the pro audio and hi-fi industries. She’s as smart as they come in this business and so incredibly […]
Continue readingMusic Video Distribution Won’t Change Much As Vevo Finally Succumbs To YouTube
I wonder how many times YouTube viewers watched an “official” music video from their favorite artist and saw the Vevo logo on the video or in the song’s description. I wonder how many actually thought to themselves, “What the heck is a Vevo?” That, my friends, was the main problem of the major record labels’ […]
Continue readingAmuse To Go Up Against CD Baby And TuneCore
If you’ve been using a music aggregator like CD Baby or TunCore to get your music out to a wider audience, it looks like there’s a new alternative available that has a unique twist. Swedish startup Amuse (amuse.io) was founded by a team of industry heavyweights, and they’ve just received $15.5 million in funding to expand […]
Continue readingSony Buys 60% Of EMI Publishing
In a case of the rich getting richer, Sony Corporation of America has entered into a deal to purchase an additional 60% of EMI Music Publishing. That would give the company 90% of EMI Publishing, with the Michael Jackson estate owning the final 10%. The deal seems to put to rest the idea that music […]
Continue readingWhy Record Labels Hate Free Streaming Tiers So Much
If you were to poll record label execs off-the-record on which music streaming service they like the most in a strictly business-sense, chances are that Apple Music would end up as the clear winner. Why? Apple has steadfastly refused to institute a free ad-driven tier. Even though labels, artists, songwriters and publishers realize revenue from […]
Continue readingPost Mixer Mike Rodriguez On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My guest this week is award-winning sound designer and mixer Mike Rodriguez, who was another of my first guests when I started my Inner Circle Podcast 4 years ago. He was originally on episode #14. Mike is a senior audio mixer at Trailer Park in Los Angeles where he mixes everything from commercials to television […]
Continue readingYouTube Music To Finally Launch, Along With Full Artist Credits
After much speculation on features and timing, YouTube Music is slated for a soft launch tomorrow. The service will replace its YouTube Red service with with two tiers and a lot of features that users should like. YouTube Music’s tiers will include YouTube Music at the industry standard $9.99 per month that features mostly audio-only […]
Continue readingMusic Discovery Trends Of 2018
Music discovery is the holy grail of the music business, as it develops a new fan base for artists and bands with the exposure. At one point in time, most discovery came mostly from radio, with a little bit of print advertising aimed at both consumers and retailers thrown in. In today’s digital age, radio […]
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7 Ways To Increase Your Facebook Fan Engagement
When all is said and done, increasing your engagement is the best way to increase your Facebook fan base. There’s a lot to read about growing your Facebook audience in the 2nd edition of my Social Media Promotion For Musicians handbook, but here are 7 ways for that to happen for you to keep in […]
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