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There are plenty of digital distributors that can post your music to the various online streaming services, and now it’s gotten to the point where the major difference between them is their cost. This price can be anywhere from a monthly or yearly fee, to a fee per song or album, to a percentage of […]
Continue readingMy guest on the podcast this week is David O, who’s work as a composer is enhanced by his unique skills as a multi-faceted music-theatre artist, pianist, conductor, arranger, vocal coach, and sometimes actor. He’s received numerous awards and accolades over the years for his work, including Ovation Awards, LA Weekly and LA Drama Critics Circle Awards, Backstage […]
Continue readingLet’s face it, the song popularity charts, no matter where they come from, are primarily for people in the music industry. It’s bragging rights for the record labels and the artists, and supposedly a measure of how well a song or album is resonating with the public. That said, it’s getting more and more difficult […]
Continue readingIn order to compete against the other streaming services, SoundCloud has to offer more to creators. The good thing is that it constantly adds new features, and a brand new one is audio mastering, and it’s powered by Dolby. If you just asked yourself, “I didn’t know that Dolby offered audio mastering,” then join the […]
Continue readingMy guest on the podcast this week is Martin Seidl, who spearheaded the drive to start Austrian Audio from the ashes of AKG after Harmon decided to close the company 3 years ago. In what might be an unprecedented move, Martin managed to keep the core of AKG together to start the new company and keep it operating […]
Continue readingMy guest on the podcast this week is Chuck Surack, who supplemented his playing career as a sax and keyboard player with a makeshift recording studio in the back of a his Volkswagen bus. That mobile studio was the departure point for what was to become the largest online music retailer in the world – Sweetwater Sound. The […]
Continue readingWhen it comes to sorting through the metrics that YouTube provides creators, it’s always required some extra math to determine if you’re really making money or not. The platform made CPM available (cost per thousand impressions), but that really didn’t tell you much except provide a general idea of what it cost an advertiser to […]
Continue readingOver the last 5 years or so, musicians, artists, labels and businesses have sometimes taken to thinking that their online presence could be maintained just on social media. History has shown us that’s a bad strategy with multiple scenarios that have played out over time, and it looks like we’re seeing it happen again with […]
Continue readingMy guest on the podcast this week is Felicity Hall, whoâs been a tour manager for the last 10 years in a male dominated world. During that time sheâs worked with Snarky Puppy, Bokante, Delain, Public Service Broadcasting, and a whole lot more. Felicity has also been running an online series about managing life on the road on […]
Continue readingMy guest on the podcast this week is Lij Shaw, who’s leading the fight to save not only home studios but all home-based businesses in Nashville. Imagine that it was illegal for you to record anyone except yourself in your home studio. If you’re a music teacher, imagine that you weren’t allowed to have students over to your […]
Continue readingPlaylist placement has become the key to music promotion today. It’s pretty simple actually – even if you’re an unknown, getting on a playlist can rocket you to fame. Although Spotify’s playlists are the most coveted (and controversial as well), YouTube’s top playlists can also be a catalyst for massive streams and new viewers. Even […]
Continue readingFacebook has seemed impervious to outside criticism for so long that it was beginning to look like nothing could ever crack its iron veil. But over the last few weeks, we’ve seen some deep cracks finally emerging. Thanks to a boycott from some of the world’s largest advertisers, Facebook looks to be making changes to […]
Continue readingMy guest on the podcast this week is John Brandt, who’s owned studios and built custom audio equipment in both the UK and Nashville before delving deeper into the world of studio design. John’s company JHBrandt Acoustic Designs now provides design and consulting services to music studios, commercial video and cinema facilities, home recording studios, home theaters, presentation […]
Continue readingThe last question that I ask every guest on my Inner Circle Podcast is, “What’s the best piece of business advice that someone has passed on to you or you’ve learned along the way?” As you might imagine, there’s been some gems of wisdom that we’ve heard as a result, and I’ve compiled many of […]
Continue readingMusic artists have a lot of beefs with the current system in place that they say are cheating them out of work and money. From an antiquated copyright system to not receiving payment for radio airplay in the U.S. to being taken advantage of by tech companies, even artists with strong management can’t change these […]
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