What’s Your Favorite Music Consumption Platform?

You may think that there are unlimited ways to experience music, which may be true in a micro way, but most of the world consumes it either via audio streaming, video streaming, radio, physical products or in a live setting. What’s probably more true is that we all consume from more than one, or even […]

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Apple Music Has New Upload Requirements For A Better Experience

I think by now everyone is used to adding metadata, descriptions, tags and keywords to almost any creative piece of content that gets uploaded. Yes, this can sometimes take a long time to complete, but if it helps get more views and streams (not to mention getting you paid), what’s not to like? Now Apple […]

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Remastering David Bowie’s Most Iconic Albums in Dolby Atmos | Ken Scott & Emre Ramazanoglu

In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with two guests who have done the most amazing work on some of David Bowie’s most beloved albums, Ken Scott and Emre Ramazanoglu. Ken is a legendary producer and audio engineer (who also appeared on Episodes 461 and 462), who aside from being one of the five […]

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Some Music Genres Still Prefer Physical Product

Today everyone just assumes that music lovers all stream their favorite songs, but that’s not the case. While it’s true that 84% of all music industry revenue came from streaming in the United States last year, there were still 105 million streaming albums sold. Believe it or not, there are three major music genres where […]

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Alexandra Fierra And Her Demon Box On My Latest Podcast

The world of music is constantly evolving with new inventions and instruments thanks to the innovative minds of people like my guest on my latest podcast episode, Alexandra Fierra. Her creation, the Demon Box, is almost indescribable. The device utilizes electromagnetic fields (EMF) to create and manipulate sounds from everyday electronic devices. She found inspiration […]

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You’ll Be Surprised At How Long Music Stardom Actually Lasts

Just about everyone who’s ever picked up a guitar or stepped foot into a recording studio has had visions of having a hit record. “Just 1 hit is all I need,” runs through your mind as you try to capture music lighting in a bottle. It turns out that the elusive hit doesn’t mean much […]

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Session Drummer Ray LeVier On My Latest Podcast

My guest on my latest podcast episode is drummer Ray LeVier, who’s extensive career spans live performances, teaching, and composing for top TV networks like TLC, Discovery, FOX Sports and others. In addition to his performance career, Ray is a dedicated teacher and clinician for manufacturers like Yamaha, Paiste, and Evans. Despite a devastating fire […]

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Call Them Deepfakes Or Digital Replicas, The Copyright Office Wants To Get Tough On Them

Anyone who’s ever been deepfaked knows how traumatizing it can be, especially if it was done for a nefarious reason. It’s even worse for artists because a replicated voice or video may be making money for someone else off of the artist’s name, image and likeness. The U.S. Copyright office wants to get touch on […]

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Even With Higher Ticket Prices, Musicians Still Making About The Same

Ticket and drink prices are higher than ever before, but musicians aren’t feeling the increase in their pockets, according to a survey by Pirate. It’s probably no surprise, but it’s never been more difficult to make money from gigging and it looks like that’s not going to get any better soon. Pirate surveyed 1,700 band […]

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It Looks Like There’s More Of A Music Middle Class Than You Think

With so many artists complaining about streaming royalty rates, you’d think that the only people making money online are superstar artists. According to Luminate’s Mid-year report that’s not the case though, as the music middle class appears to be growing. Yes, It’s Really There I bet you’re surprised that there even is a middle class, […]

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Link Rot Is Real, And There’s Nothing You Can Do About It

Just about everyone runs into this scenario. You click on a link on a page or post only to get a “404 Not Found” message on the other side instead of the info that you were hoping for. In some cases this is just a typing mistake made during link creation, but if the page […]

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2024 Top Streaming Stats

We live in a world where so much of our entertainment is consumed via online streaming, but exactly how much? I’m glad you asked, because you’ll be surprised. Forbes recently ran an article that cited these exact streaming stats. Ready? Here we go. Music Streaming Stats General Streaming Stats Video Streaming Stats Gaming Stats No […]

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Here’s What To Do If You’re Deepfaked On YouTube

Artificial intelligence is really remarkable in so many ways, especially when it comes imitating someone. It’s not very hard to simulate someone’s image, likeness, and even voice and music these days, and in most cases that’s a really problem. It’s true that imitation is a form of flattery, but not if it’s causing you reputational […]

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Why The Poor Man’s Copyright Is No Longer Useful (If It Ever Was)

Anyone that’s interested in copyrighting their creative work has probably heard of the “poor man’s copyright.” That’s when you make a copy of your work, then mail it to yourself so you have a postmark to prove the date that it was created. This is something that’s not practical or valid today, but it turns […]

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The 10 Best TV Shows For Synchs Right Now

It wasn’t all that long ago that artists and songwriters weren’t even aware of the alternative revenue source that came from TV and film placements of their songs. Now the cat is out of the bag and just about anyone who can write a song is trying to get their music on a show. It’s […]

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