Category Archives for "Music Industry News"
July 9, 2020
The Row Over TikTok Shows Why You Can’t Depend On Social Networks
Over 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 […]
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July 7, 2020
Deezer Coming On Strong, My Top 10 DAWs, And Tour Manager Felicity Hall On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Felicity Hall, who’s been a tour manager for the last 10 years in a male dominated world. During that time she’s 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 […]
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July 3, 2020
Save Nashville Home Studios With Lij Shaw On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My 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 […]
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July 2, 2020
A Look At YouTube’s Top Playlists
Playlist 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 […]
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June 30, 2020
Will The Music Industry Step Up And Join The Facebook Boycott?
Facebook 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 […]
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June 26, 2020
Online Concerts, Things We Don’t Miss About Analog Studios, And Studio Designer John Brandt On My Latest Podcast
My 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 […]
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June 25, 2020
The Best Piece Of Music Business Advice From Mastering Engineer Ian Shepherd
The 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 […]
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June 23, 2020
Artists Are Fed Up With Being Exploited And Are Trying To Do Something About It
Music 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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June 19, 2020
New Grammy Rule Book, Orchestra Social Distancing, And Producer Kyle Hunter On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Kyle Hunter, who started producing music for artists, but soon learned about the world of sync licensing and custom music. He also co-founded RhythmCouture, which now counts Forever 21, Vans, Calvin Klein, The NY Times and many more major brands among their clients. The company also has a large music […]
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June 18, 2020
You Can Now Add Audio Clips To Twitter
Twitter is one of those social networks that you either love or hate. For many artists, it’s an important link to their fans. For others, it’s just seemingly endless drivel. The one thing you can’t accuse the company of any more is standing still though. In a rollout to selected users, Twitter has now added […]
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June 16, 2020
Virus-Related Venue Closures Will Affect The Music Business For Years To Come
Music has changed a lot in recent years in that someone recording in their bedroom can rocket to concert stages in front of 20,000 people while skipping the grind of constant touring in small to medium size venues. Yes, jumping the entire start-up phase of artistry occurs now now than it ever did in the […]
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June 12, 2020
TikTok And Kids, Mic Custom Shop, Gibson Sells Stanton, And Mixer/Producer David Cole On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is David Cole, who started his career as a staff engineer at the famous Capitol Studios in Hollywood, learned the lost art of vinyl disk mastering there, and worked his way up to staff producer at Capitol and MCA Records before going freelance. David’s had a lot of great studio experiences […]
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June 11, 2020
The Best Facebook Video Strategy For 2020
Facebook is increasingly become a video platform with 15% of all its content now in video form – and that number is still growing. Indeed, videos are becoming critical to artists, bands and musicians to reach their fans on the platform. That’s why it’s important to have a coherent video strategy that’s up to date. […]
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June 9, 2020
Web Vitals Are A New Way To Measure The User Experience For Your Site
It doesn’t matter if you’re a songwriter, artist, band, record label, publisher, marketing company or any other entity in the music business, if you have a website (and you should) you want it to rank high in a Google search. The platform’s search algorithm is said to be very complex and a secret though, but […]
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June 5, 2020
Charts Vs. Listeners, Studios Reopening, And CD Baby’s Kevin Breuner On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Kevin Breuner, who’s the SVP of Marketing for CD Baby, the host of their DIY Musician Podcast, and author of a host of helpful articles on the company’s DIY Musician blog. Kevin has spent over 20 years working in the music business, both as an artist and an industry professional. […]
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