You would think that seeing an image on Instagram would be enough. It’s either interesting or it’s not. Instagram thinks that you’ll respond differently if there’s music behind it though, so now the platform is allowing you to add it if you want to a still image post. According to Instagram, “Music is a huge […]
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Many musicians, artists, and songwriters rely on social media for their online presence, but that can be a mistake. Your website is the best place for your fans or potential fans to get info about you because only you control it. You’re not at the whims of the latest update by a social platform. That […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Producer/engineer/mixer Joe Chiccarelli talks about working as a music supervisor, the impetus for his Leapwing Signature plugin, the analog gear that the plugin is based on, producing in different genres, and much more. Is it worth being an opening act on a tour? A look at the AES NYC 2022 […]
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While publishers can be most helpful to many songwriters, others prefer to get their songs back when possible. It would make sense that the royalties that were formerly collected by the publisher would then go to the songwriter, right? That’s not what occurred though, but the Copyright Office has stepped in to make sure that […]
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In the days before digital music, artists used to complain about “the gatekeepers” that made the decisions on what would get signed, what would get published and what would get heard. There always seemed to be a middleman in the way, and that kept a lot of artists from having careers. That all ended with […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Indie Week (November 8 to 12) founder Darryl Hurs talks about the advice that led him to change careers, getting a job with Live Nation, the biggest mistake indie artists make, trends in the indie world, and much more. How playlists are now controlling the music industry without anyone noticing […]
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There’s no doubt that social media has made our collective attention spans shorter and shorter. In fact, some studies have even found that it’s now shorter than that of a goldfish (9 seconds). Be that as it may, there is now some evidence that our music attention span is now shorter than ever as well, […]
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Today’s artists are forced into a relationship with at least one social platform that can either be fun or what many consider to be a time suck. However you perceive it, if you have to do it to either maintain or grow your audience, you might as well have it work for you. Sked Social […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Music publisher Sean O’Malley talks about working for ASCAP, the differences between GMR and other PROs, AI-generated songs, the era of derivative content, the future of music publishing, and much more. The rise and fall of music clubs and venues – it’s been happen longer than you think The Global […]
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After months of speculation about streaming music price increases, Apple Music becomes the first to raise its prices, although not as much as originally anticipated. The company announced that its price will go up $1 from $9.99 to $10.99 per month, and its Family Plan $2 to $16.99 per month. The big question now is […]
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TikTok has announced a new feature called StemDrop, which will provide users with the opportunity to remix a song and create their own version of the track. Since an artist’s music can be heard and used in new ways, it’s conceivably a new way for artists to increase their royalties from the platform. Get Your […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Rod Stewart music director and keyboardist Chuck Kentis talks about playing sessions in New York City, getting the gig with Rod, writing production and game music, cutting basics with a band, Eurorack synthesis, and much more. A look at the rumored Spotify Platinum tier with HIFI audio Overlooked mastering skills […]
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When I was a young musician, I lived in time where there were so many clubs that you could play 7 nights a week in a different club every night if you wanted to, plus get paid for it. If you can believe it, you could actually make a pretty decent living as a musician […]
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With so much music available for free on the ad-supported tiers of the various streaming services, you’d wonder why anyone would even bother trying to steal it. The same goes for music videos, since anyone can access just about anything on YouTube without paying a dime. But if you thought that nobody wants to do […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Musician’s social network Vampr co-founder and CEO Josh Simons talks about touring expenses, using unseen collaborators, representing artists for sync placements, learning from bad publishing deals, and much more.. The CD turns 40 years old, and it almost never happened Plugin developer Slate Digital gets acquired by Audiotonix Listen to […]
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