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January 30, 2018

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Vydia CEO Roy LaManna Is The Guest On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Roy LaManna

This week’s podcast features Roy LaManna, who is the founder and CEO of Vydia, a music video technology platform that allows artists to distribute to network partners like MTV, Fuse, BET, and Nickelodeon, and publish their videos platforms like Vevo, YouTube, Daily Motion, and Facebook. The platform also helps artists to monetize their videos, while […]

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#Jimi Hendrix #Roy LaManna #streaming royalties #Vydia

January 29, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Legendary Producer Quincy Jones Wants To Create Music Stock Index Fund

Quincy Jones

One way to invest in the stock market reasonably safely is by investing in an index fund, which is a type of mutual fund with a portfolio constructed to match or track a market index, such as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500). Advantages of an index fund include broad market exposure combined with very low operating expenses, so it becomes sort of […]

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#index fund #Quincy Jones #stock market

January 26, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

YouTube To Assign ISNI ID Numbers To Creators

YouTube has decided to begin assigning ID numbers to creators using the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) initiative, which may be enough to other distributors to begin adopting the system as well. The platform will share ISNIs with its label and publishing partners in an effort to promote the standard. ISNI is the ISO-certified global standard number […]

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January 25, 2018

in Book Excerpt , Tips by Bobby Owsinski

5 Tips For A Killer Artist Website Design

website design

Thanks to online website builders like WordPress, Wix, Weebly and Squarespace, it’s now incredibly fast and easy for an artist or band to set up a website. That said, just because it’s easy to do doesn’t mean that what you’ll come up with will be visually appealing. Since so much of website engagement is built around how the site looks […]

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#artist website #Social Media Promotion for Musicians #website design

January 24, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Georgia’s Music Industry Gets A 15% Tax Incentive

Georgia music tax credit

Some states want to lure film and television business to shoot in their cities by offering a tax incentive, but Georgia is concentrating on the music business. On January 1st, the new Music Investment Act went into effect offering 15% of tax relief for tours and music projects created in the state. House Bill 155 gives […]

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#Music Investment Act #tax credit

January 23, 2018

in Inner Circle Podcast by Bobby Owsinski

Hit Nashville Mixer Billy Decker On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Billy Decker

My guest on the podcast this week is Billy Decker, who was one of the first mixers in Nashville to embrace mixing in the box and one of the first to mix a #1 single ITB as well. All totaled, he has mixed eight #1 hits so far for artists like Kenny Chesney, Darius Rucker, […]

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#AES #Billy Decker #NAMM #YouTube

January 22, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Join Me For The AES Conference At NAMM

AES@NAMM 2018

If you’re going to the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim this week, check out the AES conference that happens concurrently on the 4th floor of the Hilton Hotel. I’ve put together the studio-related sessions for the conference that includes a great list of speakers, including Andrew Scheps, Jack Joseph Puig, Sylvia Massey, Richard Chycki, Michael […]

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#AES #conference #NAMM

January 19, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

32 Radio Stations Closed Last Year

radio stations closed

The FCC just released their totals of licensed broadcast stations for last year and some figures jumped out. There were 32 radio stations that closed last year – 30 AM and 2 FM. Once upon a time having a broadcast license of any kind was a like having a permit to print money, but no […]

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#AM #AM/FM radio #FCC #radio

January 18, 2018

in Book Excerpt , Tips by Bobby Owsinski

Does Your Email Newsletter Meet These 5 Legal Requirements?

Newsletter

You may not know it, but there are a number of things that are legally required in every email newsletter blast that you send out. While some email services automatically address these, it’s still important to know what they are and why they’re enforced in the first place. After all, you don’t want your email […]

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#email #newsletter #Social Media Promotion for Musicians

January 17, 2018

in Social Media News by Bobby Owsinski

How Facebook’s News Feed Changes Affects How An Artist Or Band Posts

facebook news feed changes

In an effort to combat fake news, Facebook has overhauled what users will see in their News Feed, and that will change how artists and bands post. Going forward the emphasis will be on what friends and family post first, and that will now rank their posts, videos and photos higher than a company or […]

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#Facebook #news feed

January 16, 2018

in Inner Circle Podcast by Bobby Owsinski

Candy Shop Management Founders On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Candy Shop Management

My guests on the podcast this week are artist managers John Mathiason and Anthony Bland, who collectively have over 50 years of music industry experience. Since starting Candy Shop Management in 2009, they have navigated the careers of The Rocketboys, The Mowgli’s, Lincoln Durham, and many others. Antony came from the label and publishing world […]

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#Anthony Bland #artist manager #Billboard #Candyshop Management #John Mathiason #Top 5

January 15, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

5 Over-The-Top Album Packaging Ideas

softrock album packaging

Anyone that used to or still buys vinyl albums knows that packaging is a big deal. Interesting packaging has led to more sales than the record industry might admit just based on a cool looking graphic and some great liner notes. That said, sometimes an artist goes the extra mile to present an album packaged […]

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January 12, 2018

in Tips by Bobby Owsinski

The Latest Social Media Image Sizes For 2018

2018 image sizes

When it comes to social media, the desired user graphics are a moving target that change often. One day your page and profile images look great, and the next day they’re all squished or cropped. Here’s the latest image sizes from the 5 major social networks thanks to Symphonic Distribution. Facebook Here are the current […]

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#Symphonic Distribution

January 11, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

Is The MP3 Era Coming To An End?

MP3 era

Reports are that Apple is moving up its timetable for killing the MP3 download from its iTunes Store to later this year. Originally the company was planning on next year for end-of-life, but have accelerated the schedule thanks to quickly declining sales and the unprecedented growth of music streaming. There has been no official announcement […]

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#Apple #Apple Music #downloads #iTunes #MP3

January 10, 2018

in Music Industry News by Bobby Owsinski

With Jimmy Iovine Leaving, A Look Back At What Apple Got For Its $3 Billion Purchase Of Beats

Jimmy Iovine

Reports from all over the Internet suggest that Jimmy Iovine will be leaving Apple shortly after the stock he received in the company’s 2014 acquisition of his previous enterprise, Beats Electronics, vests in August. There’s been no denial or even suggestion that the story isn’t true, so it prompts a retrospective question – What exactly […]

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#Apple #Apple Music #Beats Electronics #Dr. Dre #Ian Rogers #iTunes Radio #Jimmy Iovine

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