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March 29, 2024

9 Rules For Success In Today’s Music business

9 rules for sucess

I’ve posted this before but it seems appropriate to pull it out once more, since most young musicians today seem to be floundering in a sea of uncertainty. We’ve gone through a mighty change in the music business over the last decade or so, and it keeps on morphing and evolving every day. Since these […]

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February 28, 2019

9 New Rules For Success In Today’s Music business

9 rules for success

We’ve gone through a mighty change in the music business over the last 10 years, and it keeps on morphing and evolving every day. Since these changes are constant, many of the old school rules pertaining to success in the music business no longer apply. Here’s an excerpt from the latest edition of my Music […]

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The Top 10 Merch Items With The Highest Profit Margin

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Performing live is only one ingredient of the recipe for artist or band to make money. Merchandise (other terms include swag or merch) is a significant component in supplementing your income. It’s always been an important portion of the income of an artist, but until recently was considered just an ancillary revenue stream. Today it’s […]

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July 27, 2017

The New Song Release Schedule Explained

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Our current Music 4.0 world requires new thinking regarding song releases. Here’s an excerpt from my Music 4.1 Internet Music Guidebook that outlines the new release schedule and it’s benefits. “If we go back to the ’50s, vinyl singles had a notoriously fast manufacturing turnaround time, despite the labor-intensive process required to make a vinyl […]

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The Different Sources Of Publishing Royalties

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Regardless of the era, the songwriter and publisher have made money, and continue to make money in three primary ways: 1. Mechanical royalties are paid whenever a song is digitally downloaded, a song is streamed from an on-demand service, or a physical CD or vinyl record is sold. 2. A performance royalty is paid whenever […]

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April 7, 2016

9 New Rules For Success In Today’s Music business

9 rules for success

We’ve gone through a mighty change in the music business over the last 10 years, and it keeps on morphing and evolving every day. Since these changes are constant, many of the old school rules pertaining to success in the music business no longer apply. Here’s an excerpt from the latest edition of my Music […]

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