Welcome to spinme.com, where we help working musicians make more money making music. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or our weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting!I think the author of this article might be taking things a little to the extreme. E-mail is not working so great [...]

There’s a masterful parody of the iTunes marketing from the folks behind Downhill Battle. True, artists on major labels only get a few pennies per download. Crappy physical goods deal begets crappy digital goods deal. But instead of encouraging folks to just download songs for free, why not encourage artists to focus on releasing tracks [...]

I use the name DJ Demonixx (pronounced ‘demonics’). Some people say the name is a bit mis-leading, and that it leads people to believe that I write satanic dance music (which I dont). The good thing is that people talk about the name. I get some complaints but most people seem to like [...]

Last weekend, I had a blast answering questions on David Hooper’s free conference call. We couldn’t get to every single one, but I’m gonna try to answer some more here…
I have released music using three different band names in the past. This was because some of the labels I delt with insisted on owning [...]

If you have been kicked out of Denny’s for singing, you might want to re-evaluate your career choice.
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Are you approaching your live shows as a source of “passive” revenue? We had a great discussion in our Summer Strategy Seminar about how bands are using new technology to offer their own “official” live recordings for sale to fans. It’s a low-cost way to get your hard-core fans’ needs met, and a way to [...]

In case you didn’t believe us, Forrester Research just released a report that validates our hunches. File sharing has had no net impact on album sales in general, and it’s actually helped increase sales for certain indie and obscure titles. [ Via Ken ]
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Derek just posted his formal rebuttal. Lawyers surrender. News at ten.
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We spent the weekend refining the services menu at Taylor Creative Management, so it now includes two more low-cost coaching opportunities.
Our Friday FreeStyle is modeled after the “open phones” segment of our Summer Strategy Seminar, where folks can get feedback on just about anything. We made it cheaper than a gym membership, so you can [...]

.Mike Edwards from Jesus Jones has written a perfect essay about the importance of holding on to the publishing rights for your work, and how one hit song can translate into a strange but profitable career once your hit has fallen from the charts
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