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Jason Kottke’s weblog usually focuses on media design and production, but there’s a post in there this week that I think applies just as well to bands.
If the “average” band has a life span of a few years and doesn’t make it off the ground financially, you must become significantly better than average for you [...]
The folks in the band Granian have put together a really compelling promotion which takes advantage of the Creative Commons license and actually REQUESTS that folks “burn” their free MP3’s onto CDs and “share” the discs with others.
It’s this kind of ingenuity (and faith that your audience will support you in other ways than just [...]
Bronfman, by a few BILLION noses.
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Just when you thought things couldn’t get any weirder… could Warner cut loose?
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Here’s an interesting idea. A band is running a sweepstakes, an X-Box is the grand prize, and the winner will be chosen from everyone who registers to listen to an MP3 of their song.
Though a stunt like this might not gain you many new core audience members, you certainly can increase the number of listeners [...]
It’s good to be back…
After finishing the nearly SEVEN HOUR Monster Music Business Survival Call with David Hooper (and hundreds of YOU — thank you for spending a Saturday night with us!), I went to sleep, woke up the next morning, went to see “Elf,” and then got really sick for about a week and [...]
I’m making good on my promise to answer some leftover questions from the Monster Call.
Here’s one:
I have a student at an university who wants to use a couple of our songs for her film. She will be giving us the credits on the film but no monetary exchange. What time of contract do I have [...]
Jive-O-Matic’s curious press release caught my eye this morning. By donating half of their digital sales to charities that work with music in the schools, this band (and their “management company” — which may or may not be the same people, I’m not sure) is taking a really bold risk in order to separate themselves [...]
Thanks to everyone who’s been patiently waiting for replies to e-mail. Normally, I try very hard to respond to everything that gets past my spam filter, or to at least acknowledge a question that I might use for an upcoming newsletter issue.
Last week, I was sicker than I’ve been in years. By Tuesday, I was [...]
