Coran Capshaw was on to something when he founded Musictoday as a connector between fans, artists, and venues. Taking what he learned from the successful fan club he built for Dave Matthews, he and his team have been building solid e-commerce operations for lots of folks. And they’re solid because they’re built around access — [...]
A friend and I did a show last week at a coffeeshop and forgot to put out a tip jar. I mean, we completely forgot. I was pretty upset because I’d violated one of my own personal Rules Of Performing: don’t forget the tip jar.
It might not seem like a big deal, but to many [...]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has new figures that should send a chill down the spine of folks that want to start making more money as working musicians.
22% of Americans’ “entertainment budget” now goes to cable and satellite TV, and another chunk of that budget goes to video games. Americans are having more fun at [...]
Technically, it could fall under the category of “freedom of expression,� but music whose sole purpose is to attract their fans to hate groups? “Uprise 2006,� a concert bringing people together to support the superiority of the white race, was held on January 28, and welcomed about 150 fans. According to one article [...]
For those of you who keep up in the Friendster/Facebook/LiveJournal communities (and for those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about), MySpace is a site that anyone can use, fans and musicians alike. Although MySpace wasn’t necessarily designed to cater to a particular type of audience – like college students [...]
Think playing for “a good cause� means no one signs at the dotted line? Think again. Going the benefit route could be one of the best techniques you got. Check out this piece from the October 2005 Music Edition of the Festival Network Online Newsletter. Especially if you haven’t necessarily [...]
Well, well, well! It’s great to be back (it’s like my very own Saturday Night Live intro!). I’m excited to be back on board with the spinme.com site, and I hope you all can work with me so that Scott, Joe, and I can continue to bring in good, effective techniques, resources, and ideas to [...]
Ahem. Check, one two…check… ::thump thump::
Hi. I’m Scott Andrew, singer-songwriter guy from Seattle, and as Joe already mentioned, I’ll be a guest blogger on spinme.com for the next few weeks. I’ve never been a “guest blogger” before, so this is a brand-new venture for me. Also, I hope I don’t break anything. So here we [...]
For years, I have harped on clients to aggressively sell advance tickets to shows. PayPal makes it easy to collect a few bucks for low (or no) fee, but one of my clients mentioned that it was still tough to keep track of who has paid for multiple shows.
Enter MollyGuard. Can’t believe I forgot about [...]
We talk a lot on our member calls about improving stage peformance, especially when you’re a solo act or you just lost a band member. Here’s how Keane dealt with losing their guitarist — they assigned one person to play “PowerBook.”
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