“Dude, how did you get Amazon to carry your CD?” There’s no secret to getting your CD sold through Amazon. Kevin Kelly wrote a step-by-step guide over at his Cool Tools website over a year ago. For US$30 a year…
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Tip: Keeping track of merch sales at shows
As a solo artist I often lose track of how many CDs I sell at shows. When I’m busy chatting with people it’s too easy to just slip the cash into my back pocket, and a real pain to puzzle…
Anybody use Westone in-ear monitors?
One of our members has asked for advice on purchasing in-ear monitors. It’s such a subjective issue, that I wanted to throw the question to all of our readers. What in-ear monitors are you using? Like them? Would you buy…
Guitar Lessons via Podcast
The folks at iPlay Music have a new video podcast that teaches you how to play the guitar! If you get a shiny new video iPod in your stocking this year, this can be a great way to pick up…
Return of the Monster Music Marketing Conference Call!
Almost two years ago, David Hooper and I hosted a conference call where we vowed not to shut up until we answered everyone’s questions. So, we went for almost SEVEN HOURS. You can see some of the callers’ comments here.…
Understanding Scenario Planning
In both Grow Your Band’s Audience and More Gigs Now, I use a stripped-down form of scenario planning to walk readers through the first few steps of forming a long term success plan. If you’re not familiar with how scenario…
The fabric of last.fm…
This review of last.fm illustrates how tastemaking is moving out of the realm of journalists and media and into the hands of audience members.
Masterminding
David Hooper’s connecting the dots between Jesus and Edison.
Trick out your Mac mini into a recording studio…
Engadget’s got an excellent, illustrated howto on building a homebrew studio around a Mac mini…
Killer Press Kits
Getting lots of mail this week about what talent buyers are looking for in press kits. Rather than reinvent the wheel, let me point you at Bob Baker’s killer e-book on the topic, which he is still amazing selling for…
Another Essential Tool: OnlineGigs
It’s been far too long since I’ve noted how essential a tool OnlineGigs.com has become in our booking office. Not only does it let you tap into the collective brain trust of artists across the country, it’s a clever way…
The Wizard Speaks
Rock icon (and one of my former bosses) Todd Rundgren is back with his first album in ten years. The Sun-Times helps him lay the guilt trip on all the labels he pitched pay-per-download to back in the day… “When…