.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…
KaZaA Chief: Look at What We Do
Nikki Hemming actually appeared on camera this week! In an interview with TechTV, she defends her curious company by emphasizing the positive effects that file sharing has on artists, citing specific examples of ticket sales and revived touring careers…
Snapster, Meet Jazzio
Two more clever ideas for a file-sharing system… Jazzio could be the next evolution of ClearChannel, and/or a permutation of Cringely’s Snapster idea, based on the public library model of sharing licenses for media.
We have Uh-Oh.
Okay. I understand the complexity of running a huge national tour. And I feel sad for the techs that have to clean up the mess that an Atlantic City venue made of Justin and Xtina’s stage when the ceiling collapsed.…
CDBaby Digital Deal Still Safe
Lots of buzz today around the CDBaby.com digital distribution deal. If you hadn’t heard, Derek and his team are extending a program to their clients that takes the hassle out of getting your songs listed on iTunes, eMusic and other…
Three Keys To Great Viral Marketing
Mark Redetzke at ClickZ analyzes the “flash mob” craze in New York, and highlights three essentials of any good viral marketing campaign: 1. Make it worth doing 2. Don’t fear incentives 3. Use a “velvet rope.”
Do You Suffer From Big Cup Syndrome?
Today at the store, I saw something astonishing. The Reese’s Big Cup. My wife, my friends and my casual acquaintances all acknowledge my love for the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. And someone in Hershey, PA clearly believes that if folks…
Fat Chuck’s To-Do List
Fat Chuck’s has a Top 25 To-Do list for independent musicians (which has 27 items on it, but who’s counting?) — I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Yes, Master!
String Cheese Incident, which refined the practice of advance ticket sales to fans, is about to sue the bejeezus out of TicketMaster. Apparently, TM won’t release blocks of tickets to bands unless they’re to be sold to “legitimate fan clubs”…
Tossing The Dough
Did you know that at most modern pizza shops, there’s no need at all to toss the dough? Most professional pizza cooks use equipment that stretches that dough for them. Yet, on a bulletin board for pizza shop owners, I…
DIY Distribution — Better Placement without the Risk
Our friend Chris Standring (writer of Street Team) has posted a great commentary at GoGirlsMusic.com about the right way to get your self-produced album into stores.
That Wasn’t Fear, It Was Independence Day
The rumors are true. The so-called big drop in file sharing use really was just due to holiday vacations, according to Jupiter Research. Traffic is back to normal — and growing. Jupiter says online music sales will only be worth…