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The future of indie music IS your audience…
I was fortunate, early in my career, to work with Todd Rundgren as he was figuring out things like PatroNet. This week, Pat Dinizio takes the artist subscription model a few steps further with his P.A.T. program. Regardless of what…
House Performance Network
DIY Reporter’s building a new database of house concert venues!
Enter The Record Pool
An ambitious new service just sprung up at TheRecordPool.com. Unlike record pools of the past, DJs and clubs are paying a subscription fee to download tracks provided by labels. (Didn’t it used to be that the labels would pay for…
MP3.com — we hardly knew ye…
Evor Street Journal covers the decline and fall of MP3.com.
Big bang for promo bucks
It’s almost overlooked these days that finding low cost ways to get your music into audience’s hands is crucial. When you make a small investment in your music, like these bands did. Two key reasons for success: bands pitch in…
Your indie retailer, your friend…
On one hand, our history is littered with stories of mom-and-pops who took product on consignment, for which artists never saw a dime. But for each place like that, there are nine or ten who really do care about the…
Wine, no cheese
Another great example of a company that creates a new outlet for live performance, and discovers music makes for good business.
L.A. Story… and it’s good news!
L.A.’s been ahead of the curve on house concerts and home parties for half a century. But the droves of folks looking to skip the club scene are growing! Look to the neighborhoods for your next gigs…
Independents’ Day
From our friend Bob Baker, a report that outplacement is alive, well, and surprisingly effective. Among statements at the press conference: “File sharing and CD burning have had no effect whatsoever.”|The right man for the job…|5||”From our friend Bob Baker,…
r u gtn dis?
Labels are experimenting with SMS text messaging to promote albums and videos — are you collecting cell phone numbers on your website? Is it working? Let us know!
Right On The Money
PBS television series Right On The Money spotlights the financial rollercoaster that IS life as an indie artist, on this week’s show.