Tomorrow is the first day of February, and the first day of the 3rd annual February Album Writing Month (FAWM). What is it? Sometimes we need a kick in the pants to “show up and get busy.” [FAWM] is an…
Indie label growing pains
It’s not often that I see a blog post that draws public responses from the brass at hot indie labels like Merge and Secretly Canadian. Patrick Monaghan of Carrot Top Distribution was dismayed to discover CDs from Merge and SC…
Class Action Lawsuit Against Indie Label Owner
If you wait by the phone for the day that someone calls you and tells you that with a $5,000+ deposit, they’ll make you famous and distribute your music on radio stations worldwide, do your research before signing over the…
Remaindered Links: January 27
Nettwerk Music Group Takes on the RIAA: Keywords: RIAA, business, music The Beginning Of The End: More on the war between managers and labels, from Lefsetz.Keywords: riaa Bob Baker’s Artist Empowerment Radio: What’s New?: Keywords: advice, success Nettwerk Pays Legal…
Napsterize Your Knowledge!
There’s a popular phrase that’s popped up in marketing circles: “Napsterize knowledge.” What the heck does that mean? Simple: if you know something useful or interesting, share it and watch it spread, and build your reputation in the process. How…
Can’t beat piracy? Work with it, instead!
There’s no way to compete with people who are downloading music illegally, so why not team up with the system so the songs that people download could be yours? Indie distributor Jeff Price, who started TuneCore, uses digital distribution to…
Maybe if he had talked up the pizza beforehand?
Rhonda goes to a Bob Guiney show and ends up watching Anchorman and eating free pizza…
Remaindered Links: January 26
Curating your own life soundtrack: How does your audience really use your music in their daily lives?Keywords: advice, audience, songwriting
Praise Canada!
Honestly, I think one line in this article sums it up pretty well: Seneca College is the first Canadian post-secondary institution to take part in a first-of-its-kind initiative in Canada to highlight independent music and get it heard by the…
Raise the roof, not the volume
Ever hear that iPods and other mp3 players are dangerous ? Well, they are. Or, they *can be* if you don’t know how to use them appropriately. In the news these days: the kinds of headphones that often come with…
How NOT To Use A Mailing List
There’s this band I know. I met them at a conference, and they seemed cool. I gave them my card. Big mistake. First, they added me to their mailing list without asking. This was a faux pas, but I let…
Playing for good isn’t all bad
Think playing for “a good causeâ€?? 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…