In the trade rags, I see column after column about “lousy” ticket sales and “lousy” CD sales. “Lousy” is right, if you’re used to selling out arenas every night and going triple platinum in three weeks on the charts. As…
Even 50 Cent Plays House Concerts
…sure, he gets $500,000 for them… Track these topics:
How audiences REALLY use your music.
If you’re doing something really special with your songs, your fans might be using them to get dates. Now get writing, Cyrano… Track these topics:
Running your record label like a bakery…
SvN explores Ian MacKaye’s concept of running a record label like a bakery — focus on the love of a good product and a steady stream of happy customers. (In the comments, folks also chat about Fugazi’s stern stage announcements…)…
What we learned about music fans last week.
Don’t piss off the Deadheads.
Baby Steps on Podcast Music Licensing
Britain’s Association for Independent Music is launching a less expensive mechanical license arrangement for “bedroom” podcasters that opens up access to a small number of current tracks. The biggest problem for podcasters that want to play music is the licensing…
Taye Diggs Seems Sad
Was he in a particularly dark mood when they asked him to make this iTunes Celebrity Playlist?
Go Tagging at Amazon
Bob Baker has a crazy-good idea to attract members of your perfect audience by highlighting the kinds of things they would shop for on Amazon and tagging them — so your profile appears on the product page. Track these topics:
Billy Shakes, Personal Finance Rapper
I’ve told you before that it’s easy to get inspiration from your day job. I don’t know if I meant that in the literal way that mortgage advisor Billy Shakes raps about mutual funds, though. Track these topics:
Remaindered Links: November 29
RIP Chris Whitley: Keywords: RIP iRocker: Turn Your iPod Into a Guitar Tuner / Metronome / Practice Tool: Keywords: music, tools RIAA Bears Down on Webcasting Rules: Keywords: RIAA, webcasting Lefsetz Letter : Kate Bush: Keywords: reviews Indie Music Success…
What If Making Music Was Your Day Job and Reaching Audiences Was Your Hobby?
Scottish band Looper is asking exactly this question. A snippet of their song wound up in a commercial, earning them enough money to stop worrying about selling records. They’re focusing on composing more music for film and television to pay…
Walk The Line
If you’re a working musician, you must see this movie. Yes, like “That Thing You Do,” it hearkens back to the era when you could track down someone like Sam Phillips on the street and actually get an audition. On…