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Sell More Music In Salons
Record stores are becoming lousy places to sell records. But when you can get your audience to sample your stuff in an environment where they’re already comfortable, you can make a bigger impact. Just look at what’s going on with…
Renting Instead of Ripping
Here’s another blip on the trend that shows us you’ll get compensated more in the future for access to your music than ownership. The folks at PC Magazine weigh out the total cost of ownership of a substantial music collection…
The Rollback Happy Face is about to put the hurt on the major labels.
“You’re gonna cut wholesale prices and like it.” Wal-Mart’s notorious for squeezing their suppliers to get the lowest, lowest, lowest wholesale rates imaginable. Lesser companies have been squeezed into bankruptcy by providing those “Rollback” prices in exchange for the healthy…
Topical = Good
Remember that, in today’s urgent, singles-oriented environment, a speedy production of a relevant song makes for good watercooler conversation — and trickles over to your back catalog. Just look at what’s going on with Pernice Brothers and Joe’s Red Sox…
Build Your Band’s Site
Here’s a sample from the class we held on the conference bridge last night. You can get to participate in all five of these classes LIVE with the Build Your Band’s Site workshop or with a membership in IndieBiz…
How are listeners using your music?
Music’s what the folks at Trendwatching would call a Daily Lubricant. If you’re working on your Perfect Audience exercise from Grow Your Band’s Audience, check out this slideshow for some folks who might be listening to you on those headphones…
And I thought 3 was the magic number…
Turns out that earning $40,000 is a significant turning point in a typical American’s life, and that the change of attitude from $15K/yr to $40/yr is far more significant than the difference in your life moving from $100K/yr to $1MM/yr.
Rejected?
If folks are saying “no” to you again and again, join the crowd: the inventors of the cell phone, the Dyson Vacuum and even the Beatles heard “no” quite often…
Gig Swaps
We’ve been having some extraordinary classes over at IndieBiz.com this month. Here’s a sample… “Out of Town Gig Swaps:” Joe discusses ways to identify the right partners for gig swaps, techniques to approach other artists, and how to use these…
New Calendar App
Cool new calendar widget for your website that supports iCal and RSS!
Getting played on internet radio?
A good friend of mine at LaunchCast tells me all the time about the fact that so many artists are leaving money on the table. If you’ve been getting any online airplay, the folks at SoundExchange might be looking for…