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Tip Jar: Be Prepared For Label Meetings
After all the years of legwork you finally got the ear of an A&R who wants to bring you in for a meeting. While this ... -
Tip Jar: Understanding Music Licensing
Complete Guide For Musicians and Content Creators Music licensing, or any of the legal aspects of music for that matter, can feel overwhelming no matter ... -
How To Set Up a Successful House Concert Tour
This is an excerpt from the best-seller How To Make It in the New Music Business- Third Edition by Ari Herstand. House concerts are not ... -
Expert Advice: Prepping For Label Meetings
After all the years of legwork you finally got the ear of an A&R who wants to bring you in for a meeting. While this ... -
Expert Advice: What Explains Music Catalogs' Worldwide Valuation Growth?
Music Catalog Valuations Remain Resilient in the Face of Rising Interest Rates, Increased Bank Covenants, and Less Leverage After the global financial crisis in 2008, ... -
Expert Advice: The Basics of Mixing in Dolby Atmos • Pt. 2
You’ve probably heard the buzz about Atmos, the new surround sound format from Dolby. As a music listener, to know Atmos is to love Atmos! ... -
The Do's & Don'ts of Pitching to Music Licensing Agencies
Landing a placement on TV, film or in ads can totally change your artist career. So, the stakes are high. Pitching your music to licensing ... -
The Manager's Playbook
The Manager’s Playbook: Essential Roles and Realistic Paths For Musicians As musicians, we all ponder the role of personal managers, those guiding lights who can shape ... -
Artist to Artist: 6 Tips for Making an Old-School Retro Album in Modern Times
When I set out to record Worried Minds, my debut album, I had no idea what I was doing. I knew I wanted to make ... -
Expert Advice: Supplement Your Income with Teaching Gigs
Teaching can be a great way to supplement your income as a musician. You also get the added bonus of helping others get into music, ... -
Artist to Artist: Learn to Pivot in the Album Making Process
Pictured is Barton Stanley David When I was a kid traveling through Colorado, I passed a road sign that read more like a proverb: Hazards ... -
Tip Jar: Money Management for Musicians
Everything You Need to Know There are tons of independent musicians who struggle with paying bills on time and building credit, and just as many ... -
Tip Jar: The DIY Hustle
The Value of Taking Control of Your Career Does having a higher education degree give artists an advantage in their respective industries, or does it ... -
Artist to Artist: Book Your Own Shows
Booking yourself isn’t hard. But the work is definitely not cut out for everyone. It is a relentless grind that is full of rejections, and ... -
Expert Advice: Money Management For Musicians
There are tons of independent musicians who struggle with paying bills on time and building credit, and just as many artists who blow up and ... -
Production That Pops To Picture: 3 Tips for Making Music That Syncs
When the perfect song is placed to picture, it creates a transcendent moment. Music can powerfully support the stories told in films, TV shows and ... -
The Kate Bush Effect
The marketing boost that comes with having a track licensed for a TV show or film has been established for a long time. But it ... -
The DIY Hustle –– The Value of Taking Control of Your Career and the Future ...
Does having a higher education degree give artists an advantage in their respective industries, or does it no longer matter? Artists with higher education often ... -
Tip Jar: The Mysterious Art of the Fade Out
Why do some songs fade out at the end? How does that choice affect the meaning of a song? And who came up with the ... -
How Free Music Downloads Can Launch Your Career As An Emerging Artist
It's truly surprising that many artists hold the belief that offering free music downloads devalues their creative work. Despite this perception, they still choose to ...
