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• Brand Sponsorships And Your Indie Band

  Sponsorships from non music related brands are like licensing. One of those things that you know can be a reliable source of income but which most people view a... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Your Core Merchandise Situation

  So I’ve written a lot about how you want to have exclusive items at your merch stand in order to generate buzz. By the same token we’ve talked about how you wan... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• New Flaming Lips=your Day-tripping Soundtrack of 2017

  

  Presenting: the day-tripping album of 2017 — Oczy Mlody by the Flaming Lips. The album, released this past January, carries the listener through many different... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• On “Prisoner” Ryan Adam Misses Her Like Candy

  

  In reading some reviews of Ryan Adams’ new album, Prisoner, released earlier this year, I saw one writer describe the cover as a self-portrait. Could be. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• So Part of What I Do is Work as Head of Marketing at a Mu...

  So part of what I do is work as head of marketing at a music studio that my buddy runs. It’s a good studio, we have a lot of fun, party a lot, and record some... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Live Review: Wire at Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix

  

  Lewis, Newman and Gotobed of Wire playing at the Crescent Ballroom. Photo by Eli Jace. Wire’s tour in support of their new album, Silver/Lead, struck first in... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• What Bands Do Wrong With Bandcamp

  Bandcamp is simultaneously one of the most important and least understood aspects of the modern music industry. While on the one hand it certainly is a major... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Some Thoughts On How To Get The Most Out Of Patreon

  I think one of the single best things that a band can do in order to promote themselves is to exploit the true power of Patreon. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scene Leadership And You

  Every scene has leaders, on a local level, a regional one and even national and international levels. That’s just a huge part of how independent music works,... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• New Flaming Lips: Your Day-tripping Soundtrack of 2017

  

  Presenting: the day-tripping album of 2017 — Oczy Mlody by the Flaming Lips. The album, released this past January, carries the listener through many different... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• How To Grow Your Fanbase One Person At A Time

  Now I write a lot about personalized marketing, but I think that one of the issues with that is we often view that purely as face to face marketing when it... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• What I Learned From South By Southwest

  So I’m on my way back from SXSW, surrounded by dudes with their instruments and wondering about the sheer bizarre majesty of it all. The festival is... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• On “Prisoner” Ryan Adams Misses Her Like Candy

  

  In reading some reviews of Ryan Adams’ new album, Prisoner, released last month on, I saw one writer describe the cover as a self-portrait. Could be. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Having Scene Cred And What It Means For You

  One of the most important things that you can do in this scene to get real legitimacy is both simple and beautiful. It’s how countless people have won my respec... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• How To Handle Trainwrecks

  Sometimes shit totally falls apart. Sometimes you find yourself watching a trainweck, sometimes you’re at the head of a trainwreck. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Copying Your Peers Best Ideas

  You may have heard the saying, “A good band copies three or four other bands, a great band copies twenty.” This isn’t just true for the music though, it holds... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• South By Southwest And The Indie Scene

  I’m in a plane right now headed to South By Southwest and since it’s a direct flight from New York to Austin at the beginning of the South By week there’s a... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• @page { Margin: 0.79in } P { Margin-bottom: 0.08in }Dale ...

  Dale Carnegie is, if you couldn’t already tell, one of my favorite authors. In his book How To Stop Worrying And Start Living he details a simple method to get... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Dale Carnegie Is, If You Couldn’t Already Tell, One of My...

  Dale Carnegie is, if you couldn’t already tell, one of my favorite authors. In his book How To Stop Worrying And Start Living he details a simple method to get... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Competitor Analysis And Your Band

  So one thing that has been teaching me a ridiculous amount lately has been competitor analysis. It’s shocking how this took me so long to properly codify but... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC