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• Do People Even Care?

  So today I received an interesting question from a client texting me about the future of their band. While the context was certainly rather specific what it... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Dealing With The Main Dude In Indie Bands

  One thing that I’ve seen a lot of bands struggle with is the phenomenon of there being a ‘main dude’. You might try to disavow this, saying that in your band... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Finding The People Who Make You Money

  One thing that I don’t think a lot of people in music seem to understand is targeting where the money is. People seem content to jut hit the same generic local... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Unsigned Band Syndrome

  I can see it coming from a mile away. Someone is chatting with me and finds out I manage bands and work with labels. Not only do they find that out but they fin... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Songwriting And Your Indie Band

  So I think that one of the fundamental realities of the music industry that a lot of my compeers don’t really want to fess up too is the significance of... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Europe And Indie Music

  So I write this whilst on a plane flight from New York to the Netherlands for a music festival, drinking what is my first of what is apparently infinite free... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Advertising Your Indie Band On Facebook

  I think one of the big struggles we are going to be facing in the next few years is social media advertisement. Like it or not (And let’s be real – probably not... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• 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