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• Who You Want In Your Band

  Figuring out who you want to work with in the music industry is hard. There’s a lot of shitty people you have to deal with and you’re going to get fucked time... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Code Orange / Youth Code / GATECREEPER Live Review

  

  The streets above ground were calm and quiet in downtown Mesa last Sunday night. Down below, though, beneath the pavement and piping, in the Nile Theater’s... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Why It’s Important To Have A Marketing Plan

  So I just did a pair of articles on marketing, which hopefully you read and which hopefully were able to help guide you along. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Outline Your Marketing Plan Part 2

  So in the prequel to this piece we talked about getting your bases covered, sorta figuring out how you’re going to put your plan into action, the fans you are... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Outlining Your Marketing Plan Part 1

  So one thing that I’ve been developing recently is a massive template for a 25-35 page marketing plan. Wile I’m not going to post that here I do want to touch o... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Pricing For Indie Bands

  Pricing is one of the most important things to figure out as an indie band. It’s what can make you look out of touch and irrelevant or what can make you into a... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• More On Licensing From A Jaded Old Hack

  Music licensing might as well be the last bastion of the music industry, and while I think it might be going away eventually I think that for now we’re looking... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• How I (And Other A&R People) Sign Bands

  So… with regards to getting your band signed there’s a lot that goes into it- but at the same time there is a very short process when it comes down to me... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Being A Part Of A Collective

  So there’s a reason no one really wants to license your bands music or generally work with your group. It’s not a hard one when you really think about it but... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• New PC Worship Album Not on The Grinch’s Playlist

  

  The Grinch would not enjoy this album. What, with all the noise, Noise, NOISE. Like its cover, Buried Wish by PC Worship, is a giant pile of nearly indescribabl... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• SCAM Alert for Paul Anthony

  

  SCAM ALERT for our musician audience. A fake company, Ignite Music Promotions (http://www.ignitemusicpromotions.com/), we strongly advise steering clear of. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• @page { Margin: 0.79in } P { Margin-bottom: 0.08in }So, I...

  So, I wrote earlier this week about SWOT analysis and think it’s one of the most important things you can do in developing your bands brand. However I’ve also... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• SWOT Analysis And Your Band

  SWOT analysis sounds like a big fancy term that marketing folks use in order to talk down to us little guys, and in many ways it is. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Taking The Time For Others

  Catering to individuals is one of the most important thing you can do as a band or as a figure in the music industry. Being able to see what the other person... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• What To Expect From Managers

  A lot of people who have managers don’t understand what those managers are supposed to do and this leads to crushing I had to face a kind of a frustrating... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Managing Your Databases

  So, a surprising amount of life in the music industry is building and maintaining databases. I’ve spent the last week of time off due to holidays creating... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• 5 of the Year’s Best Albums

  

  2016 was a huge year for new music. Mainstream headliners like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wilco, Blink 182, Green Day and Metallica returned for another gasp. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Magic… and Misery of Soundscan

  Soundscan is… shall we say… interesting to me. Soundscan is in many ways the worst thing going on in the music industry right now and something that we all... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Management and Label Deals

  Record labels across the board are chronically understaffed – that’s just a harsh toke on a brutal truth. That’s why record labels have started to set up some... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Why Industry People Don’t Trust Artists

  

  Man, this is a big one, and also a pretty depressing one. Just my cup of tea! Long story short – there is a reason industry people don’t trust musicians, and a... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC