The New World of Music Marketing

Social media is the stepping stone for music marketing. Musicians who are successful have a marketing plan in place. Social media presence is just a tip and stepping stone to the over all music marketing plan. Musicians Resources Blog has a great free ebook which consists of 96 pages of great music industry know how, and its completely free. Check out their post "Music Marketing: 20 Things You

Posted on: 3 July 2011 | 2:42 pm

Defining What Is Music Publishing?

In most cases, music publishers will make an agreement with song writers to purchase the various copyrights  to their songs in exchange for promoting the song to the recording industry, as well as video and television entertainment venues.  They may offer a small up front advance on royalty earnings to the writer.  Most generally, the music publisher will enter this arrangement

Posted on: 3 May 2011 | 9:25 am

Start A Gospel Record Label

Establishing your own gospel record label may be easier than you ever dreamed.  The definition of a record label is an entity that records and produces media in the form of CD's or other recording formats.  When your band creates its first CD and successfully sells at least one copy, then you have become the minimalist form of a record label.  But what if you want to take the

Posted on: 1 May 2011 | 12:13 pm

Vocal Chords Strengthening Exercises

Vocal chords strengthening exercises let us take good care of a very important part of our body - the vocal chords. Vocal chords are very important because it play a very important role in our lives. We use it all the time, everyday, to express ourselves' communication. Some use this as their way of living such as singers, barkers, TV or radio host, call center agents and many other occupations

Posted on: 20 January 2011 | 9:20 pm

Music MP3 Format

The MP3 file is one of the most popular ways to store music on computers and portable audio players today. The main reason MP3 became popular was because it compressed large audio files into much smaller sized files and still had good sound quality. But another advantage of MP3 files is that there are many software programs available that allow you to edit the sound and remove unwanted noises

Posted on: 19 January 2011 | 9:38 am

Home Music Recording - 7 Common Mistakes

With the developments in technology today, it has been easier than ever to ditch the expensive recording studio, and record high quality music right at home. Unfortunately, many who choose to make music at home make many amateur mistakes that lower the quality of their music. Below are a couple of important tips of how to avoid the 5 most common mistakes in home recording.   1.) Be aware

Posted on: 20 September 2010 | 10:57 am

Recording Studio Headphones

Recording studio headphones of varying quality are available for vocalists and instrumental musicians to clearly hear themselves while they produce their best performances. In addition, recording producers need a clear reproduction of sound to be able to effectively mix recordings. But what do you need to consider before purchasing recording studio headphones? First you need to be clear about

Posted on: 20 September 2010 | 8:35 am

Run Your Own Record Label Without Major Label Distribution

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own record label independently with no major label distribution. We'll now you can since we are in the the digital age of music. Major record companies are scrambling trying to catch up with the internet, but this leaves a great opportunity for you the music entrepreneur. Ok, so where do you start when you have decided to run your own record label? 1. Come

Posted on: 18 September 2010 | 9:36 pm

Increase Your Value: Get a Reliable Music Marketing Plan

Alright, here's the deal. You want to get in the music marketing industry and work behind the scenes. You do not care to be an artist, but you would rather work behind all the glitz and glamour to make really honest, or really commercial, music. You will do anything and everything just to land a job at any of the popular record labels in the country. The question is: would they hire you? The

Posted on: 18 September 2010 | 12:13 pm

Selling Music For Production: The Basics

All through the improvements that have impacted the music industry, a very important factor that has always been consistent is music for production. This usually has, and can remain, just about the most desired markets for composers as well as musicians. Music for production is very important to a production's success. Each and every film, TV show and also corporate video requires music to lift

Posted on: 17 September 2010 | 12:44 pm

What Are Music Publishers?

Today, there is a rather wide variety of music publishers, small and large. In reality, everyone that writes songs is a de facto music publisher if they intend their music for the public and they do not have a publishing deal. That is, if someone wants to use the music, then, at least in theory, they would come to the songwriter for permission to use the song. This would be an example of a

Posted on: 16 September 2010 | 9:29 pm

Record Labels Want You

Many artists and bands think like that, they believe that the music industry is exclusively just for them. It's natural, after all it's evident to them that they have both great music and talent, that the recording companies will automatically want to sign them up for a multi-million pound recording deal, invest in their genial work and fling open all the doors to success. What a sweet dream.

Posted on: 16 September 2010 | 12:00 pm

Modifying Free Music Business Contracts to Use as Your Own

Free Music Business Contracts are the ultimate way to save money and time. They are easy to find, download and print. It just takes a few minutes to do and you have a simple yet professional document in your hand. However sometimes you have a need for a more complicated agreement. You may need this type of document for a recording deal or a long term performance deal. Sometimes there are

Posted on: 16 September 2010 | 9:10 am

Indie Music Artists

Indie is an abbreviation of the term independent. It is a global term that refers to rock artists. Such artists belong to unsigned bands or work for independent labels. Initially, indie artists use to make only rock music and they were characterized by unusual sense of fashion. However, in present days, they explore and make all sorts of music. Right from rap, hip-hop, rock, jazz to classical,

Posted on: 15 September 2010 | 5:33 pm

Record Labels

Setting up a record label isn't an easy task. One of the things you have to remember is that there are thousands of people every year who have a huge interest in music, trying to set up there own record label and have little success. The absolute most important part of a record label, the one thing is can survive without is salable artists. Many people are so caught up in making there label

Posted on: 15 September 2010 | 1:29 pm

Online Music Marketing Campaigns and Artist Branding in 2010

All bands and musicians out there those starting the year with a new Music Marketing Campaign. I hope you're selling lots of CD's I do, but remember to have a back up plan for your business model; I've found it's only getting harder to sell recordings. People still want to spend money where they see creativity and are inspired, but don't limit that to your recordings. What I'm really pushing

Posted on: 15 September 2010 | 1:21 pm

How To Use Video For Online Music Marketing

Do you want to uncover easy to use video tips for online music marketing? Keep reading to learn how using video will boost your online music marketing campaign. Online music marketing is the lifeline for your bands marketing efforts. In this article I will cover one overlooked but very effective way for you to boost the positive outcome of your online music marketing. If you're not using

Posted on: 15 September 2010 | 10:17 am

Learning the Business Side of the Music Business

Many musicians don't pay enough attention to the business aspect of their career and as a result end up broke, in bankruptcy court and/or in bad deals. It is very important for a musician to take an aggressive look and active role in learning the day-to-day business of their music career. The truth is that the music business aspect of your career is where you will need to spend the majority of

Posted on: 16 July 2010 | 9:52 am

Selling Music Online

First, before you even set out to sell your music online , determine if your music has selling power. Do you really believe that people will want to buy your music online. Selling your music online is very hard work. Ask yourself if you have a reality check as to whether or not you will sell big or nothing at all., because the reality is that some people do make it rich selling music online,

Posted on: 15 July 2010 | 8:41 pm

The Music Business Is The Music Business

The Music Business Is The Music Business and that really is that bottom line. This applies to all businesses especially those that involve the music industry. Whether the business is between a trusted friend, an acquaintance or someone you just met, the same rules apply. Many musicians or music industry entrepreneurs don't pay enough attention to the business aspect of their career and as a

Posted on: 15 July 2010 | 8:35 pm

Hip-hop Music: E-books

www.vmusicbook.com sells an e-book, which provides solutions for most issues that unsigned musicians experience. VmusicBook was created for those who wish to set up and successfully run an independent music business, especially for the URBAN markets such as Hip-Hop, R&B, Drum & Bass and all other Dance genres including UK Grime. VmusicBook is one of the first music resources of its

Posted on: 15 July 2010 | 3:21 pm

Music Publishing: Getting Your Music Published

Music Publishing is one of the real money-spinning sectors of the music industry and understanding its significance is elementary for all aspiring musicians. To get paid for your music  for example, from a  radio play, the music must be published by one of the music publishers and registered with a performing rights organisation. If you have made some good music and want to get it

Posted on: 11 July 2010 | 8:28 pm

Sell Your Music Online: Online Music Marketing and Management

If you're trying to Sell Your Music Online and get into music marketing and you want to try and sell something online, it’s got to be a real big deal. A bunch of songs won’t do it for even $9. And, get close to the customer. Customers especially fans can be demanding, but that doesn’t mean you should sterilize the whole sales process. If you can help people who buy the product with free advice

Posted on: 11 July 2010 | 8:20 pm

New Online Music Marketing and Music Management Tips For Success

Hi Matt from Kurb here talking about online Music Marketing strategies and online Music Management for revenue and making money in the music business. Don't hesitate to look us up at Kurb promotions or the Music Marketing management dot com blog for more information and music business advice. When you have one of the better designed sites around you're starting with an advantage – sure, it looks

Posted on: 11 July 2010 | 8:17 pm

Royalty Free Music: Music Libraries

Production music is a relatively new thing as far as music is concerned. With the advent of music being utilized in media industries, there has become a need to provide a way for producers to access music in a legal manner for their productions. Product music libraries provide royalty free music to producers and consumers who are looking to find music tracks in a legal manner to avoid any

Posted on: 13 January 2010 | 9:58 am