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Bloggers and journalists are usually excited about doing email interviews with musicians, until they get the responses back and realize that the sub-par answers barely communicate anything of interest, much less a useable article.

Don’t let this happen to you. [click to continue…]

A flyer for Wine From the Moon's branded residency, Strip Down at Uncommon Ground

[Editor's Note: This is part two of Ryan Sweeney's series about the merits of securing a residency for your band. We're posting them on his behalf because he's out in the sticks of Brazil with a band right now]

Curating a residency can be great for an artist’s career. If done correctly, it is a powerful promotion tool, a unique opportunity to build new relationships, and a strong way to grow a fan base. Here are 14 Do’s and Do Not’s to keep in mind when curating your residency. [click to continue…]

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If your music is being used by DJs to enhance their sets, you want to make sure you’reit would be nice to know you’re getting paid to be as well as played.

That’s where DJ Monitor comes in. [click to continue…]

Holcombe Waller, right, with band, in Loft 1011 at the Ace Hotel.

In the past couple of years, hotels have started to more fully embrace the role of music presenter: series like the Renaissance Hotel’s RLife Live and venues like the Maritime Hotel’s Hiro Ballroom offer guests access to big-name artists, while almost any hotel with a restaurant or a large-ish lobby offers exposure opportunities to the right kind of artist.

Recently, the chamber folk artist and composer Holcombe Waller has been showcasing his music in hotels in an even more exciting way: the bed-in. [click to continue…]

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Why NXNE is Better Than SXSW

June 28, 2011

Mention South by Southwest to any band, and they will know exactly what you are talking about.  Mention North by Northeast (a.k.a. NXNE), however, and you might get some puzzled looks. But for a young band, if I had to pick between SXSW and NXNE, there is no doubt in my mind that I would [...]

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Why Independent Musicians Still Need Studios

June 23, 2011

[The following guest post is by Denise Barbarita, a freelance recording engineer and artist based in New York.] If you’re an independent musician thinking about how you’re going to make your next recording, odds are you’ve heard something like this: “Musicians can take the bull by the horns and go totally rogue. “Studios are so [...]

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How to Write Library Music That Sells

June 22, 2011

[Editor's Note: The following post is the second in veteran composer, studio musician, consultant and writer Eric Jensen's multi-part series about library music. Previous entries can be found here] The licensing opportunities for library music continue to expand as do the catalogs and business models. With up-front fees shrinking, how do you increase your chance [...]

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Behind the Blogs: We Are The Kids

June 17, 2011

Welcome to version 2.0 of our series Behind the Blogs, in which we interview the bloggers and thinkers who are following the music business changes that affect us all. Youth is one of the biggest, loudest, most powerful engines of the music industry. Kids buy the most music, go to the most shows, and as [...]

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