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How to Partner With Local Breweries on Your Next Album Release
The Lights Out + Aeronaut team up to release the first ever album on a can of beer. Learn more...
When Should Bands Release Full-Length Albums?
So, why and when should your band release a full-length album? Actually, the answer to this one is...
Why Instant Live Recordings Are Important For Your Music Career
An Exclusive Interview with Live Streaming Pioneer Brad Serling Live music fanatics have known of nugs.net for decades. In the early ’90s, live music tape trading was colliding with the new digital...
You’re Not a Sellout: Why Independent Artists Should Advertise
I cringe a little bit inside when I hear people say, "Good music will get found." Who knows how or where this myth got started, but even to this day it's prevalent...VERY prevalent. I suspect it has...
Bands, Know Your Data! Or, How Not To Botch an A&R Meeting
A First-Hand Account by Matt Urmy, CEO of Artist Growth Looking back, the outcome of our final meeting could have easily been predicted. However, at the time, I was completely disappointed. Our...
Become a Moneymaking Juggernaut with Busker’s Direct-to-Fan Approach
Meet Busker, The Online Tip Jar (Not to Mention a Novel Approach to Direct-to-Fan Engagement) We’ve all seen musicians on the streets playing their hearts out to passersby, an open guitar case...
3 Ways to Make a Living In-Between Music Releases
Three Ways to Make a Living In-Between Music Releases Much has been written about direct-to-fan (DTF) funding platforms as an alternative to traditional financing for albums, tours, or videos. The...
Let’s Have an Honest Talk About the Indie Artist Hustle
Whether you're a local artist, up-and-coming producer, DJ, talent manager, or prefer to be called something ridiculous like "a creative force," we can all agree on one thing: it's hard out here for...
The 5 Most Annoying, Ineffective Ways That Bands Seem to Always Promote Their Music
We wholly recommend promoting your band on social media (duh). It's easily the best way to maintain and grow your following, and it's arguably eclipsed flyering as the most reliable way to announce...
Boston Based PR Personality Lisa Finelli Talks Her Power of Persuasion, Prepares for NY Show This Thursday
Lisa Finelli has devoted her entire career to making the music industry better. The Boston based Digital Media Specialist and self-proclaimed Artist Ambassador has paved her own path in such a...
3 Tips For Composers To Boost Your Networking Skills
The methods of finding work are constantly changing, and the type of music that sells is changing even faster. So Performer Magazine has decided to present "3 Tips For Composers To Boost Your...
Four Hot Apps With Music Biz Hacks
If you are online at all, it's hard to miss the breathlessness with which every new app is promoted. "It's the Uber of Fitbit, with a Facebook play." One after another, they are launched, and almost...