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Band Management
Learn more about the music business and band management, including music licensing, booking your own DIY tour, music publishing, copyright law, music royalties, music promotion, music distribution and performing rights organizations.
7 Simple Ideas to Market Your Music Online
Music marketing is difficult. It doesn't matter how good your music is, without an audience it's...
How to Tap into the Micro-Influencer Community to Maximize Social Reach
Catching up With Preffy founder Charlie Davis We’ve been writing about how important TikTok can be...
2019 State of the Music Industry
It’s 2019; look at that number again. 2019. Doesn’t that kind of blow your mind? We are pretty much closer to 2040 than we are to 1999. Is this what you thought it would look and feel like? I want...
3 Things You Should Know About Musical Instrument Insurance
Let’s get it out of the way: insurance is not the most exciting topic we cover here at Performer. But be honest with yourself – would you rather have the security of knowing your precious gear is...
7 Tips For Boosting Social Media Engagement for Musicians
As a musician, you probably already use social media to promote your songs, invite people to your gigs, and grab the attention of new fans. But, are you satisfied with your performance on social...
Marketing Your Streams with Feature.fm
Music streaming has changed the landscape of the music business greatly for consumers, labels, and for artists too. Obviously, for consumers it’s an amazing way to have the world’s music at their...
How to Present Your Ideas Creatively to Attract Sponsors
There are many ways to attract sponsors. You can directly contact them, or you can attract them through your online presence. Yet, it's easy to say, but how to do it?! How to reach sponsors and...
The Metadata Modernization Act (Yes, You Read That Right)
By now, I’m hoping you know that the most comprehensive overhaul of music copyright law and licensing in a generation is now the law of the land. Officially, it is called the Orrin G. Hatch–Bob...
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Download Our FREE Insurance Guide for Musicians [Part II]
Looking to go out on tour? Don't hit the road without the right coverage. Performer Magazine and K&K Insurance present a brand-new FREE GUIDE to help you navigate the world of entertainment...
INSURANCE BASICS: What’s The Difference Between a Claim and a Lawsuit?
A few months back, we posed a question to our readership, asking if they had any entertainment insurance-related questions that they wanted answered in the pages of Performer. In our last two...
5 Steps to Your 2018 Christmas Music Release
You still have time. You can still bust out a Christmas EP that might net you thousands of new fans on streaming platforms everywhere. While it may be too late for that $15,000 Christmas music...
Download Pioneer eMusic Pivots to Blockchain
eMusic is old-school, OG MusicTech. It was 20 years ago (1998) when the company launched as the “first ever legal, digital music store.” If you’re curious, the iTunes Store launched in 2003. eMusic...