Have you ever made a video, found the perfect song to match the vibe of your creation, and...
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.
Kanye’s Twitter Blast About Artist Contracts Wasn’t Extreme Enough
Even for the native Twitter-ites with their high tolerance for bombast, rage, and histrionics,...
Dear Music Maker – You’re Doing Just Fine
Did you see that meme about how Shakespeare wrote King Lear during the plague? How about Isaac...
DistroKid Can’t Wait to Pay You: A Conversation with Founder Philip Kaplan
Performer speaks with DistroKid founder Philip Kaplan about digital distribution and new the music industry landscape. A few years back, I introduced you to DistroKid, a digital distribution...
K&K Insurance Presents: Quick Tips For Musicians Part 3
Our friends at K&K Insurance want to save you headaches, and more importantly, time and money, while out on tour. Here's a quick tip about obtaining some last-minute insurance that you may not...
Independent Labels Eye New Business Models in the Digital Era
Cutting deals in the music industry used to be a straightforward affair. Like a cookie cutter, one deal usually looked just like the next and all of the key players — artists, managers, record...
How to Successfully Book and Execute Your Own DIY Tour in 4 Simple Steps
STEP 1. PREPARING FOR BOOKING Get a handle on your social media presence. When it comes to booking your own DIY tour, you’ll be sending venues links to your music online, so it’s important to have a...
VIDEO: How to Save Money on Liability Insurance
Our friends at K&K Insurance want to save you headaches, and more importantly, time and money, while out on tour. Here's a quick tip about saving some cash when it comes to purchasing liability...
Top 5 Songs to Land Music Licensing Deals with This Summer
Record These 5 Songs This Summer! A Tip Sheet for the Season’s Most Lucrative Music Licensing Deals From time to time, I like to give you a view into the world of someone who licenses music so you...
K&K Insurance Presents: Quick Tips For Musicians
Our friends at K&K Insurance want to save you headaches, and more importantly, time and money, while out on tour. Here's a quick tip about saving some cash when it comes to certificates of...
One (Not Very Great, But Cheap and Effective) Way to Tour Europe With a Vintage Synth
SHIPPING SYNTHS OVERSEAS My band Pretty & Nice were lucky to tour Europe twice, once right when I joined up, in 2009, and then on what might end up being our last tour, in 2013. Touring Europe...
Everything You Need to Know About Booking Your Own Tour
Hey! I’m Mike Montali and this summer my band, Hollis Brown, will be embarking on an incredible headlining tour. Since our band’s formation in 2009, we have been nonstop writing, producing, and...
The Dot Blockchain Music Project & The Future of Music Royalties
Fair Trade Music and the Dot Blockchain Music Project: Benji Rogers on How Virtual Reality & Bitcoin Will Shape the Future of Royalty & Licensing Transparency in the Music Industry (Part 2...