As an independent artist, you are probably all too familiar with the issues that have long clouded...
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.
How to Plan for Future Sync Opportunities with Your Collaborators
A sync is a wonderful thing, often bringing artists unexpected income and exposing their music to...
Lyric House’s Approach to A&R For Sync
To say that Lyric House has been busy during the last year would be an understatement, and the...
How 21st Century Musicians Are Becoming the CEOs of Their Own Careers
Or, How to Be Your Own Frank Ocean When historians look back at this era in the music industry, they will characterize it as a Great Awakening — a time when artists discovered that their options...
VIDEO: What to look for in an entertainment insurance provider
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 what to look for when shopping for an insurance...
How to Prevent Stolen Gear on Tour
After their performances, indie-folk group Watching for Foxes don’t waste much time before tearing down their set, thanking the booker and collecting pay, and schlepping gear back to their large...
The Holiday Music Licensing Challenge
Your challenge: Write (or pick a public domain) Holiday/Christmas song, record it, and release it this weekend. That’s it. It’s November, pumpkin-spice-everything is inescapable, snow flurries are...
Supercharge Fan Engagement With This Clever Release Strategy
How to Promote Music More Effectively, Increase Fan Engagement and Boost Your Creative Juices at the Same Time... Sometimes the hardest part of achieving interest in our music is simply being...
Why Your Band Should Purchase Liability Insurance Ahead of Time
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 why you should think about purchasing liability...
How to Press and Sell Vinyl On-Demand as an Indie Band
Prepare for the Next Wave of the Vinyl Revolution with QRATES: Or, How to Design, Press and Sell Vinyl On-Demand You love vinyl. Your fans love vinyl. You want to offer your music on vinyl. But how...
The Musician’s Guide to Crowdfunding: How to Get Money for Your Next Music Project
How to Get Started with Crowdfunding as a Musician, and how to Ensure Your Crowdfunding Campaign is a Success. How do you make a music project happen? Good question. The romantic in me wants to say...
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...