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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.
Steinberg Offers #StayHome Elements Collection
To encourage musicians to stay creative during these unprecedented times, Steinberg has designed...
The Pros, Cons, and Future of Artificial Intelligence in Music
Since American Idol star and YouTube sensation Taryn Southern started composing music with AI in...
6 Types of Music Promotion You Might Be Overlooking
This article was originally published at Sonicbids.com. It has been reposted here with permission. You've probably been told a million times by now that internet marketing (i.e., social...
20 Ways to Better Promote College Gigs
What is the secret to being successful in the college entertainment market? Here we provide tips and tricks of how to assure that you are playing to a full house, and that your name is spread...
6 Insanely Creative Ideas for Your Band’s Facebook Cover Photo
*This article was originally posted at Sonicbids.com. It has been republished here with permission. With Facebook's timeline layout, your cover photo is the billboard of your social media page. You...
How Much Should a Music PR Campaign Cost?
This article originally appeared on Sonicbids.com. It has been republished here with permission. Good PR isn't cheap. Nor is it free. If you can't afford a legit PR campaign, then chances are you...
3 Things Every Indie Artist Should Learn From Nielsen’s 2014 Music Industry Report
You’ve heard it from everyone from Bob Lefsetz to David Byrne: the music industry is dying. At first glance, Nieslen’s annual music industry report seems to back up this sentiment. The report, a...
7 Reasons Why Your Band’s PR Campaign Didn’t Work
I've already discussed the not-always-obvious signs your PR campaign worked, and how its success is not measured in clips or record sales, but in conversations, buzz, social media growth, name...
Understanding Artist Management Agreements, Part 2: How Long Should the Contract Last?
This article was originally published at Sonicbids.com - it has been re-posted here with permission. In the first installment of our three-part series on the artist/manager relationship, we talked...
The Working Musician’s Perspective: Do Drugs Really Aid The Creative Process?
Since I am an artist, perhaps that’s why Performer Magazine asked if I would write a few words concerning the positive side of drugs. After all, nobody is going to ask an athlete, a politician or a...
Hey, Artists. Guess What? You’re Role Models Whether You Like it or Not.
Understanding Musicians’ Roles as Influencers in Today’s Culture I live, eat, and breathe music. For decades, that’s been the case. Music has long been a constant companion, one that’s seen me...
SPECIAL REPORT: Addiction and Treatment Options Designed for Musicians
“Creativity may be different after recovery, but it will not disappear.” Ozzy Osbourne, Kurt Cobain, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jerry Garcia, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash; this is an impressive list of...