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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.
Exploring the UK’s Brexit Landscape for Musicians
courtesy of Tim Reckmann, used under a Creative Commons license The songwriter, artist and...
How to get your production music into the right hands
Finders, Keepers: How to get your production music into the right hands via music libraries...
CASH Music Delivers Free, Open Source Tools For Musicians: an Interview with Maggie Vail
“We're building a totally free platform of tools for artists and labels to sell, share, and promote music directly to their fans. We feel it's vital that all musicians have access to basic web tools...
Touring Advice for First-Timers with Daniel Huffman
Daniel Huffman has played guitar with bands like Comet, The Flaming Lips and The Polyphonic Spree and has several years of touring...
Legal Pad: Digital Resale and the Industry’s Crusade Against the First Sale Doctrine
Are Artists Cheated out of Royalties From Secondhand MP3 Sales? A LEGAL FIGHT IS BREWING IN THE DIGITAL RESALE MARKETPLACE. The question at the heart of the battle is whether it’s legal to resell a...
Tour Van Survival Guide
Prepare for Unexpected Bumps on the Road Going out on tour for the first time can be fun and exciting, but there are some important things to keep in mind before piling into the van and hitting the...
Maximize Facebook Marketing to Build Your Fan Base
Most musicians know that social media is an essential tool for building and maintaining a fan base. What many do not know is how to really take advantage of those tools to create measurable...
Legal Pad: Copyright Basics & Registering Your Music
The U.S. Copyright office made significant improvements to their online registration system a few years back, rendering the old “long form” application process nearly extinct for registration of...
THEFT PREVENTION: Keep Your Gear Safe From Criminal Hands
Don't advertise; get rid of all the bumper stickers on your car that relate to a piece of musical gear you own. It's like saying, “This car contains any of the following: Ampeg, Fender, Mesa/Boogie,...
“The Complete Guide to Starting a Record Company” Gets a New Edition
Music industry veteran, Keith Holzman’s 2004 book about breaking into the label game, “The Complete Guide to Starting a Record Company”, is now being released in a revised and updated Third Edition,...
VIDEO: How Record Jackets are Made
Get an inside look at how Dorado Music Packaging creates their acclaimed 12-inch record jacket. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzQ6BhCGFyM&feature=youtu.be
CD Baby Launches Sync Licensing Service for Indie Artists
As posted on CD Baby's blog today: CD Baby has partnered with music licensing firm Rumblefish to help CD Baby artists generate new revenue by licensing their music for movies, TV shows, ads, video...