7 Ways to Maximize Your Online Music Sales - How to set yourself up to sell more music online
LearningIf you want to earn money from your music online, you stand to make a lot more profit through sales at iTunes, Amazon or another digital retail outlet than through streaming at services like Spotify …
Get the Most from Your Album Release - A step-by-step plan for maximizing exposure when you release your album
LearningToday, it's easy to get your music distributed. But if you want to maximize your promotion, it helps to put together a timeline and plan your release. Promotion is time-sensitive, but if you can coor…
Tread Carefully on Craigslist - A guide to selling your gear online — part 3
LearningCompared to eBay, Craigslist is like the Wild West. Whereas the former is governed by strict rules and regulations, Craigslist is basically a free for all. It offers you the opportunity to sell in yo…
eBay Selling Tips for Musicians - A guide to selling your gear online — part 2
LearningIn the first installment of this series, we talked about the relative advantages and disadvantages of sites like eBay and Craigslist for selling your gear online. This time around, we’ll focus on eBa…
Which Site is Best for Selling Gear? - A guide to selling your gear online — part 1
LearningIf you’re a home recordist or a performing musician, chances are you have gear you want to sell. Perhaps you’re thinking of upgrading to something better, or you have extra hardware or instruments th…
The Art of the Deal - Negotiating tips for when you're offered freelance mixing or session work
LearningIf you’re skilled on your instrument or have developed strong mixing or other engineering skills, you may find yourself offered freelance work at some point. When that happens, it’s important to know…
Carmen Rizzo on the Post-Apocalyptic Music Business, Fi… - L.A. Renaissance Man
LearningTalk about multi-talented: L.A.-based Carmen Rizzo is a two-time Grammy-nominated producer/artist/electronic musician and composer whose credits include Seal, Coldplay, Paul Oakenfold and Ryuichi Sak…
How to Write a Biography - Writing a Biography for an Artist or a Band
LearningIt certainly shouldn't be your intention to pen a book dedicated to a celebrity, but rather to write a document for your Press Kit that can help journalists get to know you better as an artist or ban…
How to make a Press Book / Press Kit - Recommendations for promoting your music
LearningYou’ve recorded your album; you’re ready to get it out to the public. The best way to do this is to contact the newspapers, magazines and blogs specializing in your type of music until one of them be…
Marketing 101 for Musicians - How to Sell Your Music
LearningYou've recorded and produced your killer single. Now comes the really tough part: selling the drama. Here we will recap and add some steps in order to implement your marketing plan- putting it all …
Zimbalam Service Review - Zimbalam: I'm on iTunes!
LearningThe idea behind Zimbalam is very simple: publish your songs in 20 online shops in 240 countries for a fixed rate under a non-exclusive distribution agreement.
Music Promotion & Selling - The Bizmo: Digital Music Distribution
LearningIn the age of digital music distribution, with its endless channels and intricacies, it can be a daunting task for independent artists to try to navigate through all the requirements of each digital…
