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Access the Airwaves: A Musician’s Guide to Community Radio
All musicians dream of hearing their music on the radio, but unless you have a record deal with a major label, getting radio play is harder than ever. Whether it’s pop, country, hip-hop or oldies,...
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Repel Music Distribution Grand Opening
A new addition to the music distribution game, Repel Music Distribution has been opened by seasoned owner Mike Repel (founder of Reformatory Records) with the promise of bringing large-scale...
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Make Money & Fans in Second Life
I spoke recently with musician Seth Regan, whose online avatar Mankind Tracer is one of the most popular virtual performers in Second Life. Second Life is an online virtual world started in 2003,...
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Twitter #Music for Indie Artists (part 2 of 2)
Why the Social Media Giant Will Become Your Most Essential Promo Tool Twitter #Music is officially in the wild and available as an app in your favorite store or you can visit the standalone web...
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What Bands & Kickstarter Fail to Understand About Crowdfunding
Kickstarter replaces record labels! Kickstarter is panhandling! Kickstarter is only for people without access to other resources! The pervasive misunderstanding of the fundamental tenets of...
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The Art of Vinyl Record Jackets: An Interview with Jennifer Freund, Founder...
In an age where cover art is often confined to a 600-pixel square, Dorado Music Packaging is quite literally coloring outside of the lines. Now in its 20th year of operation, the North Hollywood print...
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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...
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Make Money on YouTube with ONErpm
There’s a saying in the startup world by founder Marc Barros of Contour Cameras: “The best product does not always win, the product everyone knows about does.” I often repeat this when I speak at music...
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A Musician’s Guide To Craigslist or: Why I Took Up Painting
This article was created out of frustration and rage and…OK, there was coffee, perhaps a lot…about our hunt for a drummer for an original band in these United States. It is about art and commerce and...
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Make Money Selling Holiday-Themed Music or: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of...
Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa! I know, I know, it’s only November; so what’s with all the holiday brouhaha? Simple, these next few months could explode your musical career, if you...
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