Archive for July, 2008
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
The most difficult thing about working with a publicist comes before you've even met the individual. Finding the right person or company to manage your press responsibilities is a serious effort. Without deep pockets or solid connections, the task can seem impossible, but it isn't.
How to Find the Right Publicist
1) ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
The top 5 reasons why The Music Snob's Industry Directory kicks ass:
1) It's FREE!
2) You can create and edit ANY articles on ANYTHING you want related to the music industry (It's a wiki!)
3) You can speak your mind! Share your snobbery: Insights and opinions, not just basic facts.
4) Articles can ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
I recently submitted music to a licensing opportunity via Sonicbids, and was psyched to see that it was "selected" by the licensing company. But I was thrown by this statement: "Please send a disc of tracks that are clear for licensing and re-title publishing." I have no idea what "re-title ...
Posted in Licensing | 2 Comments »
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
MySpace recently launched "Find Your Fans," a pay-per-click service that allows you to create and publish an ad for your MySpace profile and position it in front of your target demographic.
We're a little behind in noticing, since I haven't logged into my group's MySpace page in a while. It seems ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Recently we took a look at Myxertones and Xingtone, two companies that enable independent artists to sell music via ringtones and make some extra cash. The people at Myxertones were nice enough to send us some more info on a few features that are also available that we all might ...
Posted in Making Money from Music | No Comments »
Monday, July 14th, 2008
There are many online services available these days that quickly and easily help you sell your music as ringtones, or turn album art into mobile phone wallpaper. These services will give you your own mobile content store that you can embed in your MySpace page or on other sites, and ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Using MySpace makes me feel dirty. Like I just visited a trailer park and ate potato chips and watched TV commercials with strangers while fleas crawled on the carpets. Recently I logged in and it was like a condemned slum in hell: the site had been converted into a sidebar ...
Posted in Humor | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
I recently used Tunecore to distribute my latest musical release to iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, and a whole bunch of other services.
The album creation and upload process was pretty straightforward, and TuneCore's user interface is very clean and easy to use. The tracks took forever to upload, but it ...
Posted in Digital Distribution | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Every independent musician must answer the question: How am I going to get my music on iTunes?
Fortunately, this is really "easy" today. Not that you could do it yourself, because that still seems impossible. But there are several companies that will do it for you, for a fee.
Here are the ...
Posted in Digital Distribution | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
I emerged from adolescence with this strange notion that the creation of art is somehow opposed to the principles of capitalism, and that the hallmark of a true artist was his capacity to embrace and suffer the injustices of poverty. This is stupid. In my mind, it suggests that artists ...
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