The Music Snob

For a good intro article on licensing, check out How Stuff Works’ article: “How Music Licensing Works”

The talk of the week seems to be the activity at MySpace, what with the launch of MySpace Music and their new self-serve ad platform.
Other sites are reporting on these goings-on much more than I care to, so if you’re interested, check out Hypebot’s by-the-minute MySpace reporting for coverage of the MySpace Music negotiations [...]

Rumblefish just posted an interview of TheMusicSnob to their blog. If you’re interesting in learning more about the man behind TheMusicSnob.com, check it out!

To date we’ve reviewed several web-based services that help artists make a few bucks licensing music. To review the articles and interviews we’ve done, go ahead and browse the Licensing Category.
Below is a table that compares several basic features of each service examined so far…

 
Rumblefish
MusicSupervisor.com
Pump Audio
Music Gorilla
Song Catalog

Annual Fee

0

0

0

$299

$199

Licensing Split

50%

50%

50%

0

flat fee

Back-End Publishing

0

0

50% of publisher share

0

0

Re-Title [...]

It appears that a serious hack has infiltrated the upper (or lower, depending on how you see it) echelons of music marketing, and recently conducting an email campaign offering companies product placements in songs by the likes of the Pussycat Dolls, among others. One of the people he unwittingly sent the email to writes a [...]

It’s been a quiet week here at The Music Snob, recharging batteries and experiencing music instead of writing about it.
Soon we will forge ahead with further talk of music licensing opportunities and other aspects of music marketing. Part of my quiet has been accepting that the best way to get heard these days is [...]

I love the concept of woodshedding, a term mostly used in jazz circles to describe isolating yourself and practicing your chops. Because there are only so many hours in a day, I tend to fluctuate between playing a lot and playing none at all, and when I’m not playing, attending to the other aspects of [...]

On the other side of the pond, Kavit Haria is busy in England helping musicians attend to the nuts and bolts of building a music career. You should check out his new ebook:
How To Design a Winning and Profitable Music Business.
I checked the guide out and wrote a review for him. Here’s what I had [...]

I recently came across two great articles that lay out good marketing strategies for musicians with practically no money. So, no more excuses that you’re broke! Check ‘em out…
No Money Music Promotion Plan
The $52.45 Music Marketing Plan
Speaking of resources, this place seems to cover any topic you might think of. Though the insights may not [...]

Since I’m no expert, I started this site to document my process of learning about music marketing. A big part of that is talking to people that are experts, and some of our strongest articles have been with successful musicians or tech company people. 
If you want to share your perspective on the music industry, your [...]