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17 Famous Martin Atkins Quotes on Music Career

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Share Martin Atkins is a former drummer of PiL, Pigface, Ministry, Killing Joke, Nine Inch Nails and more. He’s also an accomplished entrepreneur and a bad-ass DIY music marketing guru. Atkins has taught at Columbia College in Chicago where he instructed the course “The Business of Touring”. Atkins has written the book Tour:Smart which he calls “the first real book [...]

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24 May 2013

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

Common Mistakes Indie Musicians Make (by Musicians and Industry Pros)

Share TIME MANAGEMENT Not investing enough time into building your music career. Most musicians spend most of their time on music, but put very little effort into the many other critical elements needed to make it in the music business. If you are already a talented musician, you should invest at least 50% of your [...]

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16 May 2013

Marion Isobel Marion Isobel

Biggest List of Music Licensing Companies from A-Z

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Share Abaca Entertainment Group- Represents a catalogue of fine quality recordings from a roster of artists/bands & songwriters from Canada, USA, Australia & U.K., along with various smaller record labels – featuring ALL styles of music. APM Music - APM is made up of over 30 libraries. Over 295,000 tracks fill up their vast library. Member of [...]

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2 May 2013

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

6 Things You Need to Know About Self Releasing an Album

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Share So you want to release a record without the help of any label? You want to be the captain of your ship where no one dictates what direction you should go or what “uniform” to wear. Every band is doing it nowadays so why can’t you, right? Of course! With determination and a hell [...]

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25 April 2013

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Tips for Musicians: 13 Ways to Combat Stage Fright

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ShareIn an interview with Connie Chung, Andrea Bocelli was asked, “When you perform on stage, are you nervous?” Bocelli responded, “Oh, it’s difficult to explain how much. I have big, big stage fright.” Even the most famous musicians like Elton John and Andrea Bocelli still experience performance anxiety up to this day. I hope that fact made you feel better. Almost everyone experiences [...]

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25 February 2013

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Album Launch Publicity Gimmicks of Famous Artists

ShareLast week, we featured a band who launched their single by putting it in USB sticks, tying them to helium balloons, and setting them free. Someone from Twitter pointed out that the concept is not original, that it has been done by Jack White months back- but with flexi-discs. So I Googled it and yes, it’s true. [...]

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13 February 2013

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USB sticks tied to balloons? Crazy way to LAUNCH a single!

ShareWhen you were a kid, did you ever wonder where helium balloons go if you release them? I’m not a kid anymore but I still do. Up,up and away to the clouds, to the sun …to the stars? Well, the Belgium-based band GARCIA GOODBYE found out that it could end up at least 800 miles [...]

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7 February 2013

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So…the CD is dead? The trick is to Diversify.

Share“Who the fart are still buying CDs? It’s 2013, not 1993! Who would want the square-ish bulky thing with only 12-16 tracks when there’s the no-weight, no –mass (and some no-cost) digital music? Let’s just skip the CD and go digital full-force.” Not the wisest decision, buddy. Apparently, many still buy the good ‘ole compact [...]

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5 February 2013

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T-shirt and Merch 101: Best Articles You Must Read (Conceptualization, Printing, Marketing)

ShareWe’ve been talking about t-shirt printing and promotional items for years now. To help you save time, we decided to compile these articles so you only have one place for everything t-shirt printing related. A quick read will give you huge tips on how to design, print, package, distribute, and market your promotional tees. Just [...]

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23 January 2013

Marion Isobel Marion Isobel

10 Must-Bring Merch for Your Band Tour

ShareIf you have a band and it’s your first time to go on tour, first of all…congratulations! Now chop chop and make sure you have these merch ready for your tour: 1. CDs, of course! They say CD is dead but they’re still making lots of CDs. Think of one professional musician who hasn’t released [...]

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17 January 2013

Marion Isobel Marion Isobel

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