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CD Packaging: Zappa in New York 40th Anniversary Edition

Packaging Manufacturer: GPA Global Project Type: Produced Client: Zappa Records Location: USA Packaging Contents: 5 vinyl mix CDs Packaging Substrate / Materials: Tin This imaginative circular case contains a rerelease of Frank Zappa’s most legendary live album. We embossed tin to evoke the look and feel of an NYC manhole cover. In March 1978 Frank […]

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Add-ons That Instantly Boost Merch Sales

You have awesome custom t-shirts near you and custom merch yet how come your merch sales is not improving? Maybe it’s the economy or maybe you’re just not marketing them well enough. Marketing doesn’t mean you have to put them everywhere (although that helps), it means you have to make them more enticing so your […]

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7 Creative Examples of USB Flash Drives in Brochures

USB flash drives in brochures has been a thing since flash drives were invented. USB drives are compact, fancy, and can contain all the stuff you want to show off to impress your customers and clients. There is nothing fancier and more convincing that giving away good-looking brochures. Couple it with a marvelous flash drive […]

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Music Publicity: Should You DIY or Hire Company?

You can be the greatest musician ever born but if you don’t have good music publicity, how would the world know? You need a strong force that can help you get your music out there especially today that it’s hard to stand out from the clutter. Here are some of the pros and cons of […]

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5 WAYS YOU UNCONSCIOUSLY SABOTAGE YOUR MUSIC CAREER

There are so many talented musicians who stop making music because they’re not able to launch their music career or they’re stuck in a career plateau. It’s such a waste because most of them really have a strong potential to become big, yet they just don’t have any career map. And, most of all, many […]

SwivelCard USB: Business Card with USB and Analytics

A swivelCard is a premium paper business card that includes a USB drive–a smart business card.  It includes analytics and can be updated even after giving it out. This one above is a smart, disposable, wireless SwivelCard USB called Intellipaper. What Can swivelCard Do? Paper comes alive with embedded USB technology. Imagine giving your business […]

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Music A&R Reps and How to Approach Them

Whether you want to be signed to a big record label or a more modest but equally awesome indie label, you gotta learn how to approach music A&R reps. These guys have been getting flocks of demo reels and e-mails a day that you really have to know how to sell yourself. Here are some […]

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9 Holiday Marketing Tips for Musicians

Tis the season to be jolly and read some music marketing tips for musicians.  After all, when’s a better time to market your band better than the holidays? If you’re not planning now for the holidays, you’d be wasting a big opportunity because the holidays is one of the best times to sell and maximize […]

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CD Packaging: Big Cosmos – Illuminance USB

You might expect to get a CD or a vinyl for a box this big but this beautiful laser-cut wooden CD packaging contains a USB bracelet along with a booklet and poster. The booklet contains cute instructions like “Take the wristband around to a friend’s house, wear it to the pub.” and “Use the box […]