Branding Yourself as a Musician- A Checklist
If you want to make a career out of your music, you should learn more about musician branding to market yourself effectively. And in order to market yourself well, you should treat your band as a brand. I know some artists turn red reading my first two sentences- for them, music should be from the […]
DVD Packaging: From Dusk Till Dawn Trilogy
The Dusk Till Dawn Trilogy collector’s edition set is definitely one of the coolest DVD packaging I’ve seen in a while. It’s elaborate and would really look great in any office. The sad thing is that it’s probably sold out by now because they only sold 700 pieces worldwide. It contains a helluva cool Titty […]
Band Promotion: How to Shoot Conceptual Band Photos
If you are a new band, you will eventually need conceptual band photos for your CD packaging, album art, website, press kit, posters, shirts, and other stuff needed for band promotion. Now you DO NOT want to slack off in this department because it’s your way to get noticed. I will say it again: Good […]
Top 10 Vinyl Record Myths
Vinyl is so back and lots of musicians are now releasing their albums in vinyl. But many musicians still think that it is not a wise thing to do because it’s impractical and they believe it won’t sell. In fact, if they only knew that what they heard about vinyl records could be just a […]
DVD Packaging: Dexter Evidence Bag
This DVD packaging of Dexter TV show is another proof that their promotion guys are really working hard to create a brand for this hit TV series. Do you still remember the fresh “human arm” they placed in a grocery store in Spain? Or the bloody fountain in LA? Undoubtedly, these guys are experts in […]
Merch Concepts: Paperdolls
Looking for creative custom merch concepts for your band? Here’s a very fun one we stumbled upon online. It’s simple and really cheap to make but it can be your fan’s favorite. This creative Band Merchandise is for a band called Evertheory. A friend of theirs offered to design paperdolls for the band as promotional […]
Heck, I Still Want the Hard Format!
packaging, I love reading every bit of info about my favorite films (and not from my laptop, please!), I love smelling the pages, and I love the kind of high I get everytime I open a new DVD. That certain ‘consumerist’ high cannot be experienced with downloads. Yeah sure, you can enjoy the visuals and […]
Work Hard But Don't Take Your Music Career Too SRSLY
grunt work and I believe it’s the shortest path to success. What I’m talking about is that try your hardest, work real hard on achieving success in your music career, but as much as possible do not look desperate and never make desperate moves or say desperate remarks. Never step on other artists just to […]
E-mail Marketing: How to Write an E-mail so That People Will Read it!
Whether you’re an indie musician promoting your first album or a salesman with big numbers to break, writing a compelling e-mail that people will actually read is a big plus in advancing your career or business. There is much more to say about effective e-mail marketing than we can fit into a short article, but […]
Band Promotion: Put Some Thought Into Your Sticker Designs
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