Vinyl Packaging: Pet Shop Boys- Yes (Limited Edition)
Yes is the tenth studio album by British electronic dance music band Pet Shop Boys. This limited-edition vinyl packaging is collaboration between Mark Farrow and the Pet Shop Boys, and produced by The Vinyl Factory. It contains eleven tracks split over eleven separate super-heavyweight 200-gram custom vinyl pressing records in LA with covers made up […]
Effective Music Marketing Strategies To Get Your Music Noticed
In some music business schools, they still give students assignments that go like this: “Assume that you have one million dollars. Make up a marketing plan on how to promote a band.” Here’s a realistic assignment: “Go to MySpace. Pick a band. You have zero dollars. Now go promote them.” Although most bands would like […]
Recording, Releasing, and Performing Cover Songs
Here is a comprehensive article about cover songs written by Cameron Mizell. Cameron is a freelance guitarist, producer, and consultant in Brooklyn, NY. You can check out his articles at musicianwages.com. ——————————————————————————– Cover songs have an interesting place in the musician lexicon. The term cover song originated in the early part of the recording era, […]
Band Merch: The Politics of Price Matching
Alternative Press has a great post about the real deal of merch price matching. Price matching is a practice in which the headlining band on a tour set the merch prices. If that band sell their custom printed t-shirts for $40, every other band on the bill must comply with that price. It insures that […]
Get Sponsorship for Your Next Music Video (Step by Step Guide)
So you have the most brilliant idea for your next music video yet you cannot execute it because you only have a few dollars left in your pocket after recording your first album. But you also know the value of a kick-ass music video- that it could leverage your career faster than you can say […]
How Green is the Music Industry? (Infographic)
One of the biggest problems that the world is facing is global warming. Today, more and more musicians are joining the Green Movement. In their own simple ways like using recyclable CD packaging to using biodiesel for bus tours, they help make the world a better place for everyone. This Infographic was produced by The […]
Interview with Mastering Engineer FRED KEVORKIAN
Our plant will only replicate your master no matter what it sounds like! It’s not the CD manufacturing company’s job to analyze the sound and give you feedback. Therefore, it is very important that you know the basics of mastering because it is your last chance to make your project sound right! This interview originally […]
Top Reasons Why You Should Make Vinyl LPs Now
Vinyl Records recently had a big comeback when digital downloads became very popular. Many bands now produce limited edition copies of their album in vinyl to add more appeal to the physical medium. Vinyl pressing records in LA symbolize sophistication and class and most of all, it symbolizes an era that has been one of […]
Hot Hot Hot Music Packaging!
This week’s collection of music packaging is dedicated to the pyromaniacs. Here are LP and CD covers that involve lots of heat, fire, and burnin. If in the future you decide to have an artwork that involves fire, make sure to come back to this post to check whether your concept has been done by […]
DVD Packaging- Entice & Intrigue!
The DVD packaging’s main role is to promote the movie. It should not just be a glamorized random still shot of the film edited in a way that it becomes artsy. Everything in the DVD packaging –from the lay-out, colors, content, and text-should be well thought out. THE ARTWORK. The artwork of the DVD packaging […]