Indie Musicians: How to Copyright Music Online
Why Copyright My Music? If you see yourself as a serious musician (and I presume you do), you would be wise to register your original songs with the U.S. Copyright Office (if you reside outside of the U.S., skip to the section on International Copyright below). This will protect you in the event that someone, […]
Music Packaging of the Week: Andrew Gold’s “What’s Wrong With This Picture?”
Artist: Andrew Gold Year: 1976 Art Director: Ethan Russell At first glance, I thought it was just a typical album cover but it says “ What’s wrong with this picture?” so I guess there really is something wrong with it. I started searching and after a minute I found two odd things-that the curtain on […]
Unique Band Merch: Condoms, Lollies, Cereals, and Soup
You moan and groan that you’re not getting enough money from your gigs and album sales and that the music industry is nearing extinction. Well, welcome to the year 2010-you have to accept the fact that most fans want FREE music and are not willing to spend much on music itself. So what’s a musician […]
DVD Packaging: How to Make the Most of Your DVD Packaging
We know it’s not very easy for indie filmmakers to be out there competing their little films in the tough market because of budget constraints. Even if you do have an exceptional movie if you do not have a good marketing strategy, your film will not have the attention it deserves. You now have a […]
Top 5 Online Don’ts for Musicians
I’ve been paying attention to online promotion around the internet for years now and I can say that I know which ones are doing it right and which ones are not sensitive and sensible enough. Some artists are pleasant but some just have an annoying online presence, no? Although there are no strict rules for […]
Featured Record Label Owner: Blake Morgan
Record Label Name: Engine Company Records Owner: Blake Morgan, President and Founder Unified Manufacturing is so honored to do a short interview with Blake Morgan, the owner of Engine Company Records. Despite his very busy schedule, he still managed to squeeze us in his calenday. (Thanks again, Blake!). About Blake Morgan: “Maverick recording artist, producer, […]
Music Packaging: Shark,Shark, Shark!
If you are a loyal viewer of Discovery Channel, then you must know that this week is Shark Week, their annual feeding frenzy of programming about the lovable sea creature. I stumbled upon an awesome site called Rocks Off and luckily for me, they have been chumming the Interwebs for some choice cartilaginous album art. […]
Music Packaging: Out of This World Music Packaging
Indie Musician Advice: Give it all you've got or just don't do it
You have dreamt about this forever and ever and a day. You can’t think of doing anything else. Ever. You finally get your musical ambitions in order–maybe your artist has just finished an overdue release, or maybe this is your first album. Whatever it is–in every case–money, blood, sweat, and tears have been poured into […]
Music Promotion: How to get featured on Music Blogs
Getting featured on music blogs, especially by popular ones, could be life-changing for indie musicians. It can get the attention of people who hasn’t heard about you before, it can increase ticket sales, and it can make fans want you more. Not only that, It is also one of the best ways to get the […]