Musicians’ comebacks when asked to play for free
Whether you’re a seasoned musician or a new one trying to jumpstart a career, I’m pretty sure you are very familiar of “offers” from bar owners, filmmakers, friends…err, just about anybody to let you play music for free venue, free drinks, exposure and everything else except monetary compensation. They believe that’s the way things should […]
9 Creative CD/ DVD Book Designs
If you’re a musician, filmmaker,photographer or an author, you may want to release something a little more special than the regular CD or DVD. Put your beautiful pictures, lovely poems, behind the scenes photos, quotes and whatnot into a hardbound book and attach your CD/DVD to it. It will be the Limited Edition release everyone […]
Marketing Checklist for Every Indie Musician
Now that you are confident with your talent and are head-over-heels in love with the songs you’ve recorded, it’s time to let the whole world know that you exist. Once you decide to turn your passion for music into a career, there’s no turning back. It’s either you give it all you’ve got or you […]
13 Really Impressive Corporate Identity Kits
The corporate identity kit of your brand is often the first impression of your product or service and first impressions really count. If you come up with good-looking collaterals like business cards, DVD cases and envelopes, your prospects would be impressed and would likely get interested in what you have to offer. It’s pretty much […]
Famous Musicians and their Gimmicks
Whether you like it or not, gimmicks play a big part in the music industry. We’ve said over and over that a career in music requires more than talent- it requires good branding (which could include the gimmicks), winning traits and 10,000 other things. A gimmick is a strategic stunt or look that makes people pay attention […]
7 Traits Every Musician Should Develop
Making music is all about music but making a CAREER in music requires more than talent, it requires certain traits that really push you to excel. Here are the traits every musician should develop in order to achieve success: WILLINGNESS TO DO GRUNT WORK Here’s the news: Grunt work is what building your music career […]
Biggest List of Music Licensing Companies from A-Z
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 the […]
Creating Buzz for Your Merch
One of the best ways to promote your band (and to earn a few dollars) is by selling band merchandise like t-shirts, stickers, tumblers and other collectibles. If the items are good, it would benefit your band’s image; it would make people think you are legit and that you’re on your way up. But how do you promote those promotional merch?
All about the dvd logo – What is it? Do we really need it?
The DVD Video Logo has become a ubiquitous symbol in the realm of home entertainment, but its significance and necessity have sparked debates among consumers and industry professionals alike. What exactly does the DVD Logo represent, and in today’s digital age, is it still relevant? In this article, we’ll delve into the origins and evolution […]
CD Packaging: 12 Brilliant Typographic Album Art
Here are 12 albums that use type (letters) as the album art. No glossy portraits, no bling-bling, just letters made into artwork. Brilliant! Zipper Catches Skin by Alice Cooper What you get here is just the lyrics from the album presented in block paragraph form on the cover. There is also the very subtle ALICE […]