Coldplay Gearing up for Independence
Coldplay has a 5 album deal with EMI/Parlaphone. Vida La Vida is officially their 4th album to date, so they owe one more album (if that doesn’t count a greatest hits collection).… Read More
Artists For The Moment Vs. Artists That Lasts
In the last few months, I’ve found myself gravitating towards artists I think I’m going to listen to in 10-15 years. Artists I can hold on to, artists that mean something, artists… Read More
The Roots: Changing Thing Up Live
Came across a 8 minute jam style version of The Roots’ classic “You Got Me” featuring Jill Scott. It shows how artists can make the live show an experience much more than… Read More
A Marketing Savvy Flutist??
So I was browsing YouTube and came across a video by Greg Patillo, a flutist who’s really taking advantage of YouTube to market his music. He has a few vids up but… Read More
Making The Physical Album Worth Buying
A couple posts ago, I talked about how a lot of independent artists and labels are offering free digital downloads with the purchase of the Vinyl Record. Today, I was listening to… Read More
Vinyl Comes With Free MP3 Download
I think a lot of music fans can agree that Vinyl is the best form of music in physical format. The artwork is large, it feels great to hold, and has an… Read More
Remember That Folky Cover Version of "Hey Ya??"
Awhile back, a friend sent me this YouTube video of this guy (Matt Weddle of Obadiah Parker) covering “Hey Ya” by Outkast. It became viral and everyone was talking about it (over… Read More
Music Marketing: Kanye West vs. 50 Cent
OK, so the whole Kanye West Vs. 50 cent is a little old, but I wanted talk about it since Kanye is gearing up for his new release in November. What I… Read More
Working With a $0 Music Video Budget: Video 1
You don’t have to have a $300,000 music video budget to get people into your music. There’s now many examples of videos that cost practically nothing to produce, but effectively turn people… Read More
New Derek Sivers' Speech at Berklee College of Music
Check out Derek Sivers’ (former head of CDBaby) speech at Berklee College of Music. He makes a lot of great points, but one of the points really stood out: “Be one of… Read More
