What Google Music Will Mean For Artists, Publishers, and Indie Labels
The Guardian has some more info on Google Music, which launches very, very soon. For $25 a year, consumers will be able to store songs in the cloud and access them on any… Read More
Sonicbids Rolls Out Free Gig Submissions – UPDATE
Last month when ArtistData was gobbled up by Sonicbids there was more than a few sad faces at NRP offices. But Brenden from ArtistData assured us this was for the best. Sonicbids had… Read More
4 Resources to Help Measure Your Bands Online Hype
Question: What does your 200 Facebook fans, 3000 Instagram friends, and 2000 last.fm plays mean? How can you quantify your efforts on Facebook and YouTube? Are people listening to your music? Where… Read More
Make the Worst Music Possible
Have you ever been paralyzed by possibility and expectation, and the potential for failure? For me, when I do anything in the public forum, that cold wind of failure rolls through my… Read More
Getting Gigs is About More Than Contacts
So our newest project DIYgigs.com is open to the public. You can now search for venues/contacts all across North America and you’ll find what your looking for. Hopefully you’ll be able to input… Read More
Rebound: Keeping Band Momentum Going
Continuing from the last article, I want to get into more band stuff. When a big promise falls through, it can be hard for some band members to stay pumped about the… Read More
Being Accessible To The Industry
Being accessible is about more then the artist-to-fan relationship. You’ve got that relationship cased with your social media stuff. But what state is your artist-to-industry relationship? What am I talking about? Photographers,… Read More
Do's and Don'ts of Email Signatures
As the downloads have increased for The New Rockstar Philosophy Book, I’ve become quite accustomed to seeing various peoples email “signatures.” For those of you who may not know, within the settings… Read More
Podcasting: Easy DIY Promotion
Podcasts are great. Simple to use and available in every genre. I’ve been listening to a lot of National Public Radio, Notes from the Underground, and a little podcast called Podington Bear. … Read More
There Is No Conclusion Only Evolution
Back in early January I set out my goals for 2009. Month by month and week by week, I laid out my goals for the next year. The first 6 months were… Read More
