PR Tips With Derek Sivers
If you don’t know Derek Sivers, he’s the founder of CD Baby. You can follow him @sivers (and should). None of these PR tips are anything you don’t already know, but they’re good refreshers.
wax&wires tv – Episode 005: Music is more than songs
What are you doing to bring an experience along with your songs? Apple Cocktail, Muse’s new album, and more!
wax&wires tv – Episode 004
EPISODE 4
In this episode:
- Performance Rights Organizations (BMI vs. ASCAP vs…)
- Aqualung
- Parallel and Two-Stage Compression
The Album Is Dead, Long Live the App
There has been no shortage of news with regards to the future of the album here. How can artists sell more than just singles now that our culture seems to be so quick to acquire and discard whatever music is “hot right now?” Perhaps the answer is in the App Store.
Apple And The Big 4 Look For Ways To Resurrect The Full Album
Singles sales have been crushing album sales ever since the development of the digital marketplace. How do Apple and the big four major record labels team up to combat that?
wax&wires tv – Episode 003
EPISODE 3
In this episode:
- Skunks
- Royalties, Pandora and the New Deal
- Spotify U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A!
- EMI in the troubles
- The Bird And The Bee
- Promoting your band (get off the internet!)
The First Question You Must Answer When Promoting Your Music
Are you guilty of a PR felony? Bob Baker talks through how to give your CD a better shot at being heard.
SOUR’s 日々の音色 (Hibi no Neiro) Music Video
Here’s a creative little music video I saw a few days ago that I thought might put you in a happy mood for the weekend.
Music Video Shot On iPhone 3Gs
Guess who just gained exposure to tens of thousands of new listeners that would have never heard his music otherwise?
Trent Reznor On What To Do As A New/Unknown Artist
Trent Reznor just put up a few quick thoughts on how to be successful as an unknown artist.
Josh Freese On Variable Pricing – How To Sell An Album For $75k
Many of you have already heard a lot about Josh Freese’s variable pricing plan for his new album, “Since 1972.” Here’s a follow up to how it’s been going.
Equal Vision Records Tries New Means Of Album Sales
Would you pay a couple hundred dollars for every CD and DVD a label is going to release this coming year, sight unseen? Indie label Equal Vision Records is asking fans to do just that. With the launch of EVR365, fans can select from 3 packages allowing them to get prereleased copies of EVR albums [...]
