April 22, 2013 Networking is the best way to get ahead in “the biz.” It isn’t all about sending your music to Pitchfork and blogs to hope it gets some airplay in the corners of the internet. It’s about talking to the people who matter most in your town to help each other out and to build a core fan base you can build from in the coming months.
Networking tagged networking April 20, 2013 
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MTT News & Announcements tagged MTT community April 18, 2013 This is a very different blog post than you’re used to getting from me. But after the events of this week, I feel compelled to share this with you …
April 17, 2013 Seriously. Do you give your best to your art?
Maybe you do creative work for yourself, maybe you do it for others. Maybe it’s a mix of the two. In any case, whatever you’re up to, if you’re not serious about it, it probably won’t amount to a hill of beans.
Sound a bit harsh?
Yes, it is. Go ahead, test it yourself. See if you end up playing Nickelback covers at weddings, or scribbling half-baked sonnets after an awesome night of PBRs. See if you find yourself hanging out at Starbucks talking to no one in particular about the novel you haven’t started yet.
Not the prettiest sight.
But there’s hope.
Developing a Strategy tagged Creativity, plan, success April 16, 2013 A few weeks ago, I posted about The Most overrated Things in a Musician’s Career. Due to some requests, I’ve decided to write about the most underrated things that we often don’t think about or use to the fullest extent. Like my previous article, there are a number of things that depend some time or commitment. However, unlike the “overrated” list, these are all things that you can probably never have too much of.
April 15, 2013 It was towards the end of a long, cold, 2 month tour around Europe promoting my new album, just about to head to Portugal to finish off and enjoy a bit of sun. I got an email from a fan in Switzerland saying something like “Hey, check out this video, it’s pretty cool but the best part is the music ;-)”
I clicked the link and it lead me to a video on Eurosport/Yahoo Europe. The video was by Red Bull and was of a guy called Daniel Bodin doing an amazing 220ft jump on a snowmobile, from an Olympic ski ramp. The music behind it was my song “What Am I?” from my second album “The Rooftop Recordings.”
Understanding Copyright Law tagged Copyright, Independent, Indie April 13, 2013
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MTT News & Announcements tagged MTT community April 10, 2013 It is a new world order for musicians. There’s also a high degree of change in the world of radio. Expectations, though, shouldn’t be changing all that much due to the complexities of rising to the top in a still very difficult system.
Music Business Models tagged Indie, new music, new music business April 9, 2013 Today I want to talk about what I call “Facebook bands”. This isn’t a term, of course, for every artist on Facebook (some are fully professional and use the site extremely well), but rather a term to describe those who misuse Facebook in predictable and typical ways, dooming themselves to stay on Facebook permanently without any outside exposure. Self-imposed social media prison.
Facebook, Social Media tagged Facebook, Marketing, spamming April 8, 2013 This article was co-written by Jon Ostrow and Ariel Hyatt
After our recent discussion surrounding the major obstacles that are stopping your effective growth on your Facebook fan page, we introduced a new two-part series focused on data relating to Facebook engagement and visibility that shines a spotlight on the harsh reality that is Facebook-centric community building.
April 6, 2013
The Music Industry
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Jon Ostrow & Ariel Hyatt: 6 Shocking Reasons Your Facebook Fans Aren’t Engaged [Part 1 of 2] Chancius Drzewucki: Deconstructing Alex Day’s Success
MTT News & Announcements tagged MTT community April 2, 2013 I’ve recently become intrigued with DIY, Youtube sensation Alex Day. Coverage of his ongoing artistic success has been popping up here and there for the last year and I finally sat down to review and digest the different possible factors that have led to his success in hopes of revealing a path I may be able to co opt for my own musical efforts.
Creating a Strong Community tagged Independent, Indie, YouTube, success April 1, 2013 This article was co-written by Jon Ostrow and Ariel Hyatt
Last week, we discussed some major obstacles that are stopping your effective growth on your Facebook fan page.
Facebook is making it almost impossible for the non-advertiser to create effective engagement, but there is no doubt that there is also human error involved as well. Take a look at last week’s article for a full breakdown.
The reaction from that article made us realize something…
March 30, 2013
The Music Industry
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Jon Ostrow & Ariel Hyatt: The #1 Reason Why Your Facebook Page Isn’t Growing (And 5 others too)
IndieAmbassador.com: A Musicianʼs Mini-Guide to Crowdfunding - What Platform Is Right For You?
Musician Wages: Solving the Symphony Crisis
Tommy Darker: The Rise of the Musicpreneur (Part 1/3)
Brian Hazard: The Weekly Batch
MTT News & Announcements tagged MTT community