December 5, 2020 
December 3, 2020 When you review your audio files, you check for various qualities, including content, likability, and sound. The space you choose to listen to the recordings should be clutter-free, soundproof, comfortable seating, and free of distractions. The goal is to form an impression from your audios, look for tips to enhance the recordings, and find what works perfectly. Below are some tips to use when organizing your music room to review your audio recordings.
December 3, 2020 If you are looking to sell music, merch, and tickets to your online music shows, as well as grow your fanbase into a paying audience, Show4me is the place to be. The platform offers musicians, bands, and representatives a solid set of pro tools to engage the audience and run a music business.
December 3, 2020 Musical instruments and equipment are expensive. In an ideal world, you could keep them in a controlled environment like your home or a studio and only take them out when you need them. Unfortunately, most musicians don’t live like that, so you’ll often find yourself trying to keep your equipment dry in the pouring rain as you move in and out of gig venues. What can you do to protect your instruments from water damage?
Advice, Music Gear tagged gear, instruments, keeping gear safe, music equipment, safe December 1, 2020 SEO is the process of making your content visible and appealing to search engines such as Google. The acronym stands for “Search Engine Optimisation” and it is exactly that. SEO is an art of optimising your content so that it will rank high on search results and bring you in organic traffic, which is traffic you don’t have to pay for!
November 25, 2020 David Franz is a California-based music business entrepreneur, producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, and educator. He is the founder of the record label Underground Sun and co-founder of Underground Sol record label. David writes, produces and engineers music for a wide range of artists in the Soul, Rock, Electronic, Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop, and Americana genres. His music has been heard in prime time TV shows, multi-million dollar movies, advertisements for Fortune 500 companies, and through speakers around the world. He also hosts “Underground Sun Live with David Franz,” a monthly music-based live stream variety show and docu-series, and “The Mixdown,” a web series about music production and music business.
November 21, 2020 
MTT tagged MMTT Recap, MTT November 19, 2020 The key to wielding magic with your website or app is to create an unforgettable experience. Wondering how to do that? The word is human-centered design.
November 19, 2020 Since 2018, UMEK has produced eight #1 tracks and 46 tracks that charted among Beatport’s Top 100. His label, 1605, launched 13 years ago, is also among the Top 10 labels on Beatport, signing rising talent such as Cosmic Boys, Space 92, and Teenage Mutants.
It’s one of the biggest comebacks any techno artist and label have made in recent years. How did they do it? By combining their 30-year industry experience and talent with data science – something that most of the music industry still sleeps on.
Music Business, Music Business Models, Promotion tagged Music Data, analytics, beatport, data, music business, umek, viberate November 18, 2020 November 16, 2020 Musicians have been hit hard throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as several parts of the world are seeing a second surge of the virus, lockdowns and canceled shows don’t seem to be going away any time soon.
So, many musicians have had to find ways to perform while keeping themselves and others safe. One of the best ways to do that is to perform at home. While having small house shows (especially outside) is possible, if you want to reach your fans all over the world, utilizing technology is necessary.
Advice, Music Tech, Studio Technology tagged Advice, pandemic, space, studio, technology November 14, 2020
November 12, 2020 Nicky Romero and Universal Music/Virgin Records Germany announce one of the most exciting brand partnerships in dance music and release the first single “Nights With You.” The Dutch heavyweight has been releasing some of dance’s biggest hits for over a decade, and now he is stepping into an incredible new chapter by joining Universal Music/Virgin Records Germany in a modern and hybrid approach to releasing Nicky Romero’s crossover material. With the additional support of Universal Music/Virgin Records Germany for his releases, Nicky will expand his reach and impact across the globe while maintaining his creative control.
November 12, 2020