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March 20, 2020 Introducing The Takeover, the music festival the Corona Virus can’t stop. Incredible artists takeover the Right Chord Music Facebook page to play a special live show, while the world watches from their couch or sofa. (May 8,9,10th)
festivals | tagged music festival, music marketing, online music festival July 20, 2017 Iceland Airwaves has announced Mumford & Sons as its Sunday night headliners. These internationally renowned Gentlemen of the Road will bring Reykjavík’s original and best festival to a rousing close on November 5, following in the footsteps of former Airwaves Sunday night headliners PJ Harvey, Hot Chip, The War On Drugs, and The Flaming Lips.
festivals | tagged festivals, iceland airwaves, mumford and sons May 20, 2014
Booking regular shows is an essential part of being a musician when expecting to be heard by the public, and a question we here at Phosphene Productions get asked a lot about. Though everyone has their own technique when it comes to finding the perfect show, many artists new to the scene should devise a “template” to work by and to keep yourself organized when contacting so many different people.
Our goal in this article is to give you a sort of template to use when beginning to develop your own booking strategy, and by the end you should have all the necessary information to kick off your gig.
Band Marketing, Booking Agents, DIY, DIY Artist, DIY Promotions, Education, Funding, Gigs, Indepedendant Artist , Information, Life in the Music Business, Live Music, Making money from music, Management, Marketing, Marketing 101, Music Industry, Music Management, Musicians Resources, Musicpreneur, Performance, Promotion, Realistic Music Careers 101, Research, The Business of Independent Music, Tips, Touring, Touring and Gigging, Tutorial, Unsigned Bands, Viral Growth, booking, earn a living playing live music, entrepreneurship, festivals, how to, independent music, music business, music festivals, public relations, recording studio, tour | tagged Band, agent, booking, booking a tour, booking agent, booking bands, booking fees, business, gig, live, marketing, show May 8, 2014 Festival preparation for musicians goes beyond renting the van and finding a place to sleep. For instance, are your songs copyrighted? Did you know that you should be getting paid royalties for your performance? Here are four things you should do to secure your intellectual property before you pack your bags this summer.
Copyright, festivals | tagged copyright, festival, performing rights organization October 23, 2013 We know that in the grand scheme of things, you just want to close your eyes, feel the beat and let your body move to the music. Anything worn to an EDM festival should be loose, light and comfortable because you will be on the dance floor all day and all night long. With the strobe lights going, you will want to wear fun, bright colors that catch the light and let you stand out in the crowd. Looking sexy has never been easier with some of these favorite club wear apparel pieces.
festivals | tagged dance music, edm, festivals, music festival April 15, 2013 Money. Let’s face it: most artists aren’t very good with it. Most of us don’t have much to invest into our music career (relatively speaking), and when we do, we tend to throw it at some random opportunities without a larger strategy in mind.
Take, for instance, submission fees to music festivals. Each year, thousands of artists spend over $100 in application fees or subscription costs to EPK sites, in hopes of getting a show at SXSW, CMJ, Bumbershoot, or other large festivals. Personally, I think festivals are overrated in terms of importance for your career, but if you really want to get in, try reading this guide: How to Get Into SXSW.
You can easily spend $100 on strings, picks, or sticks. You could even buy a cheap electric guitar. Or, if you were riding in my tour bus, $100 almost covers the gas from Portland, OR to Seattle, WA.
Advice, Album Release, Artist Development, Artist FYI, Band Marketing, Breaking into the industry, Budgeting, Business, Competitions, DIY, DIY Artist, DIY Promotions, Endorsements, Indepedendant Artist , Information, Innovation, Investing In Your Music, Life in the Music Business, Management, Marketing, Marketing 101, Music Business Plan, Music Industry, Music Licensing, Music Strategy, Online Marketing, Radio Play, Touring, Touring and Gigging, artist, booking, conferences, earn a living playing live music, festivals, independent music, indie musician motivation, managing money, merchandise, music business, music festivals, music marketing, radio, sxsw, tour | tagged Artist, album review, band money, banner, booking, books, cmj, consultation, merch, merchandise, money, music biz April 1, 2013 The biggest thing in common between these types of acts, aside from the volume of drugs consumed, is the level of mastery in connecting fans with fans. Let’s take a quick look at three different types of fan interaction:
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