Sunday
Apr122015
April 12, 2015 Singrush - Promote Your Music For Free
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April 12, 2015 Saturday
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April 11, 2015 Adaptive Music
Music as we know it today is a ready-mix 2:42 “piece”. It doesn’t need to be like that. It is a result of technical limitations of the early day of sound recording, by 10 inch grammophone discs rotation at 78rpm in 1910.
Thursday
Apr092015
April 9, 2015 Tiopod Rocks
TioPod.rocks is the new online radio made by those who listen to it. Tiopod aims to bring people together and show the best in music talent! Broadcasting live every day from London. Be prepared to get your feet wet!
Wednesday
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April 8, 2015 When Artist Pricing Logic Makes No Sense
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Quick story. In 2002 I was making around 600 radio and TV commercials a year. It paid well because I priced at the value of my time and talent. Tuesday Apr072015
April 7, 2015 Use Music Theory for HS Math CreditMy husband and I are in the process of petitioning our daughter’s HS to allow her to take music theory in lieu of taking Trigonometry. She has aspirations of studying for a BFA in Musical Theatre when she attends college. Music theory would be so much more useful to her choice of career than would trig. I have taken the time to apply each and every Common Core Math Standard to a topic which would be taught in the Music Theory Class. My question, has anyone else thought of doing this? Were you successful? We are confident we can make a case for this and are seeking other musicians opinions. Monday Apr062015
April 6, 2015 Should You Buy Guitar Center's Pro Coverage?Former Guitar Center employees talk about the company’s extended warranty program, Pro Coverage. What do you think of extended warranties?
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instruments | tagged Guitar Center, pro coverage, warranties Monday Apr062015
April 6, 2015 Newbury Comics Scavenger HuntThe Newbury Comics scavenger hunt started March 27th and ends April 6th. The idea of a huge scavenger hunt pre-record store day is genius. Newbury Comic’s scavenger hunt is a laundry list of tasks that one must complete to gain points; the person with the most points wins the grand prize of $500 Newbury Comics gift card. Some of the tasks are taking pictures in front of famous landmarks or a selfie at the storefront of the first Newbury comics. Other tasks are answering trivia questions and doing activities, while taking selfies. in
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April 1, 2015 How to Market Your Music Like Beyonce'Beyonce’ is considered one of the greatest entertainers today. She is known for her captivating stage show, excellent performance skills, and catchy tunes. But Beyonce’ is not only a great entertainer, she ( in
Branding, DIY, Marketing, Social Media, album, entertainment, fans, music , music promotion | tagged Content Marketing, DIY Promotion, album, branding, fans, marketing, music, music promotion, publicity Monday Mar302015
March 30, 2015 How to Increase the Reach of Your MusicClients on board of Symphonic Distribution have a lot of offerings, but above all, they have choice. Our clients can choose when they want to deliver their content and where they want to deliver it. That choice is not easily found with our competitors, as some won’t even let clients have a direct account on a partner that the distributor is not delivering to (we call that ridiculous). in
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March 29, 2015 The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree
When Apple launched iTunes in 2003, Apple addressed the consumer’s wants by giving them the choice of buying a whole digital album or they had the ability to buy a single track from the album. Apple did not start iTunes to sell music, however to sell the hardware that Apple sells, the iPod. Apple has tried to control music sales since day one to raise the demand for Apple products. In the beginning Apple’s iTunes used DRM technology to block out other competitors that sold MP3 players. This would leave consumers dependent on their iPods. In 2005 Thomas Slattery, filed a lawsuit against Apple. This lawsuit stated that Apple broke antitrust laws by using FairPlay. Any music purchased from iTunes would work only with Apple’s iPod, which froze out competitors. Apple has been a dominant force from its music sales since it’s starting point. Apple has flexed its muscles to control music distribution and deals that worked to their benefit. In 2010 Apple’s iTunes store started see a decline in sales for the first time. It was at this time that music streaming service started to come in full swing, at this point Spotify was not even introduced to the US Market. Now the tables have turned and Apple is trying to recreate itself once again to address the consumer’s wants by giving them on demand streaming through their revamped Beats music service. In 2014 iTunes music downloads declined by 14%, while Spotify’s subscriptions increased. Since 2011, Spotify has grown from 10 million subscribers to over 50 million subscribers. I find it funny that the iTunes split of 30/70 will come back to haunt Apple. Basically, the competitor who is stealing streams for downloads is using the same slit. Apple was once making dollar to dollar and now they’re making pennies to the dollar. Apple, along with Beats music, has to show consumers the value of spending money on a subscription service each month. While other competitors give away freemium tiers and lower subscription fees, this is going to be a hard sell, however, not an impossible one. If anyone can introduce a creative, innovative way for consumers to stream music, it’s definitely the folks at Apple.
Contact Information email: jason@jasonkventura.com website: http://www.jasonkventura.com Sunday Mar292015
March 29, 2015 BRASH! Magazine 2016BRASH! - A Music Marketing Blog started in 2012. This blog was designed to provide music marketing tips for Independent Artists as well as provide a platform for exposure by giving exclusive interviews and social media promotions. In 2016, BRASH! is ready to expand to the magazine scene but we need your help. In order to bring this to life we are accepting donations to design, create, and develop a Music Marketing Magazine to increase exposure and awareness for quality Indie Artists. Funds raised will be used for staff memebers (writers, graphics artists, events etc.) as well as the development for the magazine’s platform, both online and print.
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March 28, 2015 Interview: Game Music Composer Matthew PabloViolet Jobs spoke to super talented game music composer Matthew Pablo about breaking into the world of Game Audio. He gives some great tips and advice to aspiring composers. Check out his informative website and excellent tutorials at: www.matthewpablo.com Friday Mar272015
March 27, 2015 How Much Did Kendrick Lamar Make from 10 Million Spotify Streams?With the release of his latest album “To Pimp A Butterfly” Kendrick Lamar broke the record for Spotify streams in a single day with 10 million streams. There’s been much debate in the media over what Spotify pays artists per stream. Some artists claim to have only made $0.0001 per stream while Spotify claims to pay artists $0.006 per stream on average. Thursday Mar262015
March 26, 2015 EPK AnatomyI know what you’re thinking… not another long article about making EPKs… but hold-up…. I’ve made this so you can see what an awesome EPK is made up of: |
