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My Music Biz Podcast On Digital Independence

Special thanks to Kasondra K & Jeronimo the two P.I.M.P’s aka Professionals In Music Promotion! Follow them @TODAYSMUSICBIZ + Make sure you sign up for their RSS at http://succeedinmusic.blogspot.com/ & read all their awesome content!

[ More ] March 30th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Food For Thought |

The Age of Engage: An Urban Guide to the Social Music Evolution

Rappers leak music…I leak power points lol. The Age of Engage: An Urban Guide to the Social Music Evolution View more presentations from Danny Dee.

[ More ] March 4th, 2010 | 2 Comments | Posted in Food For Thought |

Trent Reznor Q&A video w/ Kevin Rose on “New Music Biz Models”

Fuck NBC, this is real “must-see tv”! Trent Reznor Digg Dialogg from drawaside on Vimeo.

[ More ] February 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Food For Thought |

Download Greg Rollets “100 Indie Musician Resources”

Cheap Plug: check me out on page 15 Major thanks to the homie Greg for the mention…I promise you I didn’t pay him lol. Follow Greg on twitter. Free Music Marketing Guide Hand Delivers Every Tool and Resource Necessary To Have A Successful Music Career in 2010 A must read for anyone in the music industry [...]

[ More ] January 8th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Press Releases |

Apple Opens iTunes LP And Extras To Developers

iTunes has opened its iTunes LP and Extras platforms to indie artists, labels and developers with a new set of instructions posted on their web site. Automated electronic submission to iTunes LP and Extra will be added in the first quarter of 2010. Until then, the process is manual and limited. An existing iTunes contract [...]

[ More ] November 27th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Industry News |

$10,000 in 48 Hours (without a fuckin label)

This is a guest post by Brian Mazzaferri Brian Mazzaferri here, Lead Singer / Songwriter / NES-Player from Chicago NES-Rock band I Fight Dragons.  You may remember me from “How to get 200 new fans in a week“. Well, it’s been a good while, and our mailing list has continued to grow.  In fact, it’s more [...]

[ More ] November 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Guest Posts |

MixMatchMusic Launches MobBase: iPhone Apps for Artists

The MobBase iPhone app for musicians launched today with an exclusive partnership with IODA, one of the world’s leading digital distributors of independent music and film, and with broad support from top indie music labels including Controlled Substance Sound Labs, Welk Music Group,Vanguard Records and SMC Recordings.  MobBase is the new service for musicians that makes it easy and inexpensive [...]

[ More ] November 4th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Food For Thought |

A Rappers Guide to Surviving Online

Consistency: Your online profiles should all have the same look and feel as your main page and be linked to one another. Online profile pages are not a substitute for owning your own domain at yourbandname.com!  The longer a fan spends on your pages, the stronger the connection to your music and career. Your standardized package [...]

[ More ] September 19th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Food For Thought |

How To Pimp Your Youtube Channel

YouTube() recently redesigned channel pages to make them more dynamic and easier to customize. The beta channels are now a hodgepodge of your uploads, favorites, playlists, and numerous in-channel editing options. Should you upgrade to the new design, you have a greater chance of creating an eye-catching channel that’s likely to keep your viewers engaged [...]

[ More ] September 5th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Food For Thought |