Four musicians share their stories of crowdfunding success and what they learned along the way. Dotted Music: Candice Russell’s Secret To Crowdfunding Success Crowd Scene Podcast: The Glass Child Shares Her Crowdfunding Secrets Launch And Release: Terra Naomi’s $50k Indiegogo… Continue Reading
If you’re an aspiring dj there aren’t many great options for legally sharing your show and making sure artists get paid. Mixcloud is the leading independent platform for not only building your brand but going straight to fans with your licensed… Continue Reading
“Patreon Panel – How to Get Fans” I haven’t done any roundups of music crowdfunding or direct-to-fan news in a while. Here’s a whole bunch of stuff I’ve been bookmarking for months including some tips pieces and info on new… Continue Reading
A Press Release from Playmoss: Playmoss presents a service that allows labels, artists and promoters to create subscription clubs for their followers. The web and app become an integral community designed so that a professional can offer digital music, physical… Continue Reading
Music Biz Blogs is a fairly simple site I launched years ago that features a combined feed of music business blogs that indie and DIY musicians should find quite useful. Today, in addition to checking the blog list to see who’s… Continue Reading
A Guest Post from Word of Mouth: Word of Mouth, an 8-piece music ensemble from Savannah, GA, has printed a thousand copies of their record on vinyl… to give them all away for free. Here’s the kicker; each record is… Continue Reading
Guest Post and Infographic from QRATES. Vinyl is an experience, all vinyl collectors know it, and it’s making a huge comeback. Sales have been growing faster than any other format in recent years. 11.92 million units were sold in the… Continue Reading
A guest post from ArtsFunding.ca: In 2012 the ArtsFunding.ca team created TheJazzBox.ca for jazz distribution. They learned a lot about music distribution and what artists and musicians need to continue making great art and music, a concrete way to share… Continue Reading
“Team Musikee In A Playful Moment” More direct-to-fan news with a guest post from Musikee: Musikee is a new direct-to-fan platform where bands and musicians involve their fans in online and offline promotional activities in exchange for exclusive rewards. “Crowdfunding… Continue Reading
Can I just say I love PledgeMusic’s work? And I love the fact that they’re building by acquiring two great companies, NoiseTrade and Set.fm, who have also made strong moves to support musicians and direct-to-fan relationships. I haven’t been running… Continue Reading