Understanding The Most Common Music Contracts
Navigating the intricate world of music contracts is a crucial skill for artists, songwriters, and industry professionals. These legally binding agreements will make or break your bank account and your future. Terms of recording deals, publishing rights, live performance guarantees,…
Why You Shouldn’t Rely On Streaming To Make Money
How do artists get paid for streaming music? Streaming music platforms do not pay artists directly. They pay royalties to the companies distributing the music; those companies then pay artists a percentage of that. That’s the simple version. If the…
Fake Dating Profile? Meet The Fake Musicians
If there’s a way to make money off the internet, someone will find it. I worked in the radio and television industry when I was younger, and learned through real world experience that the rules between aspiring artists and media/data…
Make Real Money With Zoom Parties
We all know how it went down; virtual music events became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic when in-person events were not possible. These virtual events allowed musicians to keep in contact with their fans and perform live from the comfort…
Why Concerts Are Becoming Unaffordable For Most People
David C Lowery, a working musician of over 40 years and senior lecturer at the University of Georgia wrote an article back in 2016 about the financial logistics of touring. He’s got extensive experience in quantitative finance and entrepreneurship in…
Do You Need A Spotify Superfan Club?
The first quarter of 2024 will see Spotify no longer paying streaming royalties to artists who don’t hit above 1,000 annual streams. While this is a totally doable number to reach for indie artists, it does start to feel like…
Do You Really Need Management?
Not everyone has the resources or the following required to obtain artist management. If you are one of those people, however, you do not have to give up the hope of building a career just because you can’t afford a…
Knowledge Runs The World, But Wisdom Guaranetees The Empire
There’s a difference between knowledge and wisdom that can become the secret weapon of success for anyone walking this earth; in any relationship, in any industry, in any situation. Our world runs on knowledge today. We have it at our…
Let Your New Doppleganger Stand In For You
The precious Quad Cortex and Neural DSP Plugins use artificial intelligence to learn and generate near-perfect clones of popular amps and tone styles belonging to popular music artists. Many Nashville songwriters are using chatGPS to rewrite songs and get entire…
Five Genius Ways to Self Promote in 2024
Smart online collaborations provide fuel for your self-promotion engine. Just be selective about partnerships that align with your music or art. Pooling resources will save you time and money in your marketing strategies. Hook up with possible partners for 2024,…