10 Commandments Of Independent Music Making

December 1, 2011

Here is what I have learned over the last year from my own experience and from leaders and pioneers of this new internet music scene. Here are my current 10 Commandments to reach the goal: Getting Known and Being Paid through the Internet.

Being An Artist In The 21st Century

November 22, 2011

The only territory worth exploring as an artist is the area without the map – the place where you need to lead the way. Art is about the new, the fresh, the exciting.

Defining The Music Industry Crisis

June 29, 2011

The article by Chris Purifoy, Co-founder of the Restoring Music Foundation, and is based upon a crowdsourced research document titled, “Defining the Music Industry Crisis.”

Spotify: Is It Good Or Bad For Musicians? [POLL]

By Andrew Apanov | February 22, 2012

It’s been quite few months since the launch of Spotify in the US, yet debates on this music streaming service don’t show real signs of slowing down.

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S(T)OPA As Perceived By A Law Academic

By Nick Scharf | February 20, 2012

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is part of a seemingly more aggressive legislative strategy designed to combat the unauthorised infringement of IP rights on the Internet along with its (ugly) sisters the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA).

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YouTube Music Branding: 5 Essential Strategies

By Chitraparna Sinha | February 16, 2012

With 48 video hours uploaded every minute, 3 billion videos viewed on an average daily and 70% of traffic coming from non-US countries, musicians cannot ignore the power of YouTube networking.

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Reflecting On Whitney Houston Past and Future

By Samuel Agini | February 15, 2012

Whitney Houston’s talent endeared her to the music industry, ranking her among its most treasured artists. But can the tabloids, bloggers, and record labels resist the temptation to exploit Whitney’s tragedy?