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.
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.
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.”
Being the concummate professional, while doing wonders for your professional career, can be a little bland. First off, let’s take a look at the meaning of the world.
Word of mouth. Nothing beats word of mouth. The power of the elusive marketing strategy is immensely effective and one that social media sites like Twitter or Facebook find sustenance in.
With the explosive growth of online social networking in recent years, musicians now have several ways to communicate with their fans. But broadcasting the minutiae of everyday life via tweets is not for everyone – be it the fan, or the musician.
We are happy and proud to present you the first ever Dotted Music ebook, called “10 Truths About ‘Making It’ In Music: From Musicians Who Already Made It.” Several months in the works, this 50+ pages report was written by Ben Brown.
I’ve witnessed friends take a shot in the dark down the promotional route with 100% of them moving onto other professions, but once in a while you meet an individual who defied the statistics.
If you’re an independent artist, let’s face it; unless you have a full-time booking agent and a strong marketing team behind you, you are in charge of sales and marketing.
