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Why Direct 2 Fan?

Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien, solo artist Zoe Keating, manager Emily White and more artists, managers and experts on why direct-to-fan is the way forward.

Expanding The Reach Of Shadow On Star’s Music Video And Leveraging Resources Through Collaborations

A musician’s marketing strategy typically limits itself to the music community because, well, it’s seems to be the no-brainer plan of action.

10 Commandments Of Independent Music Making

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

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.

Keith Olsen On Success In Music: ‘Being Good Isn’t Good Enough. You Have To Be Great’

Here is one inspirational quote we found in the Keith Olsen interview Ultimate Guitar writer Joe Matera did not so long ago.

An Unlikely Collaboration: Album Launches, Live Streams, And Florence And The Machine

You have the traditional news outlet in the London Guardian, the mysterious new digital media companies, and the media heavyweight BSkyB. Florence and the Machine definitely has media support for the release of Ceremonials.