Why You Should Be Excited About the Independent Music Industry in 2010

Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by refe.

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Many bloggers and artists seem to be ending 2009 on a note of cynicism. While the year began with a sense of excitement about new possibilities available to artists, the independent music community has begun sounding unusually negative lately, even jaded. It’s like everyone is racing to be the first to declare the DIY revolution [...]

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Creative Deconstruction, the Music Industry and DIY in 2010

Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by refe.

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As 2009 comes to an end I thought it might be a good time to evaluate how things are coming along here at Creative Deconstruction. I began work on the blog around February of this year, and published the first posts in March. Since then I’ve humbly watched as a nice little community has developed [...]

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The Only Reliable Way to Get Your Band Covered on Music Blogs

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by refe.

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Despite my reluctance to chime in, I have noticed an important omission from most of the articles on the subject of music blog coverage. Very few seem to highlight what I consider to be the most effective tool of them all – relationship.

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Music Technology Recap – November 2009 Edition

Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by refe.

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This is a guest post by Gabriel Nijmeh, a business analyst and music technology enthusiast. Another month whips by since Refe first asked me to write the October music tech recap and I’ve really started feeling deja vu. You probably are feeling the same way but doesn’t it seem like we keep discussing the same issues and [...]