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Comment on 100 Resources for DIY Musicians from Label 2.0 by John Lowe

John Lowe — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:42:04 +0000

Hi, I am finding this blog very interesting.
Any Independent Artists reading this
should definitly check out Grind Stop http://www.grindstop.com
have really useful tools for promoting your music. that will make your music grind life so much easier.

Comment on The Lower Class Musician by Kevin English

Kevin English — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:17:52 +0000

Hi Brian. Thanks for stopping by!

It’s true. Labels are notorious for not thinking things through. The problem lies with the very nature of music making. Its an emotional response that generally edges the business aspect out of the picture. For musicians, balancing a check book seems to take away from their creative juices. However, there would be a lot fewer struggling artists out there if they bit the bullet and focused on financials on a regular basis.

Great stuff on your label. Keep up the good work!

Best,

Kevin

Comment on The Lower Class Musician by Brian John Mitchell

Brian John Mitchell — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:01:29 +0000

It’s interesting to me not only how few musicians & bands have a business plan, but also labels. You can argue that music is an artistic endeavor & should have the business end out of it, but labels are businesses no matter how big or small. While my business model at Silber Records has needed to shift fairly drastically over the past 15 years, it is necessary to have organized goals. Most importantly skipped by a lot of people starting labels is the ability to do accounting (& seemingly even counting). You need to be able to tell if a release makes or loses money or you’re not helping the artists on the label – you’re coddling them at best & ripping them off at worst.

hrt
Brian John Mitchell

Comment on The Lower Class Musician by The Question of the Decade « eleetmusic – Direction in music, marketing and business

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:12:26 +0000

[...] In an attempt to curb some of these strikes against recording artists today, I suggest that we lower our overhead, adjust our expectations, accelerate our learning and diversify our product offering. All of which should be outlined in a good old fashion business plan. I speak more in depth about this in a recent post on Creative Deconstruction. [...]

Comment on 100 Resources for DIY Musicians from Label 2.0 by wesbnkkmuzik

wesbnkkmuzik — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:53:36 +0000

The list is just great help to indie artist, thanks also for sharing

Comment on Fan Participation and the Democratization of Music by (le pauvre) Grégoire, Eudeline/Birenbaum, iPad, iPhone, marketing félin, OS pour mobiles, réalité augmentée, ouvrir-fichier, boulets sur Facebook, HTML5, Chatroulette, et la cuisine française en reconquête d’image | zdar.net

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:02:04 +0000

[...] Les artistes ont a faire face à une mutation profonde de leur métier. Mais en face, il y ‘a des fans. Et eux aussi passent en mode 2.0. [...]

Comment on Music and Tech Recap – February 2010 Edition by Gabriel Nijmeh

Gabriel Nijmeh — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:54:35 +0000

Thanks Refe… it is tough keeping up with the massive amount of information that comes crashing at us everyday.

Lots of good people helping to pull out the good stuff out of the piles and when you surround yourself with trusted people who are good at curating the information, it should be a lot easier to manage.

I would love to hear from others what are some of the newer sites/tools you’ve come across and/or are using that you think have great potential. For me, Extension.FM is incredible. Been using it everyday since I installed it and I don’t think I can live without it. I’m also still excited to see what kind of progress Playdar.org has this year and hope it really gains some ground.

Comment on Music and Tech Recap – February 2010 Edition by Gabriel Nijmeh

Gabriel Nijmeh — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:48:47 +0000

Hey Nick…

Let’s not forget that radio was the first mobile streaming technology and it isn’t going away anytime soon. Maybe the business people will run radio companies into the ground, but radio will still be around long after.

Terrestial radio may not be considered sexy technology but what you guys are doing will hopefully help bridge the gap with internet based technologies and offer a truly interactive experience.

Best of luck! I will definitely be keeping on eye on your progress.

Comment on Music and Tech Recap – February 2010 Edition by refe

refe — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:03:50 +0000

Great recap Gabe. Love the overview of new music services and apps. Hopefully people are making use of this information – keeping up with all this stuff is impossible, so having it all laid out here is a much needed resource. Keep up the good work!

Comment on Fan Participation and the Democratization of Music by Suzanne Lainson

Suzanne Lainson — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:32:42 +0000

I see a few musicians who excel across a variety of media. David Bryne is one of them.

But I know a lot of musicians who got into music based on a concept of what a music career might be. They want to be the next Bob Dylan, or the next (fill in the blank with a much admired band or artist). And when today’s reality doesn’t fit that expectation, they can’t or won’t change.

The successful musician of the future appears likely to be someone who is social (both on and offline), who knows how to market a variety of products (or who can bring in the right people to do that), and who is willing to share the spotlight in collaborative projects, either with other musicians or with fans/users on line.

We’ll definitely have these successful musicians, but we’ll also have a community of people who just make music. It may not make them a living, but hopefully they’ll be happy just to make music and do something else for income.