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Archive for Music Marketing
Below you’ll find posts that deal with how musicians be better at marketing their art. Whether it’s shows, merch, music, etc. It can all be found in Music Marketing.
First Look: SXSW 2011
Yesterday was a travel day for me. Just when I thought I had missed all of the Wednesday night festivities, I walk out on Sixth Street in my pajamas and captured this. Viva SXSW!
Flying High to South By
It’s early Wednesday morning and I’ve just cleared the runway at Newark Liberty International airport in Northern New Jersey. Final destination? Austin, Texas of course, for my first ever trip to South By Southwest.
The Best iPad Apps for Music Discovery
The April 2010 release of the Apple iPad has created a huge play for tons of computer manufacturers to enter the tablet arena. I’ve tested some of the unreleased machines that have been created to compete with the iPad including BlackBerry’…
When A Hobby Becomes A Job
When I was ten years old I wanted to be a professional basketball player. I became a life long Knicks fan (for better or worse) and carried that dream with me into my early teens. At which point I realized that I didn’t want to do the work that c…
A Sample Music Business Plan for Your Band
I just got home from a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with my mother, sister, brother, niece and nephew in Franklin Park, New Jersey. The roads were slick from an early snow shower that turned to freezing rain. As I was driving home it dawned on me that…
Small Business Jobs Act for Musicians
Today, President Obama signed a bill into law that will increase the maximum size micro loan for small business from $35k to $50k. This opens a huge door for musicians who treat their art like business ventures and not expensive hobbies.