It’s Difficult to be Indie. In my blog “Being an Indie Artist” I have shared how, with the availability of free online streaming, it has become increasingly difficult for indie artists to earn money through downloads. Nobody wants to pay for downloads. iTunes pays 70 cents per download. How many downloads can an average indie […]
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Being an Indie Artist. It has never been anything but difficult to be an indie artist. Nowadays, it’s just gotten harder. One look at the news will tell you why. David Byrne, lead artist of the Talking Heads and creator of How Music Works, was in Billboard recently, reacting to the multiplication of websites offering
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Make What You Like. A young indie artist once asked me “Should i release an album no one cares about?” My answer was, no you shouldn’t. YOU should care about it. And that’s all that matters. “I am not responsible for the response this crap gets”. No marketing company has the right to say this to
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E-mail Marketing for Indie Artists. The Day’s Reality If you are an active internet user and are well aware of changes and developments in online networking, you know the principles have changed for business pages and profiles. You can either post your music for free, and become famous within your group, friends and followers, or
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Realise The Change in Marketing. I have already written a bit about the role played by publishers in the success of indie artists in my blog “Publishing Indie Music”. Earning a living out of your art is what every artist wants but is very difficult to achieve, especially in today’s world, when the generation only
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More About Arctic Monkeys. As mentioned in my blog “The Best Known Indie Artists and Bands’, Arctic Monkeys is an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The indie band is known for being one of the first bands to come to public attention via the Internet, representing the possibility of a change in the way new bands
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The Best Known Indie Artists and Bands. Arctic Monkeys is an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The band consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar), Matt Helders (drums, vocals), Jamie Cook (lead guitar, rhythm guitar) and Nick O’Malley (bass, backing vocals). The indie band is known for being one of the first bands to come to public attention via the Internet,
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Making Music With Less Money. There’s an old saying, “Good, fast, cheap. Pick two.” While making your music videos, all indie artists should remember the “You Pick Two” theory. It remains unchanged for most decisions in life. You may get fortunate where a good friend, who is a
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The Evolution of Indie Music. Independent music or Indie music is music produced by an individual, a group or a commercial record label independently, where the recording and publishing is done by the individual, the group or the brand at a smaller and less commercially complicated level. Historically (in the 1960s), Indie music used to
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Publishing Indie Music. Earning a living out of your art is what every artist wants but is very difficult to achieve, especially in today’s world, when the generation only wants to stream or get pirated copies. It is becoming increasingly difficult to earn a name and make ends meet through record sales. In order to
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