Indie Artist-Defining Success. Defining what success means to you is the first requirement for being successful. This is one of the biggest challenges that indie musicians face today. What needs to be understood, however, is that there is no standard procedure to follow in order to be successful. Most commercial ventures get swallowed up by […]
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Indie Artist. Being indie means independent thinking, making music and related decisions based on your own internal compass instead of following outside voices. It is about a self-representation that highlights your uniqueness as an artist. Indie is not just about music and art. It is more than what bands you listen to and what you
Merch Sale Tips! The holiday season is here and in this series of blogs, I am taking the opportunity to share experiences about increasing your online merch sales. Don’t miss out the people who’ve never bought your stuff or even heard of you. It is important to encourage your supporters to share your music “with
Holiday Season Merch Tips. Gratitude and humbleness will take you a long way in the indie music industry and open doors to success, so will sounding professional and politically correct. In my blog 5 Ways to Impress Bookers, I have written about the importance of planning well in advance while booking performances for tours and
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5 Ways to Impress Bookers. Here are 5 ways that you can use to impress venue bookers and give yourself the best chance to get more gigs: Think Ahead of Time Most desirable venues are sold out 3 months in advance. More popular a venue, further in advance should you contact them. Even more so
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Indie Music – Phenomenon of Growth. In response to the lowered demand, the price of audio products for the indie music industry also saw a rare decline from 1982 to 1985. The advances of the Internet have made wide distribution of music easy and affordable, allowing some indie artists to forego the former necessity of
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Indie Music – Revised Ways. Music festivals greatly aided the recent spike in total ticket sales, as larger scale venues and multiple artists allow them to expand their audience and charge a higher price at the same time. Meanwhile, average gross per event within the top 100 has fallen in recent years. This suggests less
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Indie Music – The Shift in Concert Sector. Internet is a great platform for budding indie artists to get noticed and build a fan base. Getting booked at a music festival gives them a chance to connect with a larger audience and bring out their best talent. As discussed in my blog Indie Music –
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Indie Music – Concerts. The drastic fall of record sales in the early 2000s coincided with consecutive record-breaking years in terms of revenue for the concert industry. The more accessible means of distribution and greater opportunities for consumption, while hurting the sale of pre-recorded indie music, may have served as a powerful sampling mechanism for
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Indie Music – Trends in Concert Industry. The regression model discussed in my previous blog Indie Music Industry – Change in Functioning, gives a detailed understanding of the possible relationship of price of indie music videos with record sales of indie music. Initially, only the price of video from 1998-2011 proves statistically significant showing the
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