Indie Music Royalty. With countries that enforce Neighbouring Rights Laws refusing to pay out funds to a party who does not contribute to the pile, the performers and labels from the United States are missing out on large part of revenue that can be earned as public performance royalty. These royalties are large and new […]
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Are Managers Important for Indie Artists? There are many things that even a DIY artist needs help with. Hence, it is more important than you initially think, to be with the right people. With time, you realise that having the right people around you is as important as having a perfect gear. Be with individuals
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Managing Indie Music. Every song conveys a message – with or without lyrics – whether you care about the message’s significance or not is a different matter. If the song sucks, it obviously doesn’t matter how incredible the video is. However, if the song is great, you wouldn’t require a costly looking video – simply
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Indie Music in 2016. With the invention of technology, new, generally economical recording instruments, more people can take part in the production of music than any time in recent memory. Studio time is costly and hard to get, so most, if not all, of innovation is focused on the home-PC, laptop and iPads. As a
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Indie Artist Getting Creative. “The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.” A lack of meaning at art is a common refrain among today’s artists. It is sad that there are several artists who have been feeling this way for years, even decades. They feel their
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Indie Artist – Career Choices. There will be those inevitable periods when you find yourself in a creative rut, if your music career spans any length of time. The challenge is to know how to work your way out and get back to the business of making your art. Music is not an easy business,
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Digital Indie Music. Computerized music sites empower indie artists to market their music. Artists can offer extensive libraries of downloadable melodies. This, opens doors for independent groups. Internet offer the chance of presentation to new fans and the likelihood of expanded deals through online retailers. Artists can also release music more often and rapidly when
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Promoting Indie Music. No talent scout will ride into your gig on a white horse to discover and rescue you from the maze of talent that this industry is overflowing with. The indie artists better wake up and realize this. You are the only one who will discover you. Along with high quality music, you
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Indie Music Copyrighting. What do you do when you don’t have a label endorsing your music and you need to pick between paying your own bills and paying a studio, publisher or marketing expert? It is becoming increasingly important for indie artists to look at alternative means to generate revenue streams. I have written about
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Financing Indie Music. There are infinite ways that you could use to finance your work, but majority of these options (at least the most practical ones) begin with a really strong development process. The idea here is to package your upcoming work in a way that will make it irresistible to investors, no matter which investor
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