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This is a guest post by Brian Mazzaferri My name is Brian, I'm in a Nintendo-Pop-Rock band called I Fight Dragons, and we currently get over 200 new fans

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Musformation - Daily Musicians News, Tips, Gear, Business and Gossip

Musformation - Daily Musicians News, Tips, Gear, Business and Gossip

Musformation - Daily Musicians News, Tips, Gear, Business and Gossip

Musformation - Daily Musicians News, Tips, Gear, Business and Gossip

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Rock band Chester French reaches its fans with the help of an unlikely tool: Salesforce.com.

Helienne Lindvall: Unsigned acts such as the Boxer Rebellion and Ani DiFranco prove it's possible to launch an international career independently - but it requires savvy management and a strong work ethic

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It's a well established fact that seach engine optimization, or SEO, is an important tool for building an online presence and attracting more traffic to your website. To learn more about SEO, see Dave Hahn's Search Engine Optimization for Musicians. As he mentions, musicians needn't be overly concerned with SEO on their own website if it's for mostly promotional and informational purposes. This is very true, and the last thing a working musician needs is one more distraction from their instrument. However, the concepts are important to understand as you expand your internet presence because better optimization helps more people find your music. In this article, we'll apply these concepts outside the musician's website and into other online communities. Most social networks have their own internal search functions or methods of organizing user profiles. Twitter is an excellent example of a site whose search engine helps not only connects people with common interests, but also allows v...

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Companies are planning to invest in artists who lack record deals and help them find audiences online.

Ariel Publicity / Cyber PR provides affordable internet music promotion, independent musician publicity, internet web 2.0 tools & indie music PR to place you and your band on internet radio stations, podcasts, blogs, & more.

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THE BIG EVENTS Isle of Wight June 12-14, Seaclose Park, Newport The summer’s first big, mainstream festival has bagged Neil Young before he sets foot in Somerset, plus the Prodigy, Razor

A report to be published in the International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising says that longer, higher quality free music samples engage more listeners and reduce the number of "free riders". Ask any food manufacturer, free product samples give...

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to The NPD Group, a leader in market research for the entertainment industry, teens (age 13 to 17) acquired 19 percent less music in 2008 than they did in 2007. CD

What the “new music experts” don’t tell you.

A detailed + honest look at hip hop in 2009 - competition, marketing, album sales, downloads, grinding and how to build a profitable career in an over crowded genre.

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The guest post below was written by my friend, Greg Rollett of Endagon Innovations. Greg writes regularly on Gen-Y Rock Stars, a Social Music Marketing Blog and Resource for indie musicians. To get a free copy of his Social Media Sites for Musicians and the Rock Star Tool Kit, go here. If you'd like to reach Greg directly, please send him an email (rollettmarketing [at] gmail [dot] com). (confused music photo by Adam Schilling) Do Bands and Musicians Understand What is Happening Online Right Now? I ask myself this question everyday when I see all of the small companies, corporations, brands and innovators taking advantage of tools, resources and conversations that are happening every second of every day online. I get scared when I see musicians still parking their homepage on Myspace, blasting out self promotions with no regards to getting real fans to have conversations with and not accepting feedback from that promotion. We can start with Twitter, since everyone from the president ...

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Music nomad is a comprehensive network for musicians and music business professionals. Here all musicians can receive support and access to thousands of resources to help them navigate the challenges and maximize the opportunities available to them within the music industry.

I've been thinking a lot lately about how I've become a super-fan of many bands that I listen to. There are so many that I consistently talk about to friends

Recently I got a message from Chill2006, he let me know he'd just successfully posted his ambient music online under the artist name: Susperia-Electrica. I

On Friday morning I dashed off a Daily DIY "Understanding The Value Of Free" which urged indie artists to remember the power of sometimes giving their music away and included a year old clip of Wired's Chris Andersen whose book...

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Metadata is your digital liner notes, embedded in every file. As more music is consumed digitally, both bought and traded, the metadata in those music files

Music Ally - common sense for the digital age. Consultancy and analysis company specialising in digital media and online music. Publishes the MusicAlly report, a crucial intelligence and research document for the entertainment industry.

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Song/album airplay promotion including commercial, specialty/mixshow, and non-commercial stations, syndicated program promotion, and radio advertising from Bryan Farrish Radio Promotion

Some excerpts from an interview on the future of the music industry. I was being specific about one industry, but I think it applies to just about everything:The music industry is really focused on the ‘industry’ part and not so...

How Bands Can Make More Money By Not Putting A Price on a CD

Futurist Gerd Leonhard's Presentation at the Midem 2009 MIDEMNet event: The big issue – How can music & ISPs work tog

From the recent EconMusic Conference - Panelists: Cory Ondrejka, SVP, Digital Strategy, EMI; David Ring, EVP, eLabs, Univesal; Michael Spiegelman, Head of Yahoo Music; Chris Stephenson, GM of Global Marketing, Entertainment Business, Microsoft. Moderator: Ethan Smith, Music Industry Reporter, The...

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor The Broken Robots I am a broken robot and don't know why. Yet what most profoundly perplexes me is whether or not I, myself, am the one that's broken or if it’s the system itself that's...

From sites dedicated to educating you about the history of sampled tracks to quirky video-centric music hubs, and more, here are 18 of the best music tumblelogs.

Here are the top music applications on Facebook courtesy of a neat analytics tool created by AllFacebook.com. Name DAU MAU Daily Growth 1. iLike 411,606 6,148,212 1.44 2. YouTube Video Box 73,654 1,255,992 1.73 3. YouTube Box 27,783 606,932 1.36...

Every week brings the launch of another online service to connect musicians and fans. Beyond spending endless hours on MySpace and Facebook, what are the best affordable online tools to communicate with fans and monetize the relationship? Here are our...

Creativity in Productivity in Creativity

At the end of our MidemNet panel on data last week, we promised to list some resources here. With the help of our great panelists here are some resources to help you explore the wonderful (and important) world of artist...

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In a battered economy, free goods and services online are more attractive than ever. So how can the suppliers make a business model out of nothing?

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Media Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Author & Blogger Gerd Leonhard on The Future of Media, Content, Technology, Communication, Business & Entertainment

Independent artists have long struggled to gain recognition and attract an audience. Without the backing of a major label it can be very difficult for independent artists to obtain radio play time, that is, until now. Podcasting a revolutionary new medium, has opened new distribution channels for independent artists.