1. Never leave your promo up to the next man. Depending on your point of view don’t count on the label, band or publicist to do their jobs. Do it yourself or it may not get done. 2. Know your niche market(s) or hire/befriend someone who does. 3. Always think of the fans first when [...]
Archive for the ‘Tips’ Category
OK Go and the New Era of Video Content
Posted by @altair02 on October 18th, 2010
One noted rock band is at the heart of a new type of brand-funded content. OK Go, the band behind numerous online viral video successes, is using its online notoriety to work with global electronics company Samsung. “The new primetime is daytime,” Omelet partner/CCO Steven Amato told the audience at a Digital Hollywood panel called [...]
4 Strategies To Kickstart The Music Biz
Posted by @altair02 on September 5th, 2010
The music industry’s recent challenges are well documented at this point – sales are down, piracy abounds and the business models of tomorrow are still being developed. But, amidst these challenges are new opportunities to develop fresh talent, new products and services, and provide a deeper connection with music consumers. Here are four key strategies [...]
Navigaya unveils whizzy Flash music videos service
Posted by @altair02 on May 12th, 2010
There’s been a lot of bad press for Adobe’s Flash technology in recent weeks, but new website Navigaya reminds us why people got excited about it in the first place. Billed as a content discovery service, it’s focused mainly on music videos at launch, running in full-screen and pulling videos in from sites including YouTube, Vimeo [...]
Posted in Music, Music & Marketing, News, Tips, Video 
Tags: Flash, Navigaya, Video, Video Call, Youtube 
No Comments »GQueues: a Google-Oriented Task Manager
Posted by @altair02 on May 11th, 2010
TIP (thanks to LifeHacker) By itself, task manager GQueues is pretty handy—a list-oriented task manager with sub-tasks, due dates, assignments, tagging, and other neat features. But its integration with Google sign-in, Calendar, and Google Apps make it more than just another to-do app. Not everything that GQueues offers is free, as email/SMS reminders, task assignments, [...]
Promote Your Band on Facebook in Just 2 Clicks
Posted by @altair02 on May 11th, 2010
Facebook is a critical promotional vehicle for Artists, as there are more people (and potential fans) using the site every day than almost anywhere else on the internet. As a result, ReverbNation has recently added a new feature that allows any Artist to capitalize on the free promotional opportunities at Facebook in just 2 clicks. [...]
The Potential In Mini-Albums
Posted by @altair02 on March 3rd, 2010
As Billboard previously reported, Blake Shelton’s new release, “Hillbilly Bone“, a six-song mini-album, hits stores today. USA Today is taking note of the uptick in country mini-albums (or EPs, or collections that generally have fewer than ten songs). Luke Bryan, the newspaper points out, released his second “Spring Break” digital EP today. And “country’s Josh [...]
7 Ways to Destroy Your Music Career
Posted by @brunotm on January 7th, 2010
Everybody wants to know the easy, proven steps to music success. Therefore, every expert offers tips and strategies to help you reach your goals. Well, it’s time to shake things up and serve a new audience — which explains why this post takes a look at the dark side: How to ruin your music career [...]
Ten Tips that Every Musician Should Apply to Their Career.
Posted by @altair02 on November 20th, 2009
Loren Weisman, on his own blog, wrote an interesting article that everyone should take a read. “As the holiday season approaches, and we get in to that thing about good will to all, all those other quips about being better people for a moment—which personally, I think should go through out the whole year and [...]
UK sales of music, DVDs and videogames
Posted by @altair02 on March 9th, 2009
These are numbers of UK sales of music, dvds and games. They show the growth of games sales on last 5 years. And it will grow up much more. If are a new band take a look at this table. You’ll might consider developing a game in the future. Don’t need to be for consoles, [...]
