Music Industry
A Touch of R&B and Soul
From Clark A. Thomas Rump shaker, party maker, Quincy and Ray said “let the good times roll.” With hardcore grooves and beats “Juice” is whatever flavor you choose to drink. The horn section riffs are of a Jacksons type vibe with an Earth, Wind, and Fire touch; along with funky James Brown guitar riffs. The…
Read MoreWhy Do Rappers And Singers Choose To Buy Rap Beats Online?
From Lenor Peter Are you a rapper or an aspiring rapper curious about where to source for beats? Are you a music producer or an enthusiast curious about the reasons why many artists are choosing to buy beats online? For any of the above reasons or others, one of the undeniable trends in the music…
Read MoreLas Vegas Style Cover Bands Rock Industry Standards
From Bill Clarke Across the road from a cola bottle made of lights, I sat with a little darlin’ who captured my attention several years before. She was made for me lovely, bodacious as they come, and ready to rock the night away – in my dreams. In reality, we’d crossed 7 decades a few…
Read MoreResurgent Of Old School Music That Moves You
From Clark A. Thomas After several decades of disappearance, over thirty plus years; thirty-six to be exact, there has been an resurgent in some old school music that moves you. Back in the day in the late spring of May the latter part of that month in the year1983 there was a group from out…
Read MoreOnline Branding for Musicians How to – Why Branding Your Band Is Essential
From Ken Cavalier Before I begin writing this article, I’d like to say that most artists and musicians are sometimes intimidated with the word BRAND. A lot, or even most, have no idea what it means or what it is, and most importantly how crucial it can be to setting themself apart from all of…
Read MoreMusic Industry Sharks – How to Uncover the Unscrupulous Many in the Music Business
From Ken Cavalier There are a ton of people out there claiming to be music marketing experts, music publicity experts, and social media experts. Yep – Literally thousands upon thousands. When it comes to marketing and publicizing your music you have a wide variety of good choices. RIGHT? Wrong – tons of choices – yes…
Read MoreAre Music Reviews and Music Press Helpful Tools in Promoting Your New CD Release?
From Ken Cavalier Well, some might say that by asking me, you may be asking the wrong person. As a professional music publicist and music marketing consultant myself for hundreds of successful independent music artists, I can only tell you what I have experienced over the last 27 years plus of doing this for independent…
Read MoreWhy We Immortalize Artists/Musicians Who Died in Their Prime
From Van Nchogu Whichever genre you listen to (Reggae, Hip-hop, Hard Metal, Rock n Roll, Soul, Jazz, Classical etc.) there’s always an Artist(s) who at their Peak Revolutionized the industry and inspired a generation with their Lyrics, Talent, Songs, Personality, and Performance. They were like demi gods in their prime worshiped by legions of fans…
Read MoreWhy Business Cards Are Useful To Musicians
From Dominic Benavides Why Musicians Should Use Business Cards Business cards, we’ve all had them. Some of us swear by them, others say “neh” and do away with them. Whatever type you are, I’m sure someone’s handed you one at some point. And you probably thought, “what the hell am I supposed to do with…
Read MoreMusic Licensing – What, How and Why It’s Important for Your Business
From Mark Malekpour Music licensing commonly refers to ‘royalty free music’ or ‘production music’. This is music that has been written and produced with the sole purpose of being used in another project. Anyone can then license this music for a fee, to use in their project. What about commercial music? Commercial music, written and…
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