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Growing your music business 22 Aug 2013 | 04:43 am
This is a guest post from Andy Hill, CEO of I Like Music My experiences over the past thirty years in the music industry have taught me a thing or two about running an organisation in this tempestuous...
Time for a serious artist living wage-royalty payment mechanism? 1 Aug 2013 | 05:35 am
Last week Thom Yorke set the music streaming business on fire. Now the 30,000 strong musicians union in the UK has started a campaign focusing on fair royalty payments for songwriters and performers s...
Britney vs Rihanna in Social Media Infographic 26 Jul 2013 | 08:05 am
Much as I hate manufactured pop music and especially Briney and Rihanna, the statistics in this inforgraphic are interesting, so TMV thanks Ticketsmove.com for allowing us to post the inforgraphic… So...
7 Ways to Double the Size of Your Fan Base 21 Jul 2013 | 05:18 am
One thing that fascinates me about how bands develop is the ‘leaps’ where a band grows exponentially over a short period of time. Very few bands grow at an incremental rate their whole career – but wh...
Is File-Sharing Still An Issue For The Music Industry? 18 Jul 2013 | 04:57 am
File-sharing was on the tip of everybody’s tongue in the early to mid-2000s. While file-sharing might not be the hot-button topic it was in 2005, the concept is still around and it doesn’t seem like t...
Do Music Streaming Services Cannibalise Al-La-Carte Download Sales? 16 Jul 2013 | 11:56 am
It’s been the 64 tonne gorilla in the room for a while now, however the debate has come to the fore thanks to Thom Yorke stating that he has withdrawn his music from Spotify. Lets be clear though, Yor...
What is the Best Music Distribution Company? 15 Jul 2013 | 07:09 am
One of the most asked, yet inconclusive question among indie artists today is “which music distributor should I use?” – videos answering this topic on YouTube have received tens of thousands of views,...
Merchandise: The Often Overlooked Way To Market Your Band 4 Jul 2013 | 03:58 am
When I say merchandise, you think the usual stuff: t shirts, CDs, and posters being sold at a dingy club to teenagers and concert-goers alike. But is this the best way to get your merch out there? Som...
Artists Are Going Mobile 28 Jun 2013 | 01:22 pm
The music industry is constantly in flux, technologically. From the format each new album is delivered in to the tools with which it was crafted and even printed onto (the somewhat rarely-bought CD)...
Is The Music Industry Prepared For Mobile? 14 May 2013 | 05:20 pm
This is a guest post by Marcus Taylor, founder & director of Venture Harbour. When I logged into my analytics account this morning I was shocked to notice that since January 2013, one quarter of my we...
