Graham English

Posts Tagged ‘artists’

A Big Day For DIY Artists

Today marks the first time that musicians not affiliated with a label or royalty collection agency can collect revenue direct from a free streaming music platform. Read on…

1,000 True Fans And The Long Tail

Kevin Kelly writes that the long tail is a blessing for aggregators (Amazon, Netflix) and consumers. But not so for creators. Read on…

How To Become An Artist 2.0

Merlin Mann just pointed to a New York Times Magazine article about Jonathan Coulton and The Hold Steady. These artists are thriving in the post-CD music world through intimate virtual relationships with their fans.
Music promotion through blogs and social networks like MySpace is getting more and more powerful. Managing this vast world of Web 2.0 [...]

WikiMusicGuide

From ehub:
Features artists, bands, songs, albums and a compilation of newsworthy events in the music world. Any music fan and site visitor may be the featured user. Visitors and regulars may edit the artists’ pages, give their own reviews and ratings on albums and tracks. URL: WikiMusicGuide.
If you’re a performing artist, [...]

New Music Model: Amie Street

From Amie Street: Awesome New Music Model:
A lot has happened in the music space recently that suggests a steady progression towards the sale of DRM-free music by the big labels. In my opinion this progression/evolution is inevitable, and will be followed by a reduction in pricing towards zero – services will be able to sell [...]

Best Music of 1900s-1920s as MP3s

From Best music of 1900s-1920s as MP3s:
FoldedSpace has ripped and posted a rare collection of the best music from 1901-1920s and posted it, along with commentary. These public domain songs are delightful, and feature some of my favorite artists, like Billy Murray, who sounds a little like Bugs Bunny, and even an original recording of [...]