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Open Letter From OK Go, Regarding Non-Embeddable YouTube Videos

January 20, 2010 By Graham English

The catch: the software that pays out those tiny sums doesn't pay if a video is embedded. This means our label doesn't get their hard-won share of the pie if our video is played on your blog, so (surprise, surprise) they won't let us be on your blog. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose, Technology Tagged With: bands, EMI, major labels, Music Business, Music Industry, Music Promotion, OK Go, Video, YouTube

Brian Eno On The End Of An Era

January 18, 2010 By Graham English

I think records were just a little bubble through time and those who made a living from them for a while were lucky. There is no reason why anyone should have made so much money from selling records except that everything was right for this period of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Music Education, Opinion, Prose, Technology Tagged With: Brian Eno, future, future of music, interviews, Music Business, Music Industry

The New Music Business Model: Imogen Heap

August 18, 2009 By Graham English

Enter: Imogen Heap. Some people may recognize Imogen as the beautiful vocalist of Frou Frou. Others may be familiar with her song “Hide & Seek” or the song she wrote for The Chronicles of Narnia, “Can’t Take it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: Blogging, flickr, Imogen Heap, marketing, Music Business, music marketing, TweetUp, Twitter, vlogging

trent_reznor: my thoughts on what to do as a new / unknown artist

July 11, 2009 By Graham English

I thought I missed the boat in reporting this but Trent keeps adding updates so it's worth checking back on this veteran's guide to budding artists. This was written on a bumpy Euro-bus ride across the wilderness - may ramble a bit but I think the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: Ian Rogers, Music Business, Music Industry, NIN, Nine Inch Nails, The Beastie Boys, TopSpin, Trent Reznor

Trent Reznor On Digg Dialogg

April 8, 2009 By Graham English

Trent Reznor talks about the music business and more. Trent Reznor On Digg Dialogg UPDATE: The NIN iPhone app is live! http://tinyurl.com/ninaccess RT @trent_reznor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Digg, Digg Dialogg, interviews, iPhone, iPhone apps, iTunes, Kevin Rose, Music Business, NIN, Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor

A Big Day For DIY Artists

July 9, 2008 By Graham English

This announcement comes from Last.fm today: This is a big day for DIY artists as it 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. We're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: artists, Business, DIY, iTunes, Last.fm, money, Music Business, music marketing, Music Publishing, musicians, podcasting, podcasts, royalties

Tempered Enthusiasm For 1,000 True Fans

April 25, 2008 By Graham English

Kevin Kelly is back with some feedback on his article, 1,000 True Fans, by musician Robert Rich. So let's look a bit at the finances. If I can make about $5-$10 per download or directly sold CD, and I sell 1000, I clear a maximum of $10,000 for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: avant garde, Kevin Kelly, long tail, marketing, Music Business, Robert Rich, The Long Tail, True Fans

1,000 True Fans And The Long Tail

March 6, 2008 By Graham English

Kevin Kelly writes that the long tail is a blessing for aggregators (Amazon, Netflix) and consumers. But not so for creators. The solution is to find 1,000 True Fans. A creator, such as an artist, musician, photographer, craftsperson, performer, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: advice, aggregators, Amazon, artists, Business, Kevin Kelly, long tail, marketing, Music Business, Netflix, The Long Tail, True Fans

Seth Godin Draws Some Lessons From The Sinking Music Industry

January 11, 2008 By Graham English

Seth Godin dishes 15 tips to musicians on the cusp between old and new media. The new thing is never as good as the old thing, at least right now Past performance is no guarantee of future success Copy protection in a digital age is a pipe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: advice, Bob Dylan, Business, digital-age, DRM, marketing, Music Business, Music Industry, permission, Seth Godin, tips

Another Great Wired Piece With David Byrne On The Music Business

December 21, 2007 By Graham English

Along the same lines as the Thom Yorke interview, David Byrne lays out the "Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars." There's plenty of audio, a conversation with Brian Eno, another with Radiohead's managers, and there's plenty of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: David Byrne, iTunes, lyric writing, Music Business, Wired

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