Wired has put together an excellent multi-media article about Radiohead's recent experiment and the music business in general. Byrne: What about bands that are just getting started? "Don't sign a huge contract that strips you of all your digital … [Read more...]
Radiohead Says Name Your Price, But They Are Not The First
Radiohead is releasing their new album In Rainbows next week for any price you want to pay! But they're not the first. Canadian art-pop singer, Jane Siberry, sells her music through an honor-payment system. The Freakonomics blog points out how her … [Read more...]
Don’t Sign With A Label – Dick Dale
The minute you sign your name, you lose all the rights to your music and you'll never see a dime. -Dick Dale "The King Of The Surf Guitar" has spoken. Forget about becoming famous and become a business man. Found via Boing Boing … [Read more...]
Get Your Next Album Paid For With SellABand
TechCrunch reports that SellABand just might be working. But a few months later, wow. 2700 bands from all over the world have signed up, and four have already reached the $50,000 mark and have recorded albums (Nemesea, Cubworld, Second Person and … [Read more...]
The Best of The Graham English Blog 2006
Here's the final entry to my 2006 Celebrations and Reflections series. According to my stats, these are the top 20 most popular posts of 2006. Have a happy New Year! How To Be An Expert Your Goals As Waveform What is RSS and Why Do I … [Read more...]
Top Music Business Articles of 2006
Learn how to promote and market your music, self-publish your music, and make your music business grow in 2007 with these tips from my top music business articles of 2006. Searching For Other Musicians To Play With? Try … [Read more...]
Weekly Music Business Podcast
Find out more: Music Business Radio - Weekly Podcast Now Available Current show features Dez Dickerson. Dez is probably best known as the lead guitarist and musical director for Prince and the Revolution, but has worked with a number of artists … [Read more...]
Want To Be A Virtual Rock Star?
Warner Bros. is looking to promote bands in virtual worlds. Warner Bros. Records is looking to create Second Life environments for some of its bands, judging this blog post by its director of technology, Ethan Kaplan. Kaplan writes that he wants to … [Read more...]
Your Music Will Sell In Japan?
I have been speaking with a business friend of mine, Greg Percifield. In case you don't know him, he's the owner of Music Forte Inc. We were discussing various CD distribution companies, and the problems that existed in that field of the music … [Read more...]
In all cases, there’s more money performing than recording
This is a really good article from one of my favorite blogs. In all cases, there's more money performing than recording: Sillerman established himself in live performance, and those stripes shined brightly during the keynote. "In all cases, there's … [Read more...]