What Is Your Creative Brand?
Artists and authors are talking about creative branding. But what exactly is a brand? And do you have to have one? As a label and publisher, we get a lot of… Read More →
In the Land of the Blind…
- Categories: Art and creativity •
- Tags: art, artist, author, bob dylan, create, creative, creative self, creative work, creativity, erasmus, fear of failure, in the land of the blind, james joyce, musician, perfectionism, perfectionist, possibilities, shortcomings, songwriter, songwriting, wampus, writer, writing •
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- by Wampus
Are you a perfectionist? As you navigate life as an artist, nobody you meet — in collaboration or in competition — is perfect. You know this, yet still set impossibly… Read More →
Think of Your Music as a Service
- Categories: Art and creativity, Music business •
- Tags: 8-tracks, amazon, cassettes, CDs, creative services, digital downloads, ipod, itunes, live performance, music as a service, music streaming, music streaming service, napster, pandora, phonograph, physical media, record collection, recorded music, recording, recording artist, rhapsody, secondary market, spotify, streaming, streaming music, streaming service, vinyl records •
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- by Wampus
As an independent recording artist, do you think of your music as a service or as a product? When the phonograph debuted in 1877, the traditional service of music (live performance) was… Read More →
Uncle Green: Lost and Found
- Categories: Life of the troubadour, New music, Q&A •
- Tags: 3 lb. thrill, 57 records, atlantic records, bill decker, book of bad thoughts, brendan o'brien, foldback, foldback records, great lost album, jeff jensen, matt brown, MCA records, peter mcdade, rycopa, sony music, uncle green, wampus •
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- by Wampus
The legend of the “great lost album” is one of the most enduring in rock ‘n’ roll. In the case of Uncle Green, fondly remembered from their major-label days in… Read More →
Who Needs a Record Label?
- Categories: DIY, Music business •
- Tags: airplay, artist, cd baby, cd manufacturing, create, creative, creative plan, creative planning, creative team, creative work, creativity, digital, digital recording, digital recording studio, direct-to-fan, DIY, graphic design, independent artist, independent artists, independent music, indie artist, indie label, label, labels, labels business, licensing, marketing, marketing plan, music business, music distribution, music label, musician, originality, promotion, record audio, record label, record labels, records, retail, reviews, sales, schedule, Social media, songwriter, songwriting, the music business, tunecore, writer, writing •
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- by Wampus
There has never been a better time than now to be an independent artist. More easily and efficiently than ever, you can build a digital recording studio in your home, connect… Read More →