In the Land of the Blind…
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 →
The Artist Compensation Storm
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- Tags: art, artist, artist compensation, artist royalties, cassette multitrack, commercial radio, compensation, content distribution, copyright, copyright royalty board, DAW, digital audio workstation, digital media, digital multitrack, free internet, garageband, indie, indie artist, indie artists, indie music, internet radio, internet radio business, internet radio fairness act, ipad, IRFA, kim dotcom, multitrack, music distribution, music platform, music streaming, pandora, pandora music, pandora radio, recording, recording artist, royalties, royalty payments, royalty rates, technology, the artist, tim westergren, willing buyer willing seller •
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- by Wampus
As sure as dark clouds gather in hurricane season, a storm is brewing around artist compensation. Art and technology are at odds. However, it wasn’t always that way. From the advent… Read More →
Building Context for Your Creative Work
- Categories: Art and creativity, Identity •
- Tags: art, artist, author, bon iver, books, context, creative, creative work, Creatives, energizer bunny, film, human interest, indie, indie artist, indie music, maroon 5, michael bay, music, nick cave, paul thomas anderson, populist, pragmatist, purist, top 40, vincent gallo, wampus •
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Why do you make music? Write books? Make films? You might know, you might not. Either way, you do it for a specific reason. Maybe it’s to explore. Maybe it’s… Read More →
Artistic Courage Is Not Optional
- Categories: Art and creativity, Identity •
- Tags: art, artists, aspiring artists, cat videos, courage, courage to be, creativity, dreams, eleanor roosevelt, fear, identity, indie, indie artist, indie music, music, painting, recording, star trek, what is courage, words with friends, writing •
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- by Wampus
Think for a moment about artistic courage. We’re all busy, right? We have a lot to tend to every day — family, friends, home, job, volunteering, watching cat videos on… Read More →
An Effective Artist Website in 5 Steps
- Categories: Art and creativity, DIY, Interwebs, Music business •
- Tags: aesthetics, art, artist, author, behavior, brand, differentiation, dimensional, effective websites, identity, indie, indie artist, indie music, message, motivation, originality, psychology, recording artist, representation, vision, wampus, web design, website, website construction, writer •
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- by Wampus
If you’re a recording artist or author, what do you see as the purpose of your website? To educate? To inform? To advertise? Think again. While your site might do… Read More →