Daily Bite #107 Off the top of your head, what are the three hottest music trends right now? Don’t know? Don’t care? As somebody that wants to make music your career, you should. Your indifference is actually hurting your chances of producing music that sells. Even if you think you specialize in a genre that […]
Daily Tip #106 Next to a phone call, email is the most direct and powerful way a music professional or artist can communicate with their industry contacts. Even with the constant barrage hitting our inboxes everyday, email click-through rates are still about 20x higher than engagement on any social platform. An email relationship therefore needs […]
Daily Tip #105 It seems like every week there is a new website, app, or social network that you “need” to pay attention to. Many flame out quickly, but here are two sites musicians in 2020 definitely need to pay attention to, and one you’ve probably been underestimating. MusicBrainz (www.musicbrainz.org) – Once you can get […]
Daily Tip #104 There are really two categories of file formats – compressed (small file sizes) and uncompressed (larger file sizes) – and each have their unique use. The most well-known compressed file formats are MP3 (MPEG layer 3), WMA (Windows Media Audio), and M4A (Apple’s proprietary format). Because of their small size, they’re great […]