Daily Tip #103 Getting your foot in the door is one of the biggest sources of anxiety and frustration to new and upcoming artists. Here are two things you can do when approaching music publishers, libraries and labels to dramatically improve your chances of being heard: #1. Reduce Friction Minimize the steps a prospective A&R […]
Daily Tip #101 As an artist, a lot of work goes into coming up with a good idea, developing the musical structure, giving it the right production, perfecting a mix, and polishing the final product. Wouldn’t you like to leverage that work to maximize the licensing opportunities that music can create? Here’s an idea: While you […]
How you go about spending your time and energy building your career is the determining factor in whether you achieve stardom/notoriety/financial success in music. Here are two extreme (but common) approaches I’ve seen newbies take, that by and large will not lead to long-term success. All your eggs in one basket. With this approach, you […]
“Why would I choose Magnetracks for my music company over another product like Harvest Media, SourceAudio, SynchTank or Songspace? What makes it different?”. – a frustrated music licensing company We’ve heard this question many times, and it’s a natural inquiry, because it seems like there are already several well-established products for creative companies small and […]
Obviously we’re all temporarily living a new forced reality that needs no more explanation. The news is saturated with headlines and stories designed to (rightfully) frighten us and motivate us to take defensive actions to protect ourselves. This is one time where those salacious headlines are probably warranted. But as terrible and historic the current […]