PlayFi Lets Bands Play Shows Online and Sell Tickets

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PlayFi Lets Bands Play Shows Online and Sell Tickets

No Comments 20 May 2012

There’s a promising-looking new online music outfit out of Australia whose main premise is to help bands sell tickets to online shows, which they can then webcast using their own equipment to fans worldwide, or just in specific regions. PlayFi is a fairly standard online music store that lets fans set prices for MP3s and sell them while giving 30 percent to PlayFi, which is the standard deal.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Crowdfunding

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A Beginner’s Guide to Crowdfunding

No Comments 20 May 2012

With the growing success of services like Kickstarter, RocketHub and IndieGogo, crowdfunding is increasing in popularity amongst musicians, event promoters and filmmakers as a way to raise money for new projects online.

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Expand Your Gig Opportunities with Alternative Venues

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Expand Your Gig Opportunities with Alternative Venues

No Comments 20 May 2012

Some big-city folks out there may have a hard time imagining a town without a “proper” music venue; but, in fact, those towns make up most of this country– and, I’ll bet, any country. A small music scene probably doesn’t warrant a full-time music club. Realistically, it might not be possible to build the kind of infrastructure necessary to support one.

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Music Video Tips from a Professional Commercial Shoot

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Music Video Tips from a Professional Commercial Shoot

No Comments 20 May 2012

Ever wonder how much work goes into 30 second professional commercial shoots? Answer: A staggering amount of time, sweat, money, and energy.

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Monetize Your Music Videos

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Monetize Your Music Videos

No Comments 17 May 2012

Both Evinar and Gyroskope are services that musicians can use to monetize streaming video. Evinar focuses on livestreaming via Facebook while Gyroskope features videos for which customers pay to stream as often as they like. Neither service is exclusive to musicians but both seem potentially useful to musicians attempting to diversity their revenue streams.

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5 Powerful Music Apps That Should Make Middlemen Nervous

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5 Powerful Music Apps That Should Make Middlemen Nervous

No Comments 17 May 2012

In the early days of Web 1.0 beta (i.e. the ’90s), most of us who were paying attention thought music middlemen were on their way out. Technology on the near horizon allowed bands to sell tickets, merchandise, and recordings directly to fans, while promoting their music through early internet radio, where payola and corporate sway over the FM dial weren’t factors.

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Bandsintown Allows Artists To Add Tour History To Facebook

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Bandsintown Allows Artists To Add Tour History To Facebook

No Comments 17 May 2012

Artists can now automatically add their tour history to their timeline, Tour Dates tab and official website with a single click. Fans can then click the new “I Was There” button to add the event to a personal concert history displayed on their own timeline.

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