Billboardwanted to take a look back at the artists who have given the most to the music video. The most influential music media brand. ...
A&R has changed drastically over the past several years. Access to independent artists has opened up so much in the digital age, removing many barriers of entry and giving record labels new ways to determine the next star they should sign. This is largely a positive thing for our...
“Rock & roll doesn’t belong on a grid. It belongs on a pulse – a natural pulse,” insisted Linda Perry. Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Linda Perry is best known for her work as the lead singer and chief songwriter of 4 Non Blondes as well as her production and songwriting...
Trends In the Music Industry Watch a great interview of artist manager Scooter Braun and Live Nation’ CEO Michael Rapino about the trends in the music industry. While the revenues of the recorded music industry have been declining, revenues in the live event industry have actually increased over the past...
UK label chief Nick Gatfield gets between 4,000 to 5,000 submissions a year, but only signs 20. What a tough business! Anyway, some interesting insights from one of the largest record labels and how to best approach them....
How good do your song demos have to be before you can pitch them to A&R’s? By David Goldstein. If your song demos sound like demos, don’t pitch them to A&R’s. Seriously, if you’re not investing serious time and money into producing world-class, master-quality recordings of your songs, quit...
Review of the Taxi A&R Music Placement Service by David Goldstein The US-based Taxi A&R music placement service (www.taxi.com) is probably the grandfather of music placement services out there. Founded in 1992 by Michael Laskow, Taxi specializes in solicited leads for recording artists, commercials and also film and television....
Billboardwanted to take a look back at the artists who have given the most to the music video. The most influential music media brand. ...
A&R has changed drastically over the past several years. Access to independent artists has opened up so much in the digital age, removing many barriers of entry and giving record labels new ways to determine the next star they should sign. This is largely a positive thing for our...
“Rock & roll doesn’t belong on a grid. It belongs on a pulse – a natural pulse,” insisted Linda Perry. Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Linda Perry is best known for her work as the lead singer and chief songwriter of 4 Non Blondes as well as her production and songwriting...
Trends In the Music Industry Watch a great interview of artist manager Scooter Braun and Live Nation’ CEO Michael Rapino about the trends in the music industry. While the revenues of the recorded music industry have been declining, revenues in the live event industry have actually increased over the past...
UK label chief Nick Gatfield gets between 4,000 to 5,000 submissions a year, but only signs 20. What a tough business! Anyway, some interesting insights from one of the largest record labels and how to best approach them....
How good do your song demos have to be before you can pitch them to A&R’s? By David Goldstein. If your song demos sound like demos, don’t pitch them to A&R’s. Seriously, if you’re not investing serious time and money into producing world-class, master-quality recordings of your songs, quit...
Review of the Taxi A&R Music Placement Service by David Goldstein The US-based Taxi A&R music placement service (www.taxi.com) is probably the grandfather of music placement services out there. Founded in 1992 by Michael Laskow, Taxi specializes in solicited leads for recording artists, commercials and also film and television....