Category Archives: General

Where is the Music Industry headed with AI? Not quite where you may like…

Music and artificial intelligence, “AI”, has been all over the media for a while now, though noone really touched the downside of it, the bad impact it can (or will) have on musicians, publishers and labels. Many journalists – often … Continue reading

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Music Theft 2.0

A new wave of music theft is about to roll in – and this time it’s not the „fans“ who use illegal means to avoid the purchase. This time musicians are making unauthorized use of other musicians’ tracks and call … Continue reading

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Fuck the Facts – give us Ideas

Streaming accounts for 13% of the total music revenue in Europe, Vinyl increased by 30%, CDs are still the main product of choice. Interesting numbers that present a good picture of the music industry’s current state. But are these facts … Continue reading

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Musicians Taken For Idiots

The excess supply of ever new music services and ever weirder business models and all the sage advisors out there are currently raising a new breed of musicians that are ready, willing and able to be cheated and taken for … Continue reading

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When can a Record Deal pay off?

Do-it-yourself vs. record deal – both come with ups and downs. While selling your music all by yourself will generate a higher turnover per unit, a record label is able to move more units. Let’s try to find out how … Continue reading

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Musicians: Are Your Prepared?

They say success is inevitable when opportunity meets preparation. I know from experience that this is also true for musicians and the music business. So today we will want to examine whether you are prepared when opportunity comes knocking. Do … Continue reading

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That was MusicBiz Madness 2015

The MusicBiz Madness Conference 2015 started up to ist name: Madness presented itself with a false fire alarm five minutes prior to the official welcoming. Thus we got set back for an hour and had to re-schedule all speakers to … Continue reading

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Before You Sign Your Name

Let’s face it, the music business is still a hotbed for sharks and crooks. Don’t blame the big ones, look at small business operations who cash in on musicians’ naivete, left alone those who know right away they will cheat … Continue reading

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How To Make Quick Money With Music

Becoming a successful musician is usually a long term goal and requires respective endeavours. No hit song is really an overnight success, even “Mambo No. 5” took more than two years to create and refine, followed by polishing doorknobs. Still … Continue reading

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Be an expert in your musical market niche

Besides the sole promotion of music, specific stylistic market niches provide a number of additional opportunirties for musicians to present themselves. In this case we are not just talking music – but lifestyle. 

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