10 Strategies for Success in the Music Business by Dave Kusek

DaveKusek

Dave Kusek is the Founder and CEO of Music Power Network and Vice President at Berklee College of Music. He is also the
co-author of the best selling music business book, The Future of Music:
Manifesto for the Digital Music Revolution.

Here are 10
recommendations for strategies that can lead to success in music, and in
life. Take them with a grain of salt. With this new decade comes the
promise of digital music, the power of the entrepreneur and the too [...]

What Would John Doe Do? - Drummer Dilemma

johndoe

John Doe is the founder of the seminal Los Angeles punk group X, a solo artist and actor. John answers questions from our community members in the WWJDD? blog. Photo by Autumn de Wilde.

A Question from Scott in Maine

Hi John, First off I'm a huge fan of X, and your solo albums/CD's.

'Forever Hasn't Happened Yet' is a favorite.

Sound Accounting - Taxes and the Touring Musician by Alyson Miller, CPA

Alyson

Alyson Miller is a CPA who provides specialized accounting and tax services to music and entertainment clients. She is the founder of Alyson Miller, CPA PLLC a rock and roll accounting, tax, and business management firm. She has years of music
business experience working for both independent and internationally
recognized artist and songwriters, record labels, publishing companies
and music distributors.

[...]

Music Industry Negotiation by John P. Strohm

johnstrohm

John P. Strohm is a transactional entertainment and intellectual property attorney with the firm Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP. John’s practice focuses on the representation of musicians, songwriters and independent
record labels. Prior to becoming an attorney, John was a professional
musician and producer for over a decade. He performed and recorded as a
member of several notable altern [...]

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Direct-To-Fan Case Study by Patrick Faucher

Patrick Faucher

E-commerce pioneer, lifelong musician, and technological guru, Patrick Faucher is the CEO and Co-founder of Nimbit . Patrick graduated with honors from Berklee College of Music with a background in computer science and database architecture. Preceding the web’s explosion as a commercial marketplace, Patrick helped launch some of the very first
e-commerce websites for renowned artists such as Aerosmith and Phish.
In the late nineties, he led the development of Bu [...]

Lost luggage: How Bad Data Cost Recording Artists and Record Labels Suitcases of Cash

Laura Williams

Laura Williams manages SoundExchange’s communications strategies, including the new, better-than-ever www.SoundExchange.com. She holds degrees in Political Communications and Writing from Susquehanna University.

Imagine
you’re at a busy metropolitan airport. The luggage carousel goes
around, and people stop by, check the luggage tags, and pick up their
belongings. As the day wanes, though, there are still lots of suitcases
left o [...]

Sound Accounting - Musicians and Retirement by Alyson Miller, CPA

Alyson

Alyson Miller is a CPA who provides specialized accounting and tax services to music and entertainment clients. She is the founder of Alyson Miller, CPA PLLC
a rock and roll accounting, tax, and business management firm. She has
years of music business experience working for both independent and
internationally recognized artist and songwriters, record labels,
publishing companies and music distributors.

What Would John Doe Do - Music Publishing

johndoe

John Doe is the founder of the seminal Los Angeles punk group X, a solo artist and actor. John answers questions from our community members in the WWJDD? blog. Photo by Autumn de Wilde

Question from Chris in Austin, TX

Hello Mr. Doe,

My name is Chris, and I am a struggling hack in Austin, Tx. Recently I have been involved in extensive songwriting with my chums, and the notion of publishing has come up repeated [...]

How to Grow Larger and Go Further Afield by Martin Atkins

Martin Atkins

Martin Atkins has a 30 year career in the music business that includes touring with the bands Public Image Limited, Killing Joke, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails and Pigface, owning an independent record label celebrating its 20th anniversary with over 350 releases, and is an instructor at Columbia
College Chicago teaching The Business of Touring, Applied Marketing,
and Indie Label Management. He is also the author of the book Tour: [...]

Sound Accounting - 1099 Issues for Musicians by Alyson Miller, CPA

Alyson

Alyson Miller is a CPA who provides specialized accounting and tax services to music
and entertainment clients. She is the founder of Alyson Miller, CPA PLLC a rock and roll accounting, tax, and
business management firm. She has years of music business experience working
for both independent and internationally recognized artist and songwriters,
record labels, publishing companies and music distributors.

If you’re in charge of a band a [...]

When There Is No One In The Music Business Left To Call by Rick Goetz

Rick Goetz

Rick
Goetz is a Musician Coach and Music Consultant by way of a fifteen

year career as a Major label A&R executive at Atlantic and Elektra Records
a

musician and a music supervisor. Throughout his career he has played bass

for members of the Cult and Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings and on the
industr [...]

Wordpress Websites for Musicians by Eric Hebert

Eric Hebert

Eric Hebert is CEO of Evolvor Media and blogger at evolvor.com, in addition to co-founder of Label 2.0, and online music marketing community that teaches musicians the ins-and-outs of marketing and building a brand online. Eric has an extensive background in SEO , Social Media, and content development, working for some of the
biggest names in the business and sharing his knowledge to assist
artists and musicians to help promote their music.

One
of t [...]

What Would John Doe Do? - Beginner Voice Lessons

johndoe

John Doe is the founder of the seminal Los Angeles punk group X, a solo artist and actor. John answers questions from our community members in the WWJDD? blog. Photo by Autumn de Wilde.

A Question from Renee in New Orleans

Hi John,

My question is a little weird maybe but......who cares. My 7 year old
son, who happens to be a HUGE fan of y [...]

The KnowTheMusicBiz.com 2009 Year in Review - DIY Tips

drose

The DIY Tips section of KnowTheMusicBiz.com is a collection of useful information and best practices for independent artists aggregated from some of the best music business focused websites and blogs. Any community member can post DIY Tips to the site.

Below is a summary of the most read DIY Tips posts on the site during 2009.

Twitter
Tips for the Music Industry by Heather McDonald

Recording
Your Indie Album: a Pre-Production Checklist

Musicians [...]

The KnowTheMusicBiz.com 2009 Year in Review - Biz Blog

drose

2009 was the second full year of operations for KnowTheMusicBiz.com. We are extremely grateful to all the music business professionals and artists who shared their experience, advice and insight with our readers. Below is a summary of the most read blog posts on the site during 2009.

Email 101 for Artists, Labels, and Venues by Jed Carlson

10 Online Music Marketing Priorities by David Rose

Fan List Basics for Musicians by Noah Di [...]

Review of Ariel Hyatt's Music Success in Nine Weeks by Carla Lynne Hall

Carla Lynne Hall

Carla Lynne Hall is a singer, guitarist, and music marketing consultant based in New York City. Her mission is to make music, and share her knowledge with other musicians. As a singer/songwriter, her musical style has been described as "Norah Jones meets Sade for tea on their way to visit The Beatles". For almost twenty years, she has toured the globe as a singer/songwriter, and professional vocalist.

Carla
has has spent a number of years behind the scenes [...]

A Short Hand Guide to Music in Film for the Indie Musician Part 3 by Paul Chodirker

pchod

Paul Chodirker is an entertainment lawyer at Heenan Blaikie LLP in Toronto. He is also featured on the “law boys” radio segment which can beheard every Wednesday night on the Toronto-based radio station, 102.1 The Edge.

Are
we there yet? So, you’ve recorded your music, found a producer
interested in using your song in a film or television series, and
negotiated a price for a synch and/or master-use license…so [...]

What Would John Doe Do? - An Unscrupulous Producer

johndoe

John Doe is the founder of the seminal Los Angeles punk group X, a solo artist and actor. John answers questions from our community members in the WWJDD? blog. Photo by Autumn de Wilde.

A Question from Amanda in Indianapolis

Hello John,

I have been writing songs for some time now and it's been a dream of
mine to record my own record. The local recording studio [...]

Music Business Royalties in the Digital Age by Don Passman

Don Passman

A graduate of the University of Texas and Harvard Law School, Passman is listed in The Best Lawyers of America. He is the author of the nonfiction bestseller All You Need to Know About the Music Business , which has sold more than 150,000 hardcover copies
in print. Passman has lectured extensively on the subject of the music
industry, including teaching a course at the University of Southern
California Law School's Advanced P [...]

Blog Entries

The Case for Incrementalism in All Aspects of the Music Business by Martin Atkins

10 Strategies for Success in the Music Business by Dave Kusek

What Would John Doe Do? - Drummer Dilemma

Sound Accounting - Taxes and the Touring Musician by Alyson Miller, CPA

Music Industry Negotiation by John P. Strohm

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Direct-To-Fan Case Study by Patrick Faucher

Lost luggage: How Bad Data Cost Recording Artists and Record Labels Suitcases of Cash

Sound Accounting - Musicians and Retirement by Alyson Miller, CPA

What Would John Doe Do - Music Publishing

How to Grow Larger and Go Further Afield by Martin Atkins

Sound Accounting - 1099 Issues for Musicians by Alyson Miller, CPA

When There Is No One In The Music Business Left To Call by Rick Goetz

Wordpress Websites for Musicians by Eric Hebert

What Would John Doe Do? - Beginner Voice Lessons

The KnowTheMusicBiz.com 2009 Year in Review - DIY Tips

The KnowTheMusicBiz.com 2009 Year in Review - Biz Blog

Review of Ariel Hyatt's Music Success in Nine Weeks by Carla Lynne Hall

A Short Hand Guide to Music in Film for the Indie Musician Part 3 by Paul Chodirker

What Would John Doe Do? - An Unscrupulous Producer

Music Business Royalties in the Digital Age by Don Passman