Posts belonging to Category 'Marketing'

September 8, 2009 | Posted by davidguide
Hardly anybody in the music business understands that the old formula of how to successfully promote a new act is obsolete. The record companies are all aware that there is a big problem but they have no idea what the solution is. What they do understand is that they are unable to recoup their investment [...]
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September 19, 2008 | Posted by davidguide
People have been asking me lately why have I been selling eBooks on my website and also why have I partnered up with iTunes and are now linked to the iTunes store. Some have even said I have sold out and I am no longer independent. This article is to address these points. Firstly, the [...]
Categories: Advice, Marketing, Record Companies, What The Point? |
Tags: Record Companies/What the Point?/Advice/Marketing |
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May 31, 2008 | Posted by davidguide
Music Business Contacts are a musician’s, life’s blood and effective, efficient follow-up can mean getting a record deal, getting reviewed or getting booked.
You’ve made your initial contact, sent your first email, letter, or complete packet. Now the next step is crucial and often the difference between throwing money or time out the door or getting [...]
Categories: Career, Marketing, Music Business |
Tags: Music Business Contacts |
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March 15, 2008 | Posted by davidguide
The ultimate goal of most musicians who use MySpace is to attract a record label. Earning a contract to record an album can be a musician way into the music business. But what can you do to attract record labels? Creating a profile page and uploading music is a good start, but by no means [...]
Categories: Advice, Become Famous, Celebrity Business, Industry Trends, Marketing, Music Business |
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March 15, 2008 | Posted by davidguide
Rocawear Clothing founded by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Damon Dash, and Kareem “Biggs” Burke has become the premier Hip-Hop clothing line worldwide. It’s an urban line that features many significant design first, and brought together by some incredible leaders in the Hip-Hop music industry. Shawn “Jay Z” Carter, Kareem “Biggs” Burke, and Damon Dash started the [...]
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March 15, 2008 | Posted by davidguide
For those interested in the music business, few things are as exciting or as challenging as opening their own music business. There are many facets to the music business, from acting as agent to the hot new music group to running a successful outlet selling new and used musical instruments.
==The Music Industry==
The music industry offers [...]
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January 21, 2008 | Posted by davidguide
If you have a desire to own your own online music business, one of the best ways to become profitable quickly and for very little cost, is to start your own independent record label.
I’ve come to the realization, after several years of working in the music industry that a lot of unnecessary money, time and [...]
Categories: Career, Celebrity Business, Marketing, Music Business, Music Investors |
Tags: Own Your Own Online Music Business - Start An Independe |
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January 21, 2008 | Posted by davidguide
If you’re a Rap/Hip-Hop beat producer hoping to sell your beats for a living, the most important skill that you can develop, is the ability to create consistent demand for your product. While technical music skills and a general knowledge of the Rap/Hip-Hop industry are necessary and must not be overlooked, neither of these abilities [...]
Categories: Marketing, Music Business, Music Investors, Promoting |
Tags: 5 Ways To Make Money Fast With Your Rap Instrumental Be |
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January 21, 2008 | Posted by davidguide
What’s the deal with so many white music artists singing black music? Why do white artists who sing black music get better promotion than black artists? Why is R&B music now synonymous with Hip-Hop?
These are some of the hot topics that often come up in private conversations with my industry associates and colleagues. I will [...]
Categories: Advice, Celebrity Business, Industry Trends, Marketing, Music Business, Music Investors |
Tags: The Green Side Of White R & B |
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January 21, 2008 | Posted by davidguide
It has been 35 years since its founding and hip-hop continues to thrive in urban America. Once a block party fad that started in the Bronx, New York, hip-hop is now a $4 billion-a-year-music industry that spans the globe. Although it has always been the voice of inner city youth and young adults, hip-hop has [...]
Categories: Celebrity Business, Industry Trends, Marketing, Music Business, Promoting |
Tags: Hip-Hop's Influence on Brands |
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