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Here are a couple websites that can help musicians right away. Really. Check them out. http://sivers.org/ http://musicbizacademy.blogspot.com/ http://www.bob-baker.com/buzz/index.html Read More

Maybe the hardest times for indie artists are those first few months (or years) of obscurity, after finishing an album. You've poured your time, money, soul, blood, sweat and tears into producing an album. You've released it. Your day has arrived...and....no one cares. People won't lend you an ear for five minutes (particularly online). If there is anything more demoralizing than producing music that "doesn't matter," someone please clue me in. At Find Your Fans, we firmly believe ... Read More

About 3 years ago I read a book that opened my eyes to the world of internet music marketing. It's written by a guy named David Nevue, who practices what he preaches. Since 1995, he has been promoting his own music from his home in Springfield, Oregon. His book, How To Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet, is the direct result of his personal experience and success. When I read the book, I was working for a large music production ... Read More

CD manufacturers have undergone massive restructuring in the past 10 years, as they struggle along with the rest of the music industry. Sometimes, change is good. It is now possible for a musician of average intelligence to produce low-run, high quality CD's all by him (or her) self. At the price of $1.75 per CD, from a company called Kunaki. This is great news for musicians. Never over-order any more. You can create and ship a ... Read More

Andrew R Rogers, founder of Find Your Fans. For 16 years I've been writing and recording music in home studios. During this time I also worked proffessionally for commercial recording studios, first as intern, then engineer, then account manager. Read about co-founder Jonathan R Rogers. As time progressed and the old industry imploded, I became more and more convinced that all the interesting action was happening in the independent space. I began hearing stories of indie artists who were making a ... Read More

Jonathan R Rogers, founder of Find Your Fans. Hailed by many as a walking encyclopedia, Jonathan is able to answer nearly every technical question people ask. His areas of expertise, however, are open source software, internet security, and media on the web. This is the type of person you want to build a solid website. Jonathan studied computer science at LeTourneau University, meanwhile working on stability and engineering calculations for oil drilling rigs at LeTourneau Technologies. He then moved on to ... Read More

A great article from Wired Magazine. Click Here! Read More

This article and data (from Digital Music News) should be of interest to artists (like me) who are constantly asking "where should I spend my time promoting my music." You can bet that a presence in all of these top streaming sites wouldn't hurt a bit. Read More

This is a strange time to be a musician. Radiohead is giving free albums away, Trent Reznor is going direct to fans with a similar but distinct approach, Coldplay is experimenting with free, CD's are loss-leaders for most big department stores, and the RIAA is suing music lovers left and right. What's a musician to do? Well for starters you should really care about your online presence. You need a strong website, and your music needs to be where fans ... Read More

In case you haven't noticed, the music industry has shifted.  A lot. This is good news for music creators who aren't ensnared with restrictive, lopsided, major label contracts.  And it is bad news for the major labels and artists who are caught up in an old, dying model which fans find increasingly irrelevant. For the unencumbered artist, success can still be extremely elusive.  But possibly a bit less elusive than it has been in the past.  With digital technology and the internet, it ... Read More