Gaetano, Author at Digital Music News

How I Learned to Hate the Phrase ‘Blue Eyed Soul’

July 8, 2016

A commentary about race, music, and soul. My inspiration for writing this post came long before Jesse Williams’ groundbreaking BET Awards Speech. It came long before Justin Timberlake’s misguided Twitter re... Read More...

What to Do When SoundCloud Removes Your Music

Gaetano

February 29, 2016

Pretty much every musician in the world is on SoundCloud. There’s no doubt that SoundCloud has become one of the best platforms for sharing your music and allowing fans to connect and engage with your tracks... Read More...

Why Dating As a Musician Is So Hard…

Gaetano

February 23, 2016

The dating world for musicians is often a complex one. I’ll be writing this article based on my personal experience as a single male musician. I’m also based in New York City, which makes dating even harder... Read More...

I Got a Major Label Meeting and Nothing Happened

Gaetano

January 27, 2016

At this point, we all know someone trying to “make it” in the music business. Thanks to the world of technology we live in, the industry has easily become over-saturated with thousands, if not millions, of... Read More...

5 Music Industry Schemes That Still Exploit Artists

Gaetano

January 21, 2016

Let me start by saying that this article is going to piss a lot of people off. Especially those in the music industry. But if you’re one of the millions (yes millions) of independent artists/producers out t... Read More...

What Is Sync Licensing? A Look at One of the Music Industry’s Fastest-Growing Sectors

Burt Bacharach Dazzles at the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards in LA — Here’s Who Took Home Trophies

Songtradr’s Big Sync Music Embarks on a Global Expansion — Australia, New Zealand, France and Germany

Meet the Artist Who Is Literally Saving His Fans' Lives — Our Latest Podcast

Spotify Probably Owes You More Money — Here’s How to Get It (Our Latest Podcast)

How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t) — Our Latest Podcast

Meet the Single Mom Cellist Who Makes a Living Off Her Music — Our Podcast Interview

How to Protect Yourself From the Copyright Trolls — Our Latest Podcast

Stop Chasing Playlists and Start Building a Music Career — Our Latest Podcast

The Pretty Things — The Most Important Band You Don’t Know

How I Learned to Hate the Phrase ‘Blue Eyed Soul’

What to Do When SoundCloud Removes Your Music

Why Dating As a Musician Is So Hard…

I Got a Major Label Meeting and Nothing Happened

5 Music Industry Schemes That Still Exploit Artists

Author Gaetano