Information For Musicians

Spotify + Patreon — Label = A Brand-New Success Model

Paul Resnikoff

July 13, 2018

YouTube Introduces ‘Copyright Match’ to Address Rampant Plagiarism Problems

Marsha Silva

July 12, 2018

So You’ve Landed on a Juicy Spotify Playlist. Now What?

Lennon Cihak

July 6, 2018

Mastodon’s Guitarist Says It’s Nearly Impossible for Bands to Survive Financially Anymore

Marsha Silva

July 5, 2018

YouTube’s Head of Music: “We’re Not Discussing the Value Gap”

Lennon Cihak

June 28, 2018

Songtradr Introduces a Distribution Platform to Power Data-Driven Sync Licensing

Paul Resnikoff

June 27, 2018

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The Laws Governing Music Creators’ Compensation are Unfair and Outdated

PJ Morton

November 21, 2017

PJ Morton, keyboardist for Maroon 5 I’ve worn a lot of hats in the music industry over the course of my career. While I’m perhaps most visible for my work as a keyboardist with Maroon 5, with which I’ve had ... Read More...

Kickstarter Wants to Destroy Patreon — Starting With ‘Drip’

Daniel Sanchez

November 16, 2017

To fight Patreon, Kickstarter has re-launched Drip, a subscription-based patronage platform for artists. Several years ago, rising YouTube musician Jack Conte became frustrated. While millions watched his v... Read More...

In LA? Strike a Licensing Deal at Songtradr’s Synch Showcase

Paul Resnikoff

November 15, 2017

Synch licensing is lonely. So Songtradr is throwing an offline synch licensing party. When it comes to synch licensing, most of the action is either online or behind-the-scenes. If you're an artist, you ra... Read More...

Indie Band Gets 79,000 Streams In a Month, Spotify Bans Them for Life

Paul Resnikoff

November 15, 2017

Smokey and the Mirror Indie folk band Smokey and the Mirror thought 79,000 plays on Spotify was a success. Spotify thought it was fraud. Last week, musician Ari Herstand found his album temporarily removed ... Read More...

Spotify Removed My Album Because Of Seemingly Fake Streams

Ari Herstand

November 2, 2017

A few people have noted recently that I haven’t released a song in two years and how it can seem hypocritical as I instruct musicians to regularly release music. We’re in a fast food society where people’s a... Read More...

10 Ways to Dramatically Boost the Money You Make from Streaming

Paul Resnikoff

October 31, 2017

Streaming is quickly becoming music's most profitable frontier. For many artists, that means skipping gatekeepers and developing a direct following. But with so many different streaming music platforms avai... Read More...

So, Where Did Ja Rule and Billy McFarland Waste Fyre Festival Money?

45 Ways an Artist Can Make Money In 2017

Paul Resnikoff

October 31, 2017

photo: aisletwentytwo (CC by 2.0) This list was generated as part of Future of Music Coalition’s Artist Revenue Streams research project, a cross-genre multi-method examination of musicians’ revenue streams... Read More...

How the Nightmare of Heroin Addiction Nearly Ruined My Music Career

Amanda Bocchi

October 29, 2017

The following article is a hard glimpse into the lifestyle of an active heroin user. It's written by Amanda Bocchi, a writer and Americana soul musician. She agreed to detail the trainwreck that is addict... Read More...

What Facebook Armageddon and YouTube Adpocalypse Taught Me About My Email List

Paul Resnikoff

October 27, 2017

This just in: Facebook says they aren't going to decimate your band Page's reach, after all. Do you really need another memo? People have been bitching about Facebook for years. But that's a huge waste of ... Read More...

There Are 15 Different Kinds of Musicians. Where Do You Fit In?

Paul Resnikoff

October 26, 2017

1. The Pure DIY Do-it-yourself (DIY) and totally direct-to-fan. Not affiliated, this soloist or band is handling mostly everything themselves. Typically very early stage, with low levels of income but ampl... Read More...

How A-List Freelance Musicians Get Hired in LA

Ari Herstand

October 24, 2017

Last month I found myself on the Sunset Strip looking up at the Tower Records marquee and a long line of people standing outside the building. Now, for LA natives this seems odd considering Tower Records shu... Read More...

Sorry, You Can’t Fund Your Fetish Porn Site on Patreon Anymore

Paul Resnikoff

October 23, 2017

Terebonkoff Game Studios is an 'Adult Games' channel on Patreon. Terebonkoff gets to stay, though more conventional porn as well as 'fringe adult' material is out. Patreon is taking more forceful action again... Read More...