Very few instrumentalists in the history of music can hold a candle to Jimi Hendrix. His combination of intense virtuosity and blues-rock improvisation made sure that the world would never hear the electric guitar in the same way ever again. He pioneered the now-mainstream use of fluidly controlled feedback,...
We’re 17 years into the century, and while that’s not too far, it still means we’ve seen a ton of 21st century movies already. If you figure there are at least a dozen noteworthy titles each year, there are plenty to look back on by now. So with that...
A ranking by Manly Movie included Collateral as one of its own 25 best action movie soundtracks, and with good reason. While I hesitate to categorize this as a full-fledged action movie, it’s certainly got its high-octane sequences, and to be fair Tom Cruise wields a gun pretty much...
By: Zach Miller, Music Dealers For artists, bands, composers, and producers, there’s no comprehensive walkthrough on how to use social media to maximize the return on sync placements (trust us, we looked!); so, we sat down and wrote one for our artist community to use and share. Hashtag Hustle...
I suppose there’s some redundancy to that title. If a band or singer has already become a “major” act, then there wouldn’t seem to be a whole lot of need to expand their audiences. Nevertheless, as times change and these acts move further away from their initial hits or...
Via: Sonicbids.com Designing band merchandise and promotional materials is a creative exercise second only to writing songs. But what if ambition exceeds band funds? Here are a few simple ways to cut corners financially without watering down the final product too much. Each method will keep more money in...
Via: Amy Sciarretto on Sonicbids Blog But while IG can be used for good, some artists and bands make many mistakes when it comes to the social media photo-sharing service. The good news is that those errors are not crippling, and they’re way easy to fix. Here are seven common Instagram gaffes...
Via: Violetjobs.com How many times have you read about a cool new band who are about to change the face of music forever, usher in a revolution in popular culture and destroy everything we thought we once knew about art, style and ideology? How often does excitement fade to...
Written by Brooke Segarra, campaigns director at Cyber PR posted on Musicthinktank.com. So a blogger of the blogosphere has asked you to do an email interview (condensed way of saying he or she will email you interview questions and you will email them back the answers), cool. Whether you...
By: Kellee Maize Via: HuffingtonPost After writing my last article about how to make it in the music industry, I received a plethora of questions. It occurred to me that I left out some vital advice that might help aspiring artists who have not yet created any recorded work....
