Death of the music specialist
The digital age of music has had a lot of positive effects on the industry, however, have any of us considered the not-so-positive outcomes?
DJ spins boob job party around
Kyle Brinkmann aka Das Kapital has decided to take a stand against Tiger Tiger's annual "Boobjob Giveaway" parties by running a campaign of his own.
Forming a band: multi-band members
Every band has its songwriting core. In very few cases does an entire band contribute to the writing of the material that is ultimately played. Once the songwriting team is established, the task is to recruit the right people in order to bring the sound to life.
High5 special: Apple-Beats deal
Apple Inc whipped out its fat wallet last week and finally put all the rumours to bed as it acquired Beats By Dre for $3bn. The music industry was alive with speculation as to how this deal would impact the music industry and streaming.
Fan engagement for independent artists
The internet has done a lot for the independent artist. It has brought down the major record labels and given any musician with a computer the means to become their own producer, manager, publicist, and distributor.
Power tips for starting your band [podcast]
In this episode of Work Hard. Rock Harder, Seth Jackson, founder of HowToRunABand.com, and Blasko, bassist for Ozzy Osbourne and musician turned manager, talk about how to get shows, find band members, release your music, and how to manage your time better.
Music takes lion's share in arts sponsorship
According to Business and Arts South Africa's (BASA) biannual Artstrack findings, music has received the lion’s share of arts sponsorship in South Africa, with the rest of the spend going into other diverse arts activities.
