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It looks like the vinyl resurgence isn’t going away any time soon. In fact, for 2015, it may be getting stronger. Vinyl album sales between January and March of this year were 53 percent higher than the first three months of 2014, according to a recent Nielsen report. Related: Vinyl sales surpass 9 million for the first […]

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   Top Quality CD Replication at Ridiculous Prices!  Get: 1,000 replicated CDs, full color imprint (offset or silkscreen) 5″ x 5″ full color (4/4) cardboard sleeve Includes shrink wrap All For $699 (plus shipping) Standard turnaround time for new orders is 10 business days from artwork approval. Wallets & digipaks are 14 business days. All […]

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7 Reasons Why No One’s Coming To Your Shows 1) You suck Maybe you’re just not that good.  Sorry.  Most bands aren’t.  Most bands are starry eyed and spend more time bitching about the breaks they’re not getting than in the rehearsal space tightening their show.  Get good first.  Record your rehearsals AND your shows. […]

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I thought I heard an angel sing… I don’t know about you…but I just love the holiday season. It offers plenty of opportunities to spend time with family and friends. It’s also a time to express joy through giving. While I love buying gifts for others, I have my own personal tradition of buying something […]

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The other day I was going through some of the opportunity pages on Indaba. I have an audio engineering background so I naturally gravitate towards the Telefunken contests. When browsing discussions on the Telefunken: “Rivers Rising” Mixing Contest, I suddenly came across an interesting thread! Daniel Yantosca from The Woodlands, Texas proposed a great topic […]

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Today’s the big day! We are pleased to announce the launch of our fully-featured website https://clgmusicmedia.com. The new site offers ecommerce capabilities for goods and services including digital and physical music distribution, CD/DVD replication and duplication, vinyl record manufacturing, graphic design, social media marketing and a host of other key music-related services. As part of […]

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[Editor’s Note: This blog was written by Dave Cool, Director of Artist Relations at Bandzoogle, and originally appeared on the Bandzoogle Blog. Check out Bandzoogle to learn more about how you can build a truly unique website for your music & brand!] There are many different kinds of people that will be visiting your website, but […]

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All News Submit News Here’s how musicians make money in one graph October 27, 2014 by Matt Crane A few years ago, the Atlantic ran this really interesting graph that gives you a better sense of how musicians actually make money. The graph looks at everything from physical CD sales to digital downloads to streaming […]

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I’ve been hearing from a lot of bands who’ve had it with Facebook. These groups have spent years (and lots of money) using the platform to build a community of 1,000 or 10,000 or 50,000 Facebook followers. Now Facebook wants them to pay more money in order to reach the very same people that’ve already liked their band […]

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So many times when I hear artists perform, I feel like they’re rushing me through the song. There’s no room for me to soak in what I’ve just heard…no room to breathe! Just like pauses in a speech or in comedy are effective, so goes it in music. Video Blog #5 – Play the Pauses […]

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In this video blog, Lang Bliss discusses creating set lists and moments for shorter sets. It’s all about finding out who your audience is and what their expe… Video Blog #4 – Dealing With Shorter Set Lists – YouTube.

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Video Blog #3 – Ed Sheeran Did What? – YouTube.

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Published on May 28, 2015 In this video blog, Lang Bliss discusses artistic vision and developing a vision for your show. www.onstagesuccess.com Category Entertainment License Standard YouTube License Video Blog #2 – Your Artistic Vision – YouTube.

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In our first video blog, Lang Bliss explains how movement helps you in your artist development. Video Blog #1 – Welcome & Movement – YouTube.

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A YouTube channel checklist for musicians What do all successful YouTubers have in common? They create great videos. That’s Step #1, at least. Beyond that, you’ve probably noticed how smart video creators are using some of YouTube’s tools and features to harness the power of those videos and their intended viewers. Is your channel optimized? […]

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As a musician, do you NEED to be on Facebook? And if so, how often? A couple months ago we posted an article written by singer-songwriter Eric Eckhart called “Time to STOP marketing your music on social media?” In it, he talks about his frustrations with online music marketing and how it can easily become […]

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You packed the house. You had a fantastic performance. The entire crowd loved every minute of your set. Now you have to turn that enthusiasm into album and T-shirt sales. How do you go about doing that? That’s a question I asked a few indie hip-hop artists who are masterful at the merch table in hopes […]

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Louis Tomlinson of One Direction takes selfies with fans. (Photo by Cameron Spencer) Today, indie musicians are their own marketers, and finding time to improve and execute both your marketing campaign and your music is something we all struggle with. But did you know that you actually have a huge marketing team out there just […]

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