What You Need to Know about Mastering
This article was originally published in 2015. Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer Vlado Meller is considered to be one of the “masters of mastering.” His… Read more »
Posts By: Rick Goetz
A Nerd’s Guide to Building a Band
Jim Garcia of the well-known cover band The Nerds discusses how his group has made a living playing over 200 dates a year for over twenty years.
Do people still buy CDs?
Luckily for musicians and music business people, the amount of music people consume is up! In fact, according to the IFPI, the recorded music market… Read more »
Artist Booking and the College Market
Ari Nisman of Degy Entertainment discusses how artists can go about booking college shows.
Artist Booking and the Military Market
Ari Nisman of Degy Entertainment talks about his experiences in the music industry and some advice for booking shows in the military market.
Should You Pay for Followers?
This interview was originally published in February 2016. Internet marketing veteran Tony Harris founded Deliberate Marketing in 2002 as a response to the burgeoning… Read more »
The Zen of Screaming
New-York-based Vocal Coach Melissa Cross discusses some best practices and some worst practices for vocalists.
Should You Go To Music Business School?
Jeff Rabhan, chair of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music talks about the value of a well-rounded music business education and shares some advice with aspiring artists and industry executives.
How to Successfully Release an Album or EP
It might seem counterintuitive, but planning for the release of an album or EP should begin before the album is even finished. While delivering the… Read more »
Music and Merchandise
John Mathiason of CandyShop Management talks about some of the qualities bands should be looking for in a merchandising partner and some of the moving parts of successful merch design and sales.
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