Too often hip hop music is filled with predictable, somewhat negative lyrics. In turn, the whole genre gets a bad name, even if the beats are pretty decent. Fortunately, there are artists who are trying to change this trend. Akon, (or Aliune Thame), is an example as he tries to infuse the spirit of his ancestry into his music.
How does he achieve this? Well, it is definitely not with advertising his music through permission based email marketing with the (more…)
My mother was the first one to introduce me to instrumental music. But this introduction was rather strange, as my mom had no direct interest in the genre. Instead, she had a love for affirmation tapes…many of which had instrumental music on them.
Anyway, she encouraged me to sit down at one of our oak tables and listen to the ones that had affirmations for getting good grades in school. I listened and fell in love. Not only did I (more…)
Are you self-publishing your music or have you ever considered it? Putting aside all the marketing aspects of doing this – owning a website, having an seo company rank it in the search engines, correcting your conversion goals to make sure that you sell your CD’s – you will of course have to be able to produce the physical product. If so, you will probably need or are probably using CD-burning software to distribute your work. However, if you are (more…)
Have you ever been to Music Box Live at The Pigalle? If not you should definitely check it out as it’s always a hot spot for up and coming musical talent and every now and then the odd celebrity (either watching in the crowd or performing on stage!).
Featured acts in the past have included people like Will Smith, Daniel Bedingfield, Amy Winehouse, Lional Richie, and even Prince and Stevie Wonders Bands!
The night used to be held at the (more…)
There are many who believe that major labels are the secret to making money with music. However, unless you’re really lucky, getting major labels can be extremely difficult. That’s why budding musicians may want to consider using the Internet to make money.
The internet is known as the great leveler, the equaliser. With shows like debt monkey and chocolate rain man promoting themselves through it to great sucsess, it has meant that a talented driven person can make it without the help of the big corporations. Building websites has become cheap, and doing your own seo has become easier to understand. How can the Internet help musicians? Just like any other business such as selling commercial property, the Internet can certainly help musicians. It depends on what they want to do. If they want to distribute their songs, sites like Createspace are a perfect solution. Basically, with Createspace, an artist gets their music showcased on a professional CD. Customers won’t even know that the (more…)
