Spotify Pays Less Than 0.5c Per Stream, and I Honestly Couldn’t Care Less(Op-Ed)Since Spotify launched its music streaming service in 2008 there’s been constant shock, fascination and outrage at the amount it pays…Aug 15, 2023Aug 15, 2023
Watermelon Boy: Redefining making it for 2022When I was in bands in my late teens and early twenties, I had a very clear idea of what success in the music biz would look like. The idea…Dec 16, 2021Dec 16, 2021
Why the cynicism around streaming royalty rates misses the big picture [OP-ED]By Arlo EnemarkNov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020
Indie Music Marketing Case Study: Watermelon Boy 202010th of May 2020: I started Watermelon Boy in 2016 as a kind of experiment with a couple elements. 1) To try a new project with a…Jun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020
Why pitching for popular playlists is not a marketing strategy [op-ed]Originally published at https://themusicnetwork.com on April 19, 2020Apr 19, 2020Apr 19, 2020
Your music release checklist for 2020Originally published at https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com on January 27, 2020.Jan 27, 2020Jan 27, 2020
Why 100% of your royalties is potentially a bad dealThis article was originally published by themusicnetwork on the 6th of November 2019 —…Nov 25, 2019Nov 25, 2019
7 things to ask your music distributor before you sign upThinking of self releasing? This article is for independent artists seeking to release their music through a digital music distributor.Nov 12, 2019Nov 12, 2019
Is “rockstar” now a real job?The changes in the record industry over the last five to 10 years have been dramatic & contentious. High-profile stars have come out…Jan 23, 2019Jan 23, 2019
How Streaming is Cleaning Up the Tap Water of CultureThis article was originally published on www.themusicnetwork.com 18th October 2017…Oct 23, 2017Oct 23, 2017
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