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How To Steal Like An Artist And 9 Other Things Nobody Told Me – Austin Kleon

Indielab — Sun, 08 May 2011 12:02:46 +0000

A brilliant article by the artist and writer Austin Kleon, written from experience it has some brilliant little inspirational insights.

How To Steal Like An Artist And 9 Other Things Nobody Told Me – Austin Kleon.

Quicklinks: 360 Deals, Creating A Good Digital Music Strategy and

Indielab — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:23:01 +0000

There’s a really good article on Music Think Tank explaining 360 Deals

Also on Music Think Tank is a great series of articles about creating a good digital music strategy. A PDF of the whole article is also available for download.

Finally there’s a great article from SoundCloud listing 5 Powerful Ways For Bands to use SoundCloud .

1000 True Fan Theory

Indielab — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:26:22 +0000

How many fans do you need to make a living out of your art? Apparently about a 1000! Really good article outlining the long tail theory and how maximizing the support of your core fan base can sustain you.

A creator, such as an artist, musician, photographer, craftsperson, performer, animator, designer, videomaker, or author – in other words, anyone producing works of art – needs to acquire only 1,000 True Fans to make a living.

The Boxer Rebellion Shocked by Success Without a Label – The Unsigned Guide

Indielab — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:41:43 +0000

Great article on Unsigned guide from unsigned band The Boxer Rebellion who had loads of interest from major labels but decided to go it alone.

The Boxer Rebellion Shocked by Success Without a Label – The Unsigned Guide.

BBC Introducing blog: How to get your music on Skins

Indielab — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:35:48 +0000

Skins has one of the best sound tracks on TV – here’s how to get your music into the inbox of the show’s music supervisor Kyle Lynd.

BBC Introducing blog: Q&A with Kyle Lynd – How to get your music on Skins.

Steve Lawson – A Decade in Music – The Internet and Me

Indielab — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:50:32 +0000

Steve Lawson is a amazing solo bass player (yes they do exist) and a prolific blogger over at stevelawson.net, he is one of the most passionate advocates I have ever met for musicians to go it alone and run all aspects of their musical careers themselves. The words ‘major label’ in Steve’s prescience (unless of course your slagging them off) seem to be like a red rag to a particularly cantankerous bull but his various arguments for the DIY approach have been born out by a busy and varied career creating some really beautiful music – and getting paid for it!

Steve summed up the last decade where his love affair with the internet was born with a great blog post A decade in Music – The Internet and Me. For more great tips and stories about making a living as a truly independent musician, or just to check out some wonderfully beautiful music, check out his blog at stevelawson.net

Music Marketing in 2010 – Gen-Y Rock Stars

Indielab — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:16:10 +0000

Check out Greg Rollet’s run down of his music marketing thoughts for 2010 and download his invaluable updated 100 Social Media Resources.

How to make a living playing music | Ol’ Danny Barnes

Indielab — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:48:33 +0000

Great little article with some wise tips on making a living as a musician…

how to make a living playing music | Ol’ Danny Barnes.

QUICK LINKS: The value of emotional value

Indielab — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:10:42 +0000

Is emotional value going to be the thing that allows you to make money out of your music?

SmartBlog On Social Media » The value of emotional value.

QUICK LINKS: Making it in Music – two must-read PDFs

Indielab — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:05:07 +0000

Check out the BBC – BBC Introducing blog: Making it in Music – two must-read PDFs for two great resources. ’10 Key Steps to Succeed in the Music Business’ & ‘Best Practices of the Online Promotion of New Musical Content’.