June 2019 – Page 2 – THE MUSIC INDUSTRY BLOG

14 Jun, 2019

Closing doors

doors

Don’t close doors just because you are on your way to open a new one. In the new music industry, you rely on many teams doing things at the same time. I get the feeling though that many artists want

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13 Jun, 2019

You need to know the cycles

plannning

Never fails, in June you get all the artist that ask how to get a festival gig this summer. A lot of the failure by the artists is that they more or less do things on the spot there is

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12 Jun, 2019

It’s about fans not look.

fanbase. make, pig

I got the 100 emails about how do you get your video on Spotify. Or how you make your account official on Instagram or how you get a small blue blip on Twitter. The answer is pretty easy: GET A

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11 Jun, 2019

Stop saying from the stage that you can find your music on all sites! Yes, we are not stupid. We actually calculate that we will find your music online on Spotify, Deezer and Youtube. Only amateurs do this. I never

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10 Jun, 2019

Overpricing from the beginning

gig, price

Would you pay 100 Euro for a meal at Mc Donalds? Or do you think its cheap prices on food at airports? My guess is that many artists actually think that. My guess now is that you don’t agree. Its

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7 Jun, 2019

Don’t ponder to much!

bad decision, dee dee king

Most careers are abruptly ended by very poor decisions. When your ball is rolling you just keep on going. I guess during touring you get to much time to think. I know my self I spend a lot of time

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6 Jun, 2019

Be prepared!

prepared, rehersal

Be prepared. Shit will happen! Just got a call from one of the bands. Their gear is stuck in Amsterdam where they changed the flight. Really nothing you can do about it. The first show is this afternoon and my

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5 Jun, 2019

Oh the irony!

Social Media

I had a meeting with a social media strategist, that didn’t print her email in the presentation so you couldn’t reach her. So I tried to add her on facebook, couldn’t do it. Instagram, not my thing. I just sent

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4 Jun, 2019

Technology the new A&R?

A&R, tech

A couple a years ago I saw this quite often, tomorrow’s music industry using technology. Still, some people that are not that involved in the future of the music industry still think that AI and technology will rule what you

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3 Jun, 2019

The errors you do on showcase festivals!

Showcase, showcasing

Here are the most common errors I see artists do when they get to a showcase festival. Taking it as a gig. The artist just shows up and play their gig. Then leave for the hotel and then head out.

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