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Hi Matt from Kurb here talking about online Music Marketing strategies and online for revenue and making money in the music business. Don’t hesitate to look us up at Kurb promotions or the Music Marketing management dot com blog for more information and music business advice. When you have one of the better designed sites around you’re starting with an advantage – sure, it looks good, appears quite functional but what I’m seeing when I look at your site is the sales and marketing stuff I often talk about.

Fans have to be directed and told what to do, obviously they have to

be compelled, but at the same time it must be made completely clear,

So it’s with stuff like making that mailing list button bigger and focus of the whole page, or at least a “landing page” which is a muster point for new fans to really push the email sign up, that’s where we include the free giveaway etc. So as long as you have the design covered, then I’m free to really analyse what works in terms of sales, and then proceeding to testing that.

The day to day stuff, a business like ours, Kurb promotions – which

You can find on the Music Marketing management blog – do your myspace promo for you, but really, content is the key to Music Marketing.  Read more...

Long a staple of the British music industry, the BRIT Awards has received its fair share of praise and controversy over the years. It also has been host to some of the most memorable moments in music, some having been shocking enough to cause the event to be pre-recorded instead of broadcast live for most of its life. But this year saw the successful reinvention of this British music institution.

Moving from its former residence of London’s Earl’s Court to the now popular O2 Arena, this year’s event was planned to be the biggest and glitziest event the BRIT awards has ever seen, and it didn’t disappoint. 

Celebrity gossip sources rumoured that this year’s controversy queen, Rihanna, was to put on the most provocative performance live on stage, along with Plan B and Tinie Tempah showcasing their talents to the music community, all being touted as the flagship performances at this year’s relaunch. It also saw the withdrawal of the Lifetime Achievement Award, with the Best Album award being prominently focussed as the key award of the evening.

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Another major change to the ceremony saw the inclusion of influential singers and songwriters being allowed to cast their vote to say which nominees should win their respective awards, as previously this was exclusively by members of the BRIT Academy.

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Have you been struggling trying to learn acoustic guitar.  If you want to learn acoustic guitar and are looking at an online course, I wholeheartedly recommend Jamorama Acoustic Guitar.  Although many websites will promise fast results, the truth is, other than really loving music and taking the time to learn proper chords, finger movement and actual music theory, there really is no way to learn acoustic guitar methods that work.

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Acoustic guitar may be a good choice since it is light, movable and does not require any electricity.  Acoustic guitars come in two types: those with nylon strings (mellower sound) and those with steel strings (more metallic sound, scratch guard on body’s face under strings, and thinner neck).  Acoustic guitars are often used in performance.

Lessons

Lessons are usually dynamic and include graphics, sounds and videos to ease learning and make it more fun.  If you’ve been struggling up to now, I promise these acoustic guitar lessons are going to make things A LOT easier for you.  You need to find the best quality acoustic guitar lessons you can get.  Well, you’re in luck, because no matter what your goals are as a guitarist, you’ve found the web’s premier source for acoustic guitar lessons for beginners online.

When you learn acoustic guitar, you open up an entirely new world for yourself.  If you want to learn acoustic guitar let me tell you it’s one of the most intuitive instruments to learn and it’s lots of fun.  If you want to learn acoustic guitar and are looking at an online course, I consider Jamorama Acoustic Guitar a great option.  Read more...

Below is a list of steps that I have compiled together from some of my closes friends in and around the music industry. All of them make a living strictly off of the music. So play close attention to these Ten steps. It could actually make your career.

1. Make a list of Goals

Create a Goal List – What is it that you yearn for and how do you plan to get it? Write it down from ending to beginning. For example, if you want to record 2 songs in a week. Write down what it is you have to do to record 2 songs in a week. Break it down from when your going to start, to when your going to end. What are the things you need to do and how long will it take? Set reasonable goals and break your Plan into phases: 3 months – 6 months and so on. And STICK TO THE SCRIPT.

2. Keep It Real

Do your research – Get honest opinions – Identify your market. Start small, you don’t have to take over the world in one day…as a matter of fact, its impossible. For example when I first started rapping and had mixtapes to pass out I had a goal to get my name out by passing inserts of my mixtape out all throughout the 3 highschools in my area. It worked like a charm. The point is don’t try to take over a large area at one time. Especially if its your first time. Recognize that you’re going to have to do shows, most of the time for free, atleast until you build a following. Remember it still is a business and money matters. Know when to ask for help. Respect the possibility that you may not become a star or get on MTV, but that you can make a living making music.  Read more...