January 6th, 2010 | by tanacea | published in DIY, Download, Marketing, Music Business, Spazzcast
In this spazzcast Doby Watson tells why he doesn’t use social media. This is not the recommended Music Spazz business model for musicians who are working to build their career, but for Doby privacy and musical expression take precedence over career. As an honest fan who would like to see longevity in his music, it [...]
November 5th, 2009 | by Graeme | published in Marketing, Music Business
Bad photography can destroy someone’s perception of your brand. Period. Whether you’re a band, a bank or a bakery. You can have the slickest flash website with the coolest logo out there, but if your photos are under par people’s perception of what you’re offering WILL suffer. I’m saying this not only as a photographer, [...]
October 5th, 2009 | by tanacea | published in Marketing
In this series I will discuss the good and the bad of one indie artist’s recent first-time-experience, opening for an international touring act (Andrew Bird). For purposes of anonymity, we will call him Bob. Below begins the first of Bob’s blunders – a merch table disaster. Opening for Andrew Bird was arguably Bob’s most significant [...]
