Over the Christmas holidays a tweet caught my attention by a company I know well claiming they were the only company to offer independent artists the ability to put classical music online especially Apple iTunes and classical music is too complicated for any other company to deal with.  This...

Yesterday Apple iTunes made it possible for artists to release into a further 12 new territories not covered by the stores before.  In total iTunes music is now available in 35 different countries (not 29 as reported by some other companies).  As an artist, if you have given worldwide rights...

The digital music market appears to be going from strength to strength.  Total singles sales for 2010 were a record breaking 161.8 million, up to approximately the beginning of December.  Digital single sales accounted for 98.7% of this.  Singles sales for 2011 are set to eclipse this...

The EU Council has voted in favour of extending music copyright from fifty to seventy years.  This news has been gladly received by record labels and musicians alike.  Brussels has not specified an implementation date but has suggested that the new provisions should be incorporated into...

We all know that musicians are often amongst society’s most disorganised people. It is therefore no surprise that the details of gig preparation and sound checking are often overlooked by bands. The importance of preparation cannot be underestimated and the implementation of some basic rules...

Online Promotions and Marketing – Part One This is a three part blog covering the area of digital store promotions but much of the information can be applied to the physical world too. In this part I’m going to cover what promotion is available with digital stores; part two will be how...