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...

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...

How to break into France ? If you decide to aim for France, you should have a look at the figures for the industry, what kind of music is the most sold, how the music is sold, what is the best marketing plan to promote your music, etc. Visit institut-francais.org.uk/music/ to learn all that...