“Email marketing is essential. It still delivers more bang for the buck and effort than Facebook, Twitter and any other form of contact with fans. But how many times have you hit send, only to find that you messed something up or left something out that’s going to make you look sloppy and/or severely lower your response rate.”
“As one who works in the music industry, I would never tell a musician that either choice: sign to label, or remain DIY, is the right or wrong one. It is really a personal choice. I do try to educate musicians on the pros and cons of each side, encourage them to see signing to a label as a “tool,” not an ultimate “goal,” and then ask what they want to pursue.”
What happens to the band name when you split up, who can use it?
How are the profits split?
Who gets to kick members out of the group, or does the entire band vote?
The Band Agreement…
Sample Band Partnership Agreement (DefendSound.com)
“According to the report, sources within the music industry have confirmed that Facebook hasn’t approached record labels as a possible music retailer like iTunes or Amazon. Instead, it may open up its social platform to third-party music services including the just-launched (and Facebook-friendly) Spotify, as well as Pandora, MOG and many others. It’s quite possible that these will appear as internal apps while the music services themselves may integrate the typical “Like” feature into their desktop or web-based clients.”
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