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The Musician’s Guide to Taking over NAMM Part I – Why You Need to Be There
The NAMM show is an event that happens in Anaheim, California every January, typically running from a Thursday through to Sunday, and is attended by musicians, vendors, and industry people from all around the world. The acronym stands for the ‘National Association of Music Merchants’ which is a not-for-profit organization that serves the $17 [...]
How to Teach Music Online
As a musician, you want to have as many ways to make a few bucks available to you as possible, from playing shows, to selling various merch such as tshirts, custom cds, DVDs, posters and the like and from earning royalties on plays on online radio or iTunes downloads. But over and above that, sometimes [...]
2011 in Review: How to Conduct Your Own Year in Review
Twitter’s done it, so has yahoo, and now it’s time that you should consider doing it too – that is conducting your very own 2011 year in review. The year in review is a collection of the highlights (and sometimes the low-lights as well!) of your band’s year, or if you’re not in a band, [...]
2011 in Review: Top 5 Mixonic Articles to Change Your Band’s (Musical) Life
If you’re an avid blog-reader, then you may have noticed a common trend in the blogosphere, and that is for bloggers to post their ‘Year in Review.’ This is a great way for the blogger and blog followers alike to take a look back at things they might have missed and pick out the best [...]
Is the Direct to Fan Approach the Sales Model of the Future?
Most bands start out with this business model, selling their own CDs and merch at shows, before moving on to selling MP3’s through sites like iTunes, and then eventually even getting signed to a record label who takes over things, flipping the script on the sales model, which no longer becomes direct to fan – [...]
Musician’s tools for a better online world – CashMusic.org
The music industry has been in constant flux since the advent of the internet, what with MP3’s and digital downloads, band websites, then MySpace Pages followed by Facebook and Twitter, not to mention email, online street teams, Youtube videos, Podcasts , online CD sales and all the rest making it easy to feel a little [...]
How to Handle Merch Splits with Venues
So you have booked yourself a show, or perhaps even a full tour, and you’ve had your t-shirts printed, and your CD’s pressed, posters made and every other type of merch you could possibly want to take on tour with you and you’ve just rolled up to the venue ready to load in, when you [...]
Phone Interviews for Musicians – Five Top Tips
The phone interview, or the ‘phoner’ as it is more colloquially known is a very important part of any band or musician’s career. The phoner is a chance to talk one on one with an interviewer about youself, your band, and your music in a much more in depth way than perhaps an email or [...]
What Type of Merch Should Your Band Bring On Tour Part II – Dotted Music Guest Post
Every month Mixonic contributes a guest blog to the Dotted Music blog. This month our piece was spread over two parts, ‘What Type of Merch Should Your Band Bring on Tour – Part I‘ and ‘What Type of Merch Should Your Band Bring on Tour- Part II’. The first part covered items like t-shirts, keychains, [...]
The Mixonic Guide to a Better Band Photoshoot Part Three – The Shoot
A photo can make or break your band’s image, it can be the difference between being noticed by the right people or being passed over completely. Here at Mixonic we have come up with the ultimate guide to a better band photoshoot to ensure you get the best pictures possible for your band. You can [...]
