Last week we did a post comparing TuneCore to CD Baby. As we said, the two sites have some similarities and some differences. Since TuneCore is a newer site, we are still learning more about it. Eric Herbert over at Evolvor did a pretty good job of laying out the basics of TuneCore. While most [...]
For those of you that weren’t aware Hilly Kristal, founder of the legendary New York punk club CBGB, passed away on Tuesday. While the news of his death is already two days old, we just thought it was right to do a post as a tribute to his memory. If you’ve ever had the opportunity [...]
The 4th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) is currently accepting entries. IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) promotes excellence in acoustic music performance and artistry. Acoustic artists in various genres can gain exciting radio and web exposure through this competition. Participating sponsors include D’Addario Strings, New Music Weekly, Loggins Promotion, Airplay Only, Sonicbids.com, Acoustic Cafe [...]
While we here at RockStar Machine are really trying to make the point that the most important thing that you can do to promote your music is to play live as often as possible, some of you may be new to the scene and not know how to book a gig. Heather McDonald over at [...]
Music is copyrighted as soon as you present it in a fixed form. It doesn’t matter whether that fixed form is written sheet music or a recording. Most people who copyright music do so for the extra legal protection. Even though a copyright is good to have, it is essentially worthless unless you’ve registered your [...]
About six months ago Fast Company Magazine had a great cover story about John Legend and how he and others in the music industry are adapting their business strategy to negotiate the changing face of the music industry. After months of searching, I finally found this article online and thought I’d share it with you. [...]
How we doing? We’ve been up for more than a month now and we’re doing better than we could have expected. That said, we want to hear from you. What do you think of our little blog here? Please feel free to comment on any of our posts, or drop us an e-mail: RockStarMachine@gmail.com Send [...]
To truly learn a foreign language, you must immerse yourself in that language. There’s no better way to pick up how the language works than to get the total experience of it. Newspapers, television, books and regular conversation all force you into the mindset and fluency soon follows. The same is true for any subject [...]
Have you ever seen a show where the singer gives a high energy performance and come back in after a solo completely out of breath? Panting, they make their way through the rest of the song and seem to have a lot of difficulty with their vocals. Maybe they tone it down for the rest [...]
While researching TuneCore and CD Baby for individual posts on each, I came to the realization that these companies have some similarities and a few major differences. Both companies offer digital distribution to the major mp3 sites (iTunes, Rhapsody, etc.), however they charge differently for this service which can make a huge difference. CD Baby [...]
