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Maximizing your revenue when streaming: Part II

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

You can still play live shows during this pandemic by live streaming them to your fans. But, to make money from it, you need to build income-making methods into your show so fans can support you. Read the post.

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Maximizing your revenue when streaming live shows

May 14, 2020May 26, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

As musicians transition from live shows to live streams, they are finding ways to monetize their performances, even if they aren’t “in person.” Some of these revenue options aren’t even available when playing live! Read the post.

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Focus on making more money from music this year

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Here are 10 posts from the Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan (AKA The Music Money Guys) that will help you make more money with your music in 2020. Read the post.

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Choosing the right rewards for patronage and crowdfunding campaigns

April 3, 2019April 4, 2019 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Maximizing the amount of money you bring in from patronage and crowdfunding is all about setting up enticing rewards and smart support levels. Follow these tips to boost the revenue you bring in. Read the post.

new music economy – megan slankard on stage

A new release strategy for a new music economy

August 12, 2017October 18, 2017 Keith Hatschek

Indie artist Megan Slankard is finding success in the new music economy through the fan-support platform of Patreon – reducing risk and rewarding trust among her steadily growing fan base. Read More.

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Free music promotion strategies you should try

August 9, 2016December 12, 2019 John Morabito

Creative, free music promotion tactics can be just as effective as your musical creativity when it comes to success as an independent musician. Read More.

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Crowdfunding 2.0: from project funding to career planning

April 26, 2016May 2, 2016 Keith Hatschek

Patreon offers artists with a following a path to a sustainable, recurring income through its platform, ushering in the era of crowdfunding 2.0. Read more.

Cheryl B. Engelhardt

Crowdfunding for Musicians: #DMchat Recap

February 25, 2016May 6, 2016 Lucy Briggs

For the February edition of our Disc Makers Twitter chat (#DMchat), we asked composer, singer-songwriter, and music business/branding consultant Cheryl B. Engelhardt for some crowdfunding tips for musicians. This post contains a selection of questions and answers from our discussion. Read more.

Crowdfunding success process

Crowdfunding success is a process, not a fluke

February 3, 2016June 14, 2017 Cheryl B. Engelhardt

My methodical and logical ways of working at my music career don’t account for “fluke.” I quantify everything. I even have an 8-step process for writing emails. Inspiration, luck, coincidence, and fate, are all concepts I dismiss, claiming that really we have the power to create exactly what we want, with the help of a few key tools. Read more.

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Crowdfunding for musicians: tips, tactics, and trends

October 2, 2015March 23, 2020 Disc Makers

We’ve been covering the topics and trends of crowdfunding for musicians for years. Here’s a collection of posts that tackle topics spanning settling on a platform, setting goals and timelines, pricing rewards, and a whole lot more. Check out these posts, and keep coming back, we’ll keep adding new content. Read more.

Planning the rewards for your music crowdfunding project

September 24, 2015May 19, 2017 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

music crowdfundingWhether you are trying to cover the cost of producing your next album or get a tour off the ground, crowdfunding gets your fans involved while generating the necessary dollars. Today we want to dive into setting a mix of rewards to encourage backers to pledge the most amount of money to your project. Read more.

Creative strategies to raise money for your indie album release

August 31, 2015September 3, 2015 Michael Gallant

indie album release CMYou’ve got your songs, arrangements, musicians, and studio all set and ready to go; plans for CDs and publicity aren’t far behind. The question? How to pay for it all. Here are case studies, tips, and strategies from musicians on gathering the funds to make their own dreams of an indie album release a reality. Read more.

Home grown crowdfunding tips

August 21, 2015September 24, 2015 Michael Gallant

crowdfunding tipsThere are numerous ways to approach crowdfunding – including home-grown methods that don’t rely exclusively on the websites that facilitate the process. Singer/songwriter Linda Chorney has been creatively financing and her own album projects for decades. I interviewed her to get some of her personal crowdfunding tips on the matter. Read more.

How to crowdfund your next project: 11 steps to success

August 20, 2015August 20, 2015 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

11 crowdfunding tipsCrowdfunding doesn’t just raise money, it engages your fans beyond simply asking for donations or getting them to buy your merchandise; a successful campaign makes them feel like active participants, captures their enthusiasm, and helps you spread the word. The key is organizing your efforts to maximize fundraising. Read more.

Money and music sales – a quick tour of current web stories

April 2, 2014June 5, 2014 Disc Makers

Music sales and music discovery According to information posted on Statista.com, Americans are most likely to discover new music via terrestrial radio. That’s right, AM/FM radio accounts for 35 percent of music discovery with another 21 percent polled saying recommendations from friends and family are their source for new music. Internet and streaming services pale in comparison. Read more.

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