Category Archives: Music Biz 2.0

Who Needs Comments?

Posted on January 12, 2013 by mattblick

  Art is not born in a vacuum… but it’s not born inside a tornado full of shrieking trolls, either Do we need to encourage people to comment on everything we create? Oatmeal has a funny take on it

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Why You Should Give Your Music Away: Derek Webb

Posted on August 26, 2012 by mattblick

  Singer/songwriter/indie-christian-maverick Derek Webb was recently interviewed by The Music Biz Weekly Podcast about NoiseTrade, the music sharing website he set up. It’s fascinating stuff. Check it out here

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Duff McKagan Gets Ripped Off

Posted on May 24, 2012 by mattblick

In 1988, a year after leaving Guns N’ Roses, Duff McKagan was working on his second solo album ‘Beautiful Disease‘ for Geffen. He was told, “We’re backing you, Duff. This album will be our top priority for the first quarter … Continue reading →

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Major Label Bad. Internet Good.

Posted on April 4, 2011 by mattblick

I don’t think it’s any secret that I think the record industry is flawed in the same way a business model built on indentured servitude and embezzlement is ‘flawed’. Here are two more witnesses for the prosecution… Tom Waits The … Continue reading →

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What You Need To Know About Rebecca Black

Posted on March 21, 2011 by mattblick

Jay Franks’ book FuturehitDNA was one of the highlights of my reading last year. This post on Rebecca Black gives you a glimpse on why he’s such an insightful student of the music biz… WINNER: ARK MUSIC FACTORYIf Ark were … Continue reading →

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Modern-Day Slavery In The Music Business

Posted on November 10, 2010 by mattblick

As a Christian I know the difference between imparting information and preaching. From time to time I’ve tried to inform about the woeful state of the music business but Hip hop producer Young Guru preaches… CD Baby saw it first … Continue reading →

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CDs, Old Age & Death

Posted on November 2, 2010 by mattblick

Music biz round up. Two great posts by Scott James of the Independent Rockstar Blog  First he drills Derek Sivers for advice on releasing CDs before asking “are you too old to make it?” Speaking of which, how come Keith … Continue reading →

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Don’t Accept Speed Limits On Learning

Posted on October 15, 2010 by mattblick

Derek Sivers is the indie musician who started CD Baby to release his own music and later sold it for $22m. He has a lot of interesting things to say about building a career in music. In There is no … Continue reading →

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No Future For Dinosaurs

Posted on September 24, 2010 by mattblick

When I was a kid the music business was really simple. Labels discovered artists, artist made music, shops sold music, we bought music. Things have gotten complicated in the last 15 years and if you’d like to get a handle … Continue reading →

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Who said vinyl was dead?

Posted on September 17, 2010 by mattblick

I love digital music but as a marketing tool this is off the chain… Kyle saw it first Related Posts: Can Universal save the CD?3 easy steps to getting your music online – for free! Free songs by Matt Blick … Continue reading →

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