Press Kits

How To Post A Perfect Press Kit On Your Website - MTT - Music Think Tank

Ever wonder what a press kit is? Why you might need one? Check out this article to read more about making up the perfect press kit for your site!

Thanks for reading - Nick

Apple Unveils 11.6-Inch MacBook Air, New 13.3-Inch Model | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Apple Unveils 11.6-Inch MacBook Air, New 13.3-Inch Model | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

What can I say, I am certainly a sucker for technology. What musicians don't want to have a brand new laptop?!?! Personally, I am an Apple fan, so for anyone else out there that might be interested, check out this little article about the new MacBook Air, and of course you can watch Steve Job's keynote on the apple website (if you're into that kind of thing...)

Thanks for reading!

- Nick

Make Money with Your Music Online?

A Fragmented Music Community: The Sum of the Parts Equals Less than the Whole - MTT - Music Think Tank

As a musician/composer, I've often wondered about why there aren't royalties paid out by all of these online radio stations the same way that the "traditional" (AM/FM) radio stations have to record and track all of the music that they play. I assume, that it is certainly at least possible (and plausible) to track all of the plays from all of the sites that let you stream them. The PRO's (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC) could probably try and come up with a way to collect royalties from all of these, or at least some, of these organizations (and require them to have blanket license's to stream each artists audio. Sites like reverbnation, bandcamp, etc, let you stream your tunes to potential buyers, but if they don't buy/download your album it hasn't done you much good (in terms of getting paid for people listening to your music). Make sure you affiliate with a PRO if you aren't, and register your compositions! Just in case something like this ever does come about... until then, check out this link to an article about someone that is trying to do just that...

Thanks for reading!

- Nick

7 Words Every Artist NEEDS To Know: Publishing - MTT Open - Music Think Tank

7 Words Every Artist NEEDS To Know: Publishing - MTT Open - Music Think Tank

Being a composer and writing a song is hard enough! Don't let your lack of knowledge get the best of you! Check out this article above and familiarize yourself with some basic terminology concerning music publishing.

Thanks for reading - Nick

Do you tweet? Have enough followers?

How to get more followers on Twitter.

Do you tweet? If not, you probably should, especially if you want to build an online presence for yourself (either personally or professionally). However, that is a topic for another post. This article has some good tips about figuring out how to get some more followers, and a number of "do's and dont's" for the twitter user. So what are you waiting for? Get Tweetin'!

 - Nick

4 Steps to TV and Film Placement

4 Steps to TV and Film Placement

Ever wondered how to try and get your music out onto TV shows and movies? Check out this nice article by Helen Austin, you really can make some decent money if you can get in with the right people!


- Nick

Creating a sustainable career in music!

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Check out this nice article on a number of different ways to help supplement your budding career as a performing musician! There are plenty of ways to try and help make ends meet, don't panic or get too dark too soon!

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 - Nick