by Andy Schichter
I was on my way to the studio the other day, listening to CD Baby’s DIY Musician podcast.
The host was interviewing Brian Mazzafferi, lead singer of I Fight Dragons. I had never heard of the band before, but the host made an intriguing introduction; so what the hell, I gave it whirl.
As [...]

By James Pew
This post is the first place we send new Studio 2.0 clients and new Euphonic Community interns to learn about the social web. We always share what we discover about the new music business, the social web, and all things related to direct-to-fan, the long tail and 1,000 true fans with our Studio [...]

By Shawn Daley
I recently finished reading an incredibly inspiring book that was given to James along with 14 other musicians by Derek Sivers. It’s called Ignore Everybody And 39 Other Keys To Creativity by Hugh MacLeod. Also, read James’ write up Thoughts On How To Ignore Everybody.
We’ve created a Studio Manifesto Ignore Everybody category [...]

By: Connor
Since lists are awesome, here’s a list of the six best music marketing tips, courtesy of We Are Listening

1. Email Is The Holy Grail
2. Passive Radio Is Passé
3. Get Professional Help
4. Stand Out
5. Follow The Leaders
6. Be An Outstanding Communicator

1. Always try to get more e-mail addresses. They are your lifeblood. [...]

Here’s an example of a successful band foregoing the traditional avenue’s taken in the music industry, and adopting a much more D.I.Y. approach to great success. Rather than stick with the traditional major label approach Metric opted to go it alone handling the promotion and online distribution of their new album `Fantasties` themselves.
This not only [...]