CD Production and CD Manufacturing
CD production for musicians: The personal objective of being a musician, whether professionally or just for the unquestionable pleasure it offers, is to constantly perform to the best of your ability. Hours of practice are frequently required before a performance or recording session in order to achieve perfection, but it’s hard to equal the […]
The CD is Still in Demand
Demand for the CD is Still High –> According to publicly available data for the UK and the USA, spending on video entertainment increased between January and March 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. The rate of growth was even stronger, increasing video entertainment spending by a total of 10.1% in the UK […]
What is the CD Duplication Process?
CD Duplication: What Is It? The technique of making multiple copies of a CD from a single master disc is known as CD duplication. To duplicate the master disc exactly, a CD burner or duplicator is used in the process. When manufacturing duplicates of a music album or software application for distribution, or for small […]
Digital Distribution
Years have passed, but today I’m speaking out on the important subject of selecting the best digital distributor for your music. I’ll actually be doing this in three sections because there is a lot to discuss here. In this first post, I want to talk about two aspects that almost every distributor identifies as being […]
What is Apple Music
Apple Music is a worldwide streaming service that plays music, audio and video on demand. It was launched by Apple Inc. on June 30, 2015. In a mere 6 months, Apple Music had more than 10 million subscribers. Today, as of June 2021, it has 78 million worldwide subscribers in 200 countries. Apple Music officially […]
The History of the American Music Awards
In 1973, the Grammy’s were moved to Nashville and the broadcast rights for the show were purchased by CBS. Prior to that year, they were owned by ABC. The American Music Awards (AMA) came about because Dick Clark wanted ABC to produce a show that could legitimately compete with the Grammy’s. So, Dick Clark created […]
History of the Grammy Awards
The prestigious Grammy Awards did not exist before 1958. Both the Oscars and the Emmys had been in existence since 1929 and 1949 respectively. In 1958, the Gramaphone Awards had their first ceremony. Oddly enough, it was the construction of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the 1950’s which spurred a renewed interest in celebrating […]
Artist Who Died 2021
Every new year is welcomed with the hopes for new beginnings, unfortunately along with the new discoveries of talent each year comes the news of some of our treasured musical giants dying. Some of the greats we lost last year include some truly iconic legends. DMX-Dark Man X or his birth name, Earl Simmons died […]
What is Zoom
Zoom’s popularity has gained it the rare moniker of being a ‘unicorn company.’ Naturally, you’re curious about that term. You’re probably asking, “What is a unicorn company?” A unicorn company is a privately held company that has attained a $1 billion dollar valuation in less than a few years of its initial operating date. […]
How to Market Your Music as an Artist
As an artist, you feel all you must do is create beautiful sounds and put them on a recording for others to hear and buy. We all know, the business of making and selling music is not that simple. The operative phrase is not, “If you build it, they will come.” The problem is, if […]