FourFront Media & Music in partnership with Home | Articles | Bookstore | Promote Your Music | Music is Your Business | Subscribe Twitter | Start a Record Label | Radio Promotion | CD Art Design | Music Career Help the FOUR FRONTS of the music business... With your host, Christopher Knab. EMail Christopher. The Artist & Product Development Front The term "Artist Development" encompasses two general concepts. "Pre-Release" issues involve these jobs, tasks, and other considerations that an artist or band must do to create, protect and prepare a recording for the marketplace. "Product Development" issues are concerned with any and all things that must be done to get your music into the marketplace. What is Artist and Product Development? Artist Development Streaming Music Revenue Payments I Get Emails.... Boy, Do I Get Emails! Why Are Musicians So Afraid of New Technologies? Adapt... or Don't Ignorant Musicians Finish Last Finding a Manager Isn't as Easy as You Think Got an Entertainment Law Attorney? Know the Labels/Publishers You Want to Work With Excuses Musicians Make for NOT Learning the Music Business Register Your Songs With the Copyright Office Be a Master Musician Play Often No Matter What Make Music That Doesn't Suck There are No "10 Steps to Musical Success" Would You Ask Your Dentist to Work for Free? The 10 Commandments (Updated) for Musicians and Bands A Sample Band Partnership Agreement 10 Tips Even the Most Naïve Musicians Should Know Questions You Should Be Able to Answer About Yourself How Original is Your Music?.... Really? What's it Going to Be? A Fantasy Music Career or a Real One? Artist/Band Inventory: Organizing Your Career Are You a Quitter When Times Get Tough? Recording Music is the 1st Step. Do You Have Money for the 2nd? Do You Know How to Get a Record Deal? Take the Test. 16 Timeless Music Business Self-Promotion Tips Songwriting and the Music Marketplace: A Study Guide Do You Believe What You've Heard About How the Music Business Operates? Banking and Loan Issues for Musicians What is a Band Agreement and Why You Need One Why I Do What I Do Mick Jagger on Royalties and Getting Paid for Music Even More Clueless Letters About the Music Business "Grunt Work" is What Building Your Music Career is All About What Every Musician Should Know About Their Fans Artist Development Questionaire Who Can You Trust in the Music Business? Are You Really a *Professional* Musician? Are You Really a *Professional* Musician? Draw Attention, but Don't DEMAND Attention A Music Business Test: How Much to You Really Know? The Endless Flood of Crappy New Releases Oh, How the Music Business Keep Changing PlanningYour Music Career: Part 1 Planning Your Music Career: Part 2 Planning Your Music Career: Part 3 Typical Artist/Band Income & Expenses 25 Things to Know About Distributors 10 Tips to Keep You on the Music Career-Building Path What Do You Know About Getting Signed and Working With a Record Label? The "Creative" You and the "Business" You I Get So Many Clueless Letters! 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The New Paradigm in Marketing Your Music is Here Now Some Good Things About the Not So Good Ol' Days How to Write Your Own Music Marketing Plan Changes in the Way Music is Sold over the Last 30 Years A Music Business Revolution Your CD Cover Is Your Most Important Advertisement Do You Really Need To Invest In Your Own Barcode? Top Ten Graphic Tips for Designing CDs The Music Sales Test Distributors: How to Attract Them and How to Work With Them Tax Tips for Musicians Artist Income Sources See Also... 1) Artist & Product Development 2) Promotion 3) Publicity 4) Performance    The Four Fronts... Artist/Product Development Promotion Publicity Performance   Get Educated... Master the Music Biz! Online Courses. Many Programs. Learn Day or Night. Details Here.   Christopher Knab Recommends... Music Is Your Business Christopher Knab and Bartley F. Day's expanded edition of "Music Is Your Business" is filled with more insights into the business side of being a successful musician or band. Included are chapters on both Internet and traditional music marketing methods. The essential legal issues you need to know are explained as are music contract tips, how to license your music, attract distributors, get radio airplay and create a demand for your music. More... How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet Our in-depth guide to music promotion demonstrates how you can combine powerful internet marketing techniques to sell your music merchandise online! Learn what works, what doesn't, and what you shouldn't waste your time and money on. More.... Our Top 25 Articles How to Write an Artist Bio Performance Contracts Mastering Your Music How to Copyright Music 21 Songwriting Tips Tax Tips for Musicians Sell Your CDs Online What's a Record Deal About? Artist/Band Interview Form Inside Record Labels Internship Do's & Don'ts How to Make a Living w/ Music How to Write a Press Release Reasons Demos Are Rejected Facts About Music Licensing Trademark Your Band Name? 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