When I first saw this image of acclaimed actor, Morgan Freeman, pop up on my Facebook timeline, I honestly assumed it was a photograph. After reading a Iittle further, I saw that it was created through finger painting, using an iPad. Say what now? I just HAD to see proof of this on Design Taxi’s […]
The Fifth Installment in the IndieOn65 Creative Perspectives video series, comes courtesy of Duval’s own Mr. Al Pete. Al Pete is a DJ, Hip Hop artist and actor, who also happens to have a day job as an auditor in the mortgage field. In Part 1 of 2, Al Pete talks about how he juggles his […]
I think this is an amazing concept, and I’m actually in the process of exploring this company for myself. There are many many crowd funding sites out there that have helped to launch some great projects, but I’ve seen many of my colleagues and friends struggle to receive the funding that they seek because they aren’t reaching […]
Last year, everyone was talking about Jazz in the Gardens, the Miami spring music festival featuring the best of the best in R&B, Soul, Jazz and Gospel. Well, the 2013 Jazz in the Gardens festival will take place March 16th and 17th, and the festival organizers are looking to fill TWO performance slots with “up […]
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We’re quite delayed in posting this, but had the pleasure of interviewing a talented artist from Copenhagen, Denmark who goes by the name of Kriswontwo. We posted a Vibe To This feature on Kriswontwo some time back, and he was nice enough to take some time out of his schedule to tell us a little […]
I’m a sucker for musician advice articles that can also be used in business. These 4 key traits of successful independent musicians, which were taken from MusicThinkTank (which actually borrowed them from Music Industry How To), can be applied to any entrepreneurial endeavor. Of course, this list isn’t exhaustive, but any successful independent artist more […]
Love this article courtesy of Hypebot.com. A lot of these ’1o Truths From 10 Established Artists on Making It In Music’ are things that we all probably already knew, but I think there are some really great words of wisdom thrown in there that all independent, rising artists and music business professionals should take heed to. […]
Great article courtesy of Hypebot.com, which provides three useful tips that I think everyone (not just music artists), should be aware of when attempting to market a brand, product, or services to a particular audience. With the popularity of social media as a marketing tool, I think many of us can take our actual websites, […]
Once again, another great article from MusicThinkTank. After watching the Bravo TV show, Platinum Hit, I have a newfound respect for the art of songwriting, and for songwriters in general. As someone who collected lyrics to some of my favorite songs as a teenager, I never really thought about the amount of time, effort, and […]
Music Marketing & Distribution 101 – Professors: Beyonce’ & Jay-Z
2013 was a great year for Beyonce’ and Jay-Z, and we can all learn a little somethin’ somethin’ from The Carters. Though the June 15th Samsung release of Magna Carter Holy Grail had its technical “issues”, this innovative album release resulted in an increase of Samsung Galaxy 4 sales, and a new experience for music […]