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Way to go Sargent House Records.

This makes me feel like there is some honest hope out there for bands.

The people behind Sargent House have made it simple.
If you get offered a contract, email it to them. They’ll read it over and advise you on whether it’s legitimate.

For free. Gratis. No money down.

Granted, this is not a replacement for a good lawyer or management team, but this is in the right price bracket for most bands…..

This warms the cockles of my heart. Should I ever meet any of the people at Sargent House, they’re getting a 2 handed high five.

Read more here!

Is Spotify devaluing music?

Secondly, an article on the end of the free streaming phenomenon.

Spotify Ending Free Streaming

It was fun while it lasted.
I’ll be curious to see how many people still use it, even at only $4.99 a month.

Ugh.

It’s a fun read, and worth your time.

Check it out here!

Absolutely a great monetary breakdown as to who gets what with these online services.

Check it out here!

It looks like labels are aiming to limit physical releases, and push online distro!

Check it out here.

Do you have any idea how much the mic changes your sound?

They are now moving on to publishing.

Instead of telling you about what they are doing, we’ll let our hero Trent Reznor do it for us.

11.2.11: A note to musicians about TuneCore

I began using TuneCore six years ago with the release of Ghosts. They seemed like an interesting and efficient solution to get my music out everywhere and circumvent the existing machine in place at that time. The experience went very well – they actually did what they said they would in a straightforward, transparent, efficient and logical manner… I was sure they wouldn’t have a chance of surviving in the music business with that philosophy!
Years later, we’re both still standing. I’ve continued using TuneCore for all my releases since Ghosts including “The Social Network” and plan to use them for the upcoming “The Girl WIth The Dragon Tattoo” and the new full-length from How To Destroy Angels.
When they reached out to tell me about their new big idea – adding transparency and straightforwardness to the murky waters of publishing administration (which to me is a world as boring and convoluted as it sounds) I was very interested. If they could pull off what they did with distribution on the publishing administration side of things, this could be a pretty big deal – it could be another important tool that further empowers the musician / songwriter directly.
OK, I’m in. Check the link below for more information or check back in a few years and I’ll tell you how it went!

Check out the new TuneCore Publishing!

Back on track.

Expect posts!

Ben Weinman, the brains behind Dillinger Escape Plan sits down for 40+ minutes, and discusses his thoughts on the industry, labels, promotion, and his band.

They have upgraded the system, offering unlimited downloads.

Additionally, they have a new iPad app which ties to the cloud.

Interesting.