Tag Archives: independent music

Online music distribution: Not all free is created equal

By Ruben Kenig | Published: 8 July, 2010

Jonathan Ostrow has written an interesting and thought provoking post on distributing your music for free at Music Think Tank. The main point is that no money doesn’t have to mean no transaction. Even if you are not getting paid cash you can demand value in the form of attention, in a newsletter sign-up or publicity, […]

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Give your music away: You have nothing to loose but your obscurity

By Ruben Kenig | Published: 6 July, 2010

Why don’t you give away your music for free? This is one of the sticking points in independent artist music marketing. People are scared to give access to their work for free but it can be an important tool in gathering the attention you need to make a living from your work in the longer term. Andrew […]

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Why am I not a rock-star?

By Ruben Kenig | Published: 28 December, 2008

The internet has created a landscape of huge potential for aspiring musicians. There are lots of sites purporting to exist to help you claim your spot in the pantheon of your heroes. So why aren’t you selling millions of albums a year and wondering if it’s blasé to put your 20th Grammy in the downstairs toilet?

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