Four Keys To Great Music Productions At Home A History of Music Producers. With the music business ever-changing and recording equipment becoming more obtainable for the masses, making chart-topping productions has never been easier for a bedroom music producer. Traditionally, music producers worked alongside musicians, bands and singers to take their original song from an […]
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DHI Instructor and Lead Engineer Wins Grammy Award
Dave Hagen Receives Grammy For His Work with Keb’Mo Dark Horse Institute Instructor and lead Engineer Dave Hagen wins a Grammy for Mixing Keb’ Mo’s latest album, Oklahoma. Released in 2019, Oklahoma received the highest industry node from the music community by bringing home a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album. Dave has been producing, […]
How To Start A Record Label
Here Are The Steps To Starting Your Own Independent Record Company UNDERSTAND YOUR WHY? So you want to start your own record label. There has never been a better time to create your own independent record company in the history of the music business. We now have the technology, education, and resources to do exactly the same […]
Dark Horse Graduate Taylor Brown Finds Spotify Success
Making the Music He Wants to Make Popular trends tell us that the key to success in today’s music industry is social media engagement. Marketing experts tout detailed plans to achieve this miracle. Many online courses, dozens of books, and slews of YouTube videos are devoted to the subject. However, the Franklin, Tennessee-based band, Your […]
4 Music Business Articles You Should Read – 4-8-16
The global downturn in the music industry may finally be over Exciting news! A major investment bank has declared the music industry is back on track, at least in Sweden and Norway. But, the gist is that these countries are leading the way for the future of the music industry, and that’s not a crazy […]
4 Music Business Articles You Should Read – Mar 18 2016
What’s Next for Music Streaming? Music streaming increased 100% from 2014 to 2015 and show no signs of stopping. The conversation continues to dominate the music business. Dave Van Dyke makes some well-informed predictions on the future of streaming, including Pandora’s big moves outside of streaming, increased revenues overall (that will hopefully be passed on […]
4 Music Business Articles You Should Read – Feb 12, 2016
Some big news in the music business the past two weeks. As usual, an article or two that involves streaming, plus an article about teen preferences and a fun one about the most popular Valentine’s Day songs on YouTube. Here we go… RIAA Changes Album Award Methodology For Gold & Platinum Program Some major news […]
5 Music Business Articles You Should Read – Jan 29, 2016
Streaming continues to dominate the music industry conversations this week. Here are some of the latest articles highlighting the latest happenings with the ever-changing the streaming phenomena. Spotify launches video shows on iPhone and Android Unsurprisingly, Spotify is solidifying its position as the leading streaming service by expanding its horizons. Now, the streaming mogul has […]
Five Music Business Articles You Should Be Reading
Streaming and crowdfunding continue to dominate the music industry conversation. Here are some recent major happenings in music business news that you should be up on: 71% of All Music Listening Is Now Free, Study Estimates In the ongoing conversation about artists getting paid fair royalties for their music this should turn some heads. According […]
Four Things Worth Knowing In Recent Music Business News
The holidays are over and the music industry is back in full swing. Here are some recent major happenings in music business news that you should be up on: SoundCloud to begin ad-supported and paid tiers Universal Music Group and SoundCloud have announced an agreement that allows UMG’s artists and songwriters to benefit on the […]