As we endure the sweltering heat of these mid-summer days in Boston, I hope you will find this latest issue of the Music Business Journal…
The advent and progress of Internet Technology is one of the greatest things to happen to music since the invention of the phonograph. It is…
Overview This article provides guidance on how a musician, label or any other content creator can identify a target audience, encourage the most ardent customers…
With the rise of online file sharing and data-streaming, copyright infringement is currently at an all time high. Now, the future of the industry finds…
Over the last decade, there has been a shift in artists’ revenues. While recorded music sales have dropped substantially, artists are now making more money…
Booking Agents in the music business are at a turning point in their development— much like the rest of the industry. Due to the dramatic…
Concert touring in China has become a much more important outlet for artists. Popularity in a country of a billion plus population is, of course,…
Peer-to-peer download sites, coupled with a crippling and consistent drop in physical record sales have left Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group,…
The Internet continues to bud with new web organizations catering to an artist’s needs, making the whole prospect of “doing it yourself” more of a…
The entire month of June 2010 seemed to be utterly consumed by the 2010 FIFA World Cup. No matter where I went, it seemed like…
Spring is here, just in time for this latest issue of the MBJ. It is my distinct pleasure to introduce you to our current crop…
Producing an event is like preparing a multi-course meal. You have to plan ahead by purchasing all the ingredients, acquiring the right tools and allowing…
Michael King recently authored Music Marketing: Press, Promotion, Distribution, and Retail (Berklee Press, 2009). He is Berkleemusic’s Associate Director of Marketing and co-created, with Ramal…
Escalating greenhouse gases and worrisome climate changes are causing more people and businesses from around the world to address old and shortsighted practices that are…