The different types of artist names An artist name seems pretty straightforward, right? We all know Lizzo, Simon & Garfunkel, and Jay-Z & Kanye West. But did you know each … Continue reading
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The Best Way to Collaborate with Musicians Online
How to use Notetracks to streamline your online music collaborations. If you’re anything like me, long-distance music collaboration can be a nightmare of scattered messages: emails, texts, DMs, Dropbox or … Continue reading
Behind an all-star Americana collaboration (Mark Erelli interview)
How a “largely unknown independent folksinger” partnered with Sheryl Crow, Rosanne Cash, Josh Ritter, Anaïs Mitchell, and Lori McKenna on his new single. It’s funny to hear Mark Erelli describe himself … Continue reading
Should My Producer Get Publishing and Songwriting Credit?
If you create original music and haven’t signed your publishing rights away, YOU are your own publisher and YOU own your publishing. You are owed publishing royalties for the usage … Continue reading
6 kinds of collaboration that can introduce your music to new audiences
Musical collaboration is about much more than cross-promoting … but any extra attention is a nice benefit. For me though, there’s a difference between teaming up with another artist primarily … Continue reading
Promoting your newest music with a series of YouTube videos
How Eleanor Dubinsky spans genres, crosses borders, and communicates it all through video(s). Eleanor Dubinsky didn’t start creating her new album Soft Spot of My Heart with a particular genre … Continue reading
Musical teamwork: the pillars of effective collaboration
10 things to remember when you’re working with other musicians. I just got back from Oregon where I played the part of Peter Gabriel in a re-creation of his Secret … Continue reading
Sharing credits in an age without liner notes
Musicians: a lack of credit can hurt our collaborators’ livelihoods. Let’s make up for that. When it came time to record my first solo record — shortly after moving to … Continue reading
The ABC’s of musical collaboration
The search for the perfect collaboration partner – and managing that relationship – can take up a lot of time and effort. We all want that cohesive bond, that magical … Continue reading
Can you outsource/crowdsource creativity? Collaboration vs. The Lone Artist
At last week’s Grammy Awards, Kanye West (once again) stepped onstage in mock-protest over the fact that Beyoncé didn’t win Album of the Year. Beck did — for his somber, … Continue reading