Independent Artist Spotlight: Chris Bryant

I have decided to start a (hopefully) regular feature in which I get to find out from artists themselves how they are working with the new found musical and creative freedom they are currently enjoying, at the same time sharing with you some of the great music out there to be discovered.

The first artist I have the pleasure of featuring is North Carolina singer-songwriter, Chris Bryant.

Meet the Industry twins: 'Record' & 'Music'

Okay, so you can’t turn anywhere online at the moment when looking at the music industry without tripping over coverage and opinion on yesterday’s IFPI Digital Music Report 2010 (I notice the irony in mentioning this as I introduce you to an article of me giving coverage and opinion to the very same topic). While [...]

"Deluxe Packages & The Independent Artist": Multi-tier Releases for the Indie Musician

With the success of multi-level priced releases by artists such as Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails showing that true fans are willing to not only spend money on what is also being offered for free, but that in many cases they are willing to spend far greater amounts of money on extra materials than has [...]

"Name Your Price": The Perfect Artist/Audience Transaction?

With phrases such as “monetise”, “advertising revenue” and “new business models” being batted around left, right and centre as they have been for a while, it is easy to come to the conclusion that all is virtually lost when it comes to people paying for recorded music. While business shifts for the major labels, independent [...]

Apple's Future In A Streaming World

The pace of change in the music industry is faster than it’s ever been – as with many technological advancements, by the time you are aware of, or used to, a new work practice or development, it is already on it’s way out, or is being surpassed by new emerging ones.
The music industry will have [...]

Spotify & 7Digital Announce Download Deal

It seems that someone has been reading my recent posts, as today Spotify have announced a deal with 7Digital to include buy links for users to purchase and download tracks they have heard through the service.

Stream Upselling, Not Selling Upstream…

With the potential shown by current internet darling, Spotify, there lacks a previous revenue potential for labels, and arguably for streaming services. While the key word of advertising hopes to compensate somewhat for lost music sales, whether they be digital or physical, new style streaming services do not allow for middle ground between new solely [...]

The Live & Free Model

With the announcement that No Doubt are to give away their whole back catalogue to fans purchasing a ‘tour club‘ membership, it seems that the continued use of the burgeoning live market as a source of revenue for artists and labels is still a strong way to make up for flagging music sales.