A music manager explains the music industry for independent artists, covering promotional one-sheets, what major publishers look for when signing songwriters, and realistic expectations in sync licensing. The writing is practical and direct, drawing on a real industry conversation and a concrete licensing example.
Website: https://lizthemusicmanager.substack.com
Fortnightly articles and a news digest (SIGNAL) for developing music artists, covering marketing, distribution, touring economics and industry news. It combines practitioner opinion with sourced commentary on platforms, distributors and labels.
A long-running music newsletter from a veteran independent-music writer who curates new releases from around the world, mostly from Bandcamp artists and labels. Recent issues mix personal reflection on touring, the overwhelm of endless releases, and a defense of the writer's maximalist, abundant style of recommending music.
A newsletter from a strategic marketing agency covering the music industry, technology and marketing, with commentary on label strategy, AI and platform shifts. Readers get one author's opinionated analysis of industry news, plus announcements about companion microblog content.
A musician's newsletter mixing essays on the economics of the music industry and AI investment with prose poems and art writing. Readers get personal, politically engaged commentary from a working artist's perspective alongside literary pieces.
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