The Economics of Niche Markets for Creatives Photo by behrouz sasani What if the best business decision you could make is accepting your music is "unmarketable"? Not in the sense that nobody wants it—but that it won't compete for Spotify playlists alongside mainstream artists. [...]
Image by @asim-razan on Pexels.com Most independent artists release their albums everywhere immediately—Spotify, Apple Music, every streaming platform. But what if that's backwards? Ezra Vancil sold his last album exclusively to his email list for an entire year before releasing it to streaming platforms. [...]
Missing Royalties: Revenue Recovery Strategies with Amani Roberts Independent musicians leave significant money on the table—not from lack of talent, but from unclaimed royalties and overlooked revenue streams. Amani Roberts, music business educator and author of the USA Today bestseller "The Quiet Storm," reveals the specific [...]
Distribution Partnerships And Strategic Planning For Independent Artists Distribution partnerships can make or break an independent music career, but most artists don't understand what separates a good deal from a bad one. Jesse Flores, VP of Artist and Label Partnerships at Intercept Music and former Senior [...]
Ezra Vancil – Business Systems: From Marketing Day Job to Sustainable Music Career After 10 years with the same band and launching his own label, Ezra Vancil has learned that sustainable music careers require business systems—not just passion. In this conversation, he reveals the productivity frameworks [...]
Musician Podcaster Bree Noble – From Kitchen Recordings to Industry Authority Photo by SilvaNeto As a musician podcaster who has built multiple successful shows over the past decade, Bree Noble represents what's possible when artists embrace podcasting as both a creative outlet and business [...]
