IOTM Blog
Posted: Nov 1, 2022
Category: Technology
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**Guest post written by Scott Aumann, originally featured on The Legit Musician blog.
"One of your band’s best friends should be Google services. They offer lots of free resources that can be powerful for running your band’s business. Did I mention these are FREE? Plus, these resources can be accessed anywhere you have an internet connection. Let’s talk about how you can use these to help your band run more smoothly."
View Full ArticlePosted: Jul 5, 2022
Category: Technology
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**Guest post written by Brad Johnson, a musician and producer from Southern California. When he isn’t spending time with his wife and kids at the beach, he is helping songwriters and musicians at Song Production Pros.
"We live in the age of singles and playlists, and the more music you release, the better your chances of getting discovered. With tools at our fingertips to self-publish, self-promote, and stay connected to our fans, most musicians' most significant challenge is staying creative and finishing projects. This is where Artificial Intelligence (AI) can come in to help. AI is still in its early stages for creative applications. However, there are several innovative products to leverage AI and help you break through creative barriers and make more music quickly..."
View Full ArticlePosted: Jan 10, 2022
Category: Technology
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**Guest post written by Bear of MusicRiser.com.
"A cryptocurrency is a form of digital currency that is designed to work as a medium of exchange. The crypto coins use blockchain technology for transactions, an open-source, decentralized, public ledger that records transactions on the network...I bet you all heard about Bitcoin or crypto until now, and lately, a new concept has been raised, and it's called NFT."
Posted: Oct 12, 2020
Category: Technology
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**Guest post by Fang from Lords of the Trident, the most METAL band on earth!
"Multistreaming is a great way to keep multiple audiences engaged or increase your reach on different platforms. Fang reveals the ARCANE SECRETS of setting up a multistream server on a $100 Raspberry Pi!"
View Full ArticlePosted: Sep 8, 2020
Category: Technology
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**Guest post written by Adam Mezzatesta of Bands For Hire.
"Whatever your current situation, at some point in the future you might find the day to day running of your band will start to take its toll. Whether you’re an independent musician, touring band or function band, life can get busy, so it’s a good idea to get things in order right now...Check out these awesome free tools and get one step closer to organizational heaven."
View Full ArticlePosted: Mar 23, 2020
Category: Technology
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**Guest post written by Matt Santry, independent musician and founder of the Well Paid Musicians Club.
"Part 2 of this series focuses on getting professional-quality video with a smartphone."
Posted: Mar 16, 2020
Category: Technology
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**Guest post written by Matt Santry, independent musician and founder of the Well Paid Musicians Club.
"I think we've all been guilty of posting amateur-looking videos that make us look or sound worse than we really are...Or maybe you don't post any video because you're afraid that what you have isn't a good representation of what you do...We've (myself and Brian Fitzgerald) created a 2 part video tutorial on this topic that goes into more detail."
Posted: May 31, 2016
Category: Technology
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**Guest post written by Ari Herstand. It originally appeared on Ari's Take.
"I just released a music video. It cost me exactly $0 to make and it looks pretty darn awesome if I do say so myself. Well, I can say so because I didn't make it. I kind of had nothing to do with it - other than writing and recording the song of course (and showing up and shooting the thing). So how did this happen?" View Full Article
Posted: Jan 11, 2016
Category: Technology
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**Guest post written by Blake Morgan, artist, musician, record producer, and founder and owner of ECR Music Group. Originally featured in The Huffington Post.
"I'm an American songwriter and singer. I first became a blip on the music advocacy radar when an email exchange between myself and the founder of Pandora, Tim Westergren, was made public in The Huffington Post. What lay at the heart of that exchange was that I'd gotten tired of billion-dollar tech companies lecturing musicians like myself about how hard those companies are working to "find ways to incentivize creators." Musicians know exactly how they could incentivize creators: they could pay us fairly." View Full Article
Posted: Aug 31, 2015
Category: Technology
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**Guest post by Hank & Cupcakes, Brooklyn based Indie/Pop/Rock duo.
All of us are aware of how important the visual aspect of our music is for promoting, exposing and marketing our band. It seems that many indie bands are afraid of making their own videos mainly because there's a common mythological assumption that it is very complicated, expensive and technically demanding to create this kind of content, so many bands don't even try to explore this territory which is today as accessible to us as the audio recording field is...
View Full ArticlePosted: Aug 24, 2015
Category: Technology
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**Guest post by Harrison Welshimer, creator of MusicMunch Reviews and Interviews.
"Do you love FREE as much as I do? Duh, we’re musicians! Here are the top 10 free internet resources I recommend from personal experience..."
View Full ArticlePosted: Nov 25, 2014
Category: Technology
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**Guest post written by Dae Bogan of Dae Bogan Music.
Over the last six years, the SF MusicTech Summit has become a staple platform for the convergence of music, technology, and entrepreneurship in San Francisco. The summit has attracted attendees from around the world who’ve looked to SFMT as a place to learn, network, and get inspired. Here’s my list of 5 startups that every touring indie artist should know... View Full Article