HeyJaredRich Kołodziej
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Gigwell Opens Its Booking Toolbox to Artists and Independent Promoters (opens the original)
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The paperwork behind a gig can be intimidating when you are booking your first tour or putting on your first show. What goes in an offer? How do you calculate the break-even point? And what should the settlement look like when the night is over? Booking software company Gigwell has launched a collection of free tools to help artists, managers, new agents, venues and promoters answer those questions. The tools cover much of a show’s administrative life, from making an offer to calculating the fin
The Band Member Day Job Conundrum (opens the original)
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A while back, I had a conversation with the manager of another independent band. He was frustrated. The band’s vocalist and bassist were “committed.” The guitarist and drummer, however, still had day jobs. That created scheduling problems and, at least in his telling, questions about whether those two musicians really wanted it enough. Schedules matter. You cannot run a band if half the members are never available. Everyone must agree on what the project requires. But this was not merely about a
We’ve Normalized Financial Struggle for Artists. It’s Time to Stop. (opens the original)
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I remember one show early in my career that looked like a success by every measure I knew. The audience was fantastic. The venue was packed. People stayed afterward to talk, buy merchandise, and tell me how much they loved the performance. I drove away thinking: By the time I accounted for travel, lodging, fuel, meals, taxes, and everything else that comes with being a working musician, the night’s profit looked nothing like the paycheck I’d been celebrating. I hadn’t played a bad show. I had ma
There Is Big Money in Artists Making Coffee Money (opens the original)
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Here's an all-too familiar occurrence: An independent artist opens their royalty dashboard and sees just about enough money to buy themselves a cup of coffee. That same week, another company built around independent artists gets acquired, funded, consolidated, or folded into a larger corporate structure. The artist made around $3.12. The company earned around $2 billion. Somewhere in that math is the story of the modern music industry. There's no doubt there is a lot of money in music. The quest
Is Spotify Guarding Against One Type of AI Market Distortion While Monetizing Another? (opens the original)
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Recently, Spotify and Universal Music Group announced plans for a paid AI feature that would let Premium subscribers create covers and remixes from songs by participating artists and songwriters. Artists will opt in, be credited, and receive compensation. Universal called it an “AI-enabled superfan initiative.” Spotify says it will create new revenue streams and “new ways to drive discovery.” How comforting... Nothing reassures a songwriter like hearing that the machine taking apart his song wil
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