Adam discusses his recent trip to New Orleans, going viral for not-the-best reason, and all things Waterfall Release strategy. What is it? Why is it? Should you do it? What are the pro's and cons? Meckler specifically touches on using Distrokid for the Waterfall release, but this can be applied to any DSP. ----------------------------- Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss ----------------------------- Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654 ------------------------------ Intro/Outro music "Far Away From here" : https://adammeckler.hearnow.com/
Host Adam discusses how the major labels are able to manipulate the CEO of Spotify to keep the golden goose laying them golden eggs while they point the finger at Spotify when artists express their anger in the small bits of change they are paid via streaming services. Adam discusses ideas how to fix the streaming problem. How companies like Ticketmaster are industry parallels to Spotify and the major labels, and why your hate towards Spotify, while understandable, is misdirected. Hop on for this spicy episode! Links below... --------------------------------- Stuff I talked about: The reddit article: https://www.reddit.com/r/musicindustry/comments/18bsicn/spotify_unwrapped/?share_id=9FT9gnphrBdEl2Wf0zQGr&utm_content=2&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1 ----------------------------- Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss ----------------------------- Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654 ------------------------------ Intro/Outro music "Far Away From here" : https://adammeckler.hearnow.com/
There are all kinds of different royalties for your music. Original compositions, arrangements, music for the club, and music for the concert hall...ASCAP has a way for you to collect royalties when your music is performed in music venues and traditional concert halls. Adam walks you through how to register your music with ASCAP, how to get publishing royalties through ASCAP, and how to use ASCAP's On Stage to submit set lists of your original music and get paid a second time when you perform your original music. ----------------------------- Stuff I talked about: ASCAP: https://www.ascap.com/ ONstage: https://www.ascap.com/member-access#login Concert Performance Notification: https://www.ascap.com/help/registering-your-music/performancenotification ----------------------------- Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss ----------------------------- Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654 ------------------------------ Intro/Outro music "Far Away From here" : https://adammeckler.hearnow.com/
Curious about what will happen to BMI now that they've transitioned to a for profit model, and been bought by a private equity firm? Look no further. Adam talks what to expect, what to look out for, and what you can do about it. ----------------- Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss ----------------------------- Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654 ------------------------------ Intro/Outro music "Far Away From here" : https://adammeckler.hearnow.com/
Did you hear that Spotify will be paying artists differently in 2024? In this episode, Adam discusses the 3 things Spotify says is "Draining the royalty pool", how Spotify is going to deal with these three types of users, and what the impact of those decisions will be on artists. Spotify WILL NOT be paying for certain songs. Spotify will require certain songs to be longer than the previous allotment. Spotify is BANNING certain kinds of activity and will be issuing fines to labels/distributors/artists alike. LOTS of important stuff on Spotify's new 2024 Pay Model. ----------------------------- Stuff I talked about: Andrew Southworth's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewSouthworth ----------------------------- Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss ----------------------------- Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654 ------------------------------ Intro/Outro music "Far Away From here" : https://adammeckler.hearnow.com/
Listen along as Adam grows his band's monthly listeners on Spotify from 9 to more than 5,000 in seven weeks. Lulu's Playground has now released 7 singles over 7 weeks as a part of their 17 singles in 17 weeks campaign. In this episode, Adam talks Spotify-specific release strategy and covers how to pitch to editorial playlists, and what strategies you can take to maximize your chances of getting on to Spotify algorithmic playlists. He digs in to the data behind the Lulu's Playground releases, and distills specific lessons we can take away for our own upcoming album and/or single releases. -------- Lulus Playground on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6iRINNxUHjQ3ZfUGczGGIC?si=PhoEx234Sjq3zMt_l38J3w Spotify for Artists: https://artists.spotify.com (go claim your artist profile!) -------- Tickets to BlueStem Jazz (Audio for the Arts) in Madison, May 19th, 2023: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bluestem-jazz-featuring-supercell-tickets-616084383977 ---------- Download Gig Boss app: https://linktr.ee/gigboss Join the Gig Boss Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigboss ----------------------------- Interested in hearing music made by our awesome guests? Check out this Spotify playlist, which includes music by all our music-making guests! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63kUrVwtV5tYFsyqLJHO3a?si=7853ba778dff4654 ------------------------------ Intro/Outro music "Far Away From here" : https://adammeckler.hearnow.com/