Music Is My Business

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Streaming Music Revenue Payments

›
From the Future of Music Coalition If a song is streamed on Spotify, the company has three entities to pay: 1. the sound recording copy...
203 comments:
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Why Are Musicians So Afraid of New Technologies?

›
I have seen it over and over again. Musicians who have been promoting themselves for years, if not decades, are so suspicious of any new onl...
89 comments:
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Excuses Musicians Use For Not Learning About the Music Business

›
I have heard them all...the reasons so many solo artists and band members give for not learning about the business they are in...the Music B...
284 comments:
Thursday, July 28, 2011

Building a Successful Radio Airplay Campaign

›
Designing A Realistic Radio Promotion Plan The commercial radio industry, at this time in history, couldn’t be less friendly to the independ...
22 comments:
Saturday, July 23, 2011

Think Like a Music Publicist

›
Think Like A Professional Music Publicist (25 Tips borrowed from the mind of a publicity genius...Howard Bloom) The following information is...
2 comments:
Sunday, December 5, 2010

10 Tips For Lazy Musicians

›
10 Tips Even The Most Lazy Musician Can Use I got an email the other day from a young musician who was seeking advice about a 6 song demo ta...
9 comments:
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

NEW Intro to 4 Fronts of Music Marketing

›
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE “FOUR FRONT MUSIC MARKETING CONCEPT” by Christopher Knab (copyright 2010) There are many factors that must be consi...
2 comments:
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Chris Knab
Christopher Knab is the owner of FourFront Media and Music, a Seattle based consultation service dedicated to helping musicians help themselves with the business of music.He is the former owner of the Aquarius Record store in San Francisco, a former president of the Northwest Area Music Association, former Station Manager of Seattle’s alternative radio station KCMU (now KEXP 90.3FM), and co-founder and Vice President of 415/Columbia Records. He was on the faculty of the Music Business and Audio Production programs at the Art Institute of Seattle for 18 years. He is also the co-author along with entertainment law attorney Bartley F. Day of Music Is Your Business: The Musician’s FourFront Strategy for Success, now in its 3rd Edition. Along with Mr. Day he co-wrote a chapter on distribution options for Independent labels in the book: The Musician’s Business and Legal Guide, published by Prentice-Hall. His website, http://www.fourfrontmusic.com has been online since 1995 and features articles and podcasts intended to help bands and artists learn how to promote, market, and sell their music.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.