Bundling has been a huge part of music and serves as an important part of marketing and promotion. Now more than ever, we’ve witnessed a decline in physical CD sales but streaming numbers have skyrocketed. Newbie musicians looking to sell…
What Does Catalog Mean In Music?
Catalogs some times spelled as catalogues have changed the landscape of how record labels operate. Record labels now more than ever want to own music catalogs because the value has certainly changed with the introduction of new technologies in music…
What Is Comping In Music Production?
If you’ve been in the music production world for a fair amount of time you have probably come across the term “comping”. You may wonder what comping actually means in the context of music production since it is a widely…
What Is An Audio Artifact?
The term “audio artifact” is probably something you’ve come across if you’re a music producer. Either in your own recordings or other peoples recordings. This post will discuss what audio artifacts are and how they arise in relation to audio…
What Is A Good Way To Start A Song?
Song creation is never an easy task in as much as popular musicians make it seem like it is. A lot of work goes into various key elements to ensure that a song is made to a certain quality. Therefore,…
The Difference Between An Artist Manager and a Business Manager
Artists can have different types of managers that all serve different purposes. For those that are signed to record labels having more than one manager is almost always the situation. Two of the most important managers are the Artist Manager…
What Is The Difference Between An Album And A Compilation?
Music albums as well as compilations are a huge part of the industry and they constitute full artist packages that are delivered to the masses for consumption via listening. I’ve come across a lot of submissions labelled either “album” or…
What Is PPD In Music?
In Music, PPD is the abbreviation for Publisher Price To Dealer which is the wholesale price that distributors charge their dealers. The PPD is what used as a benchmark for calculating royalty shares. The PPD is very important in determining…
Why Do Rappers Sample So Much?
Sampling is a very big part of music and has become even more popular now. You can basically go on YouTube or splice and find a sample maker that can easily sell you their work so you can use it…
What Is The Hardest Instrument To Play?
When looking to learn how to play an instrument, having some background about it is very fundamental to one’s success. One of the most common arguments that has been around for decades and continues to go on is about which…
