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Blog post originally from MusicClout . Hello everybody! Normandie Wilson here. I've been busy this year getting settled back in my hometown, San Diego, and recording two new albums. (Learn more over on my website: normandiewilson.com) The big announcement that you guys will care about though, is the fact that I'm writing a book. It's called Misadventures, Mistakes, and Miscalculations in Independent Music, and it details every single stupid choice and every bad decision I've ever made in the process of being a musician. I am looking forward to humiliating myself for your educational benefit. My heart is in the right place now. Instead of giving "advice," I'm focusing on sharing my own personal experiences. The truth is, I certainly don't have it all together. All I can do is share with you things that have worked for me, and things that haven't. You can draw your own conclusions from there. To celebrate, I decided to rerun this article. This pa...

Blog post by Coldbeat. We did it! Once again featured on Beatport STEMS . Truth be told, the STEMS field still seems as a "green area" for many labels and artists, and thus unexplored by most, but as we've pointed before in our previous posts ' Introducing - Beatport Stems ' and ' Learn about Native Instruments exciting new music format, STEMS ', this new music file format may be the future of music distribution and DJing. In order to use the STEMS file you have to download/ purchase it, and it gives DJs a whole new perspective when live mixing. The 'Plastic Dreams' album has 12 songs, each one available also in the STEM music file format. Included at this package we have remastered versions of known Electro House/ Complextro tracks like 'Magic Portal Reboot', 'Rare Candy' and 'Call Me', alongside remastered brand new versions of 'Kryptonite' and 'Lose Control' Remixes. But the highlights of this rel...

Blog post originally from SymphonicBlog . If you’ve ever found yourself doing the Gangnam style or even the Harlem Shake, these are great proof of the impact of music videos. In addition, with YouTube becoming one of the largest websites in the world, which actually caters to videos, it’s a great source of exposure and a revenue opportunity. Once you’ve decided to make a music video, then its time to distribute it. There are some solid offerings in the market, such as the ones Symphonic offers, which allows you do deliver your music to the top music video destinations, like Vevo, iTunes, TIDAL, and more. Before you decide on a distribution outlet, you will need to make sure you have certain details in place so you are prepared ahead of time and can deliver your music video in a timely manner. We’ve put together some video distribution tips for your next release. • Send your video distribution request at least 2 weeks prior to your wanted go live date to allow our video partne...

Blog post originally from SymphonicBlog . The compulsory mechanical license is a mechanism that allows anyone to record and distribute your composition (or allow you to make a cover of someone else’s work). There are several requirements and conditions that you need to know about regarding Recording Covers and Mechanical Licenses. Legal Background As in many facets of the recording industry, the compulsory mechanical license has its foundation in copyright law. In 1909, Congress created the first compulsory license to allow anyone to make a mechanical reproduction (then a player piano roll) of a musical composition without the consent of the copyright owner. The legislature crafted the law due to a concern that the right to make mechanical reproductions would become monopolized, so Congress created the “compulsory” license, which would allowed anyone to make “similar use” of the musical work upon payment of a royalty. There were responsibilities for both parties: the copyright ...

Originally from  https://beatportops.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/223805367 . by  Julie (Beatport) - Tuesday at 14:03 Coldbeat: "...Well, before we get into the post itself I would like to give a few words about this blog post. Since the last Beatport genre changes, which you can see clicking here , is important for us to understand which are the genres currently being accepted on Beatport via distribution. Both, genres and sub-genres, are listed below..." Listed below are all genres currently accepted via delivery to Beatport and their respect ive sub-genres: Big Room E lectro Melbourne Bounce Moombahton Progressive Breaks Bass Dance Pop Tropical House Future Bass Deep House DJ Tools loops Acapellas Battle Tools Drum & Bass Liquid Jump Up Jungle Deep Neurofunk Bass Dubstep Deep Bass Electro House Complextro Electronica / Downtempo Ambient Downtempo Bass Funk / Soul / Disco Funky / Groov...