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Online resources – Music industry advice blogs you should be reading

A list of some of the best general advice websites from around the internet. I’ve found that these sites have the most consistent and useful information for musicians and it’s well worth reading them on a regular basis if your looking for help with your music career. Take a look through the sites and get involved by leaving a comment. It’s great to have a conversation with these guys through comments because you can take the articles subject to a whole new level.

Newmusicstrategies – New music strategies is written by ex-pat Kiwi Andrew Dubber and is a must read for any artists with an interest in how to make the most of the online environment. If you haven’t visited the site before make sure you download the E-book and  take a look through the sites archive for some of the more practical posts.

Musician Wages.com – MusicianWages.com is a website all about musicians. Not how to be a musician, but how to make a living as a musician. There are plenty of resources about the music business, but this website is about musicians in  business–the actual people who create the music.

Make It In Music.com – Some great articles on the state of the music industry and practical advice on how to make the most of this changing environment.

Musicmarketing – ‘How to Sell More Records, Get More People to Your Shows, and Make More Money in the Music Business…’.

Knowthemusicbiz – ‘… an online community for emerging artists, musicians and music executives.  KTMB members can find, exchange and contribute valuable information about the business of music plus get advice and insight from industry thought leaders’. A great site which has a wide range of articles sourced from all over the web.

Indielab – ‘Indielab is all about connecting people and generating new and innovative promotional opportunities for independent music. We love introducing fans to new music and introducing artists to people in the industry who can help them make/sell/promote their new releases.’ UK based website with some great advice for independent artists.

Musicthinktank – ‘Where the music industry thinks out loud…’ Contributors include Anthony Volodkin from Hype Machine, Andrew Dubber, Bruce Warila from Unsprung Media plus other music heavyweights. You can also contribute your own posts to the new MTT Open section which contains some great articles which tend to have more of a practical focus.

Digitalaudioinsider – ‘Digital Audio Insider is a blog about the economics of online music distribution, from the perspective of a self-released, indie musician.’

Coolfer - Coolfer is a New York-based blog that covers music and the music industry. Started in August of 2003 as a way to expose the fledgling blogosphere to the insights of a person within the music industry, Coolfer.com has grown to become a respected and widely read source of news and opinion.