How I approach the media with music
In many ways - thanks to the partial democratization of music - the internet offers us getting your music reviewed or played somewhere is...
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Lights And Lines
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If I worked for Bandcamp...
I absolutely love @Bandcamp... I think it's the single best platform out there supporting independent artists. But there are still some...
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Will Bebo save indie music?
Bebo’s return is interesting. Facebook has been dead for music for a long time now sadly, most pages reach no-one without paid...
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You are all awesome and you don’t need an award to prove that
I wrote this in response to the public collapse of an 'indie awards' event that was probably never really about the artists in the first...
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The Single vs Album debate came up again...
The Single vs Album debate came up again and it got me thinking... This is my favourite release cycle: Single: Tells me who you are and...
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A short history of music
Did you know that human beings have been making music for approximately 55,000 years? Here's my short history of music from then --> til...
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Punk Christmas Party!
I know it’s a little early but I think we could all do with a bit of Christmas spirit this year so here’s my famous Punk Christmas Party...
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I was accused of “exploiting” a musician
I was accused earlier of “exploiting” a musician. I paid a small amount for their discography on Bandcamp - it was small for 2 reasons:...
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Who will benefit from a streaming pay review?
With the news that MPs in the UK are looking into how much money artists actually get paid from streaming I asked Twitter who they...
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Tips for bands: Get the most out of Bandcamp
I buy LOADS of music on Bancamp these days, and I wanted to share a few thoughts on pricing and marketing on this awesome platform. First...
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Tips for bands: Sharing music with the media
I get 100s of tracks sent every week so I thought it would be useful to share some advice based on that experience. I'm not saying these...
Lights And Lines
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It's time to rethink how we fund live music
According to a recent poll only 6% of people want to return to the same type of economy as before the pandemic. People are tired of...
Lights And Lines
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Where can I get my music heard?
Like millions of other aspiring artists across the world this is a question we have asked ourselves many times over the years at Lights...
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Kickstarter ideas - T-Shirts
We're thinking about running a Kickstarter to help get the label up and running properly. Amongst other things we have song T-Shirt...