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Crowdfunder: Sharing amazing stories through music...
We’re really excited to have finally launched our brilliant crowdfunder. You’ve got 3 options here with a couple of combos. We’ve kept...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
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It's time for action!
We've been making lots of noise over the last year or so about who we are and what we want to be. Now we are officially turning that...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
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3rd WAVE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS: Off The Record 2021
Further details about ALL of the bands we've announced so far and you can get TICKETS here... We are delighted to be able to announce...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
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2nd WAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS: Off The Record 2021
We are delighted to share with you SEVEN more band announcements for Off The Record Independent Music Festival 2021...and more cool...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS: Off The Record 2021
We are delighted to share with you the first SIX band announcements for Off The Record Independent Music Festival 2021...and some other...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
2 min read


Welcome back live music!
Welcome back live music! It's been a crazy year but finally it looks like there's some light at the end of the tunnel. With that in mind...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
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Is Soundcloud useful anymore?
Having not engaged with Soundcloud in any meaningful way for a few years I was curious to know if artists still used it or found it...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
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If I worked for Spotify...
If I worked for Spotify... I'd introduce an indie artist verification scheme with features like: Higher revenue share for releases ≤ 500k...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
2 min read


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...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
4 min read


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...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
1 min read


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...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
1 min read


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...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
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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...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
3 min read


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...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
3 min read


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...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
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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:...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
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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...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
1 min read


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...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
2 min read


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...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
2 min read


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...

Mike Five (Lights And Lines)
3 min read
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