Music Industry

RECORD LABELS: An outdated business model that takes ownership and control away from the artist LABEL SERVICES: A music-first alternative that provides record label services without debt and loss of ownership LABEL AS A SERVICE: Eleven's business-first alternative that provides coaching, a marketable label brand, and label services without debt and loss of ownership TAKEAWAY: Which one is right for your growing music career? According to Exporation.io, record labels are companies that manufacture, distribute, and promote the recordings of affiliated musicians. Essentially, record labels work to sell the brand of the artist and the products they create. Seems [...]

In keeping with Songtrust’s mission to educate creators around the world about music publishing, we’re working with organizations like Eleven Music Career Center to provide readily accessible and curated resources for creator communities.  At Songtrust, When We Help Others, We Succeed A major part of our mission at Songtrust is to utilize our team’s vast industry expertise on music publishing and the music business to provide our community and clients with accessible educational resources. We believe if we share what we’ve learned and empower creators to do the same, our industry will be better off as it [...]

I’ll be the first one to admit, compiling top lists like this is never easy and subject to author bias and reader criticism.  However, I’m still gonna go for it.  And that’s only because I’m putting this disclaimer here and letting you fantastically awesome people tell me what else I might have overlooked or should not have included in the comments on this article.  We good?  Aight, let’s do this. […]

There are several ways you can show your support and help local music in your city or town, as well as any place that has a local music scene. Supporting local music isn’t expensive, a serious headache, or inconvenient. This list proves it, so no more excuses! […]

Let’s face it: more and more of us are putting away the good ol’ fashioned FM radio and opting for services that give us more options and freedom, such as Pandora, Spotify and other Internet-based services. […]