Indie Music in the News

The owner of the indie music store Lauren Reskin discusses Miami's music scene and why LPs are the future

Indie music can expect quite an airing during a summer music festival to be held in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork this year, writes David Dwane. Indiependence 2012 is at Deer Farm, a tree lined 52-acre site overlooked by the Galtee Mountains.

CD Baby, the world’s largest online distributor of independent music, is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Alliance Entertainment, the largest wholesale distributor of home entertainment audio, video, and software in the United States. CD Baby’s catalog of almost 400k titles from over a quarter million artists around the world will now be available for purchase at all online and brick ...

"10 Effective Promotional Strategies" explores low-cost promotional ideas to help independent musicians get their music noticed.Pennsauken, NJ (PRWEB) May 07, 2012 Disc Makers has teamed up with the authors of the acclaimed Indie Band Survival Guide to produce its latest guide entitled: 10 Effective Strategies to Get Your Music Noticed: Promotional strategies for independent musicians. Authors ...

*At a time when getting a deal with a major record label is slim to none, and mainstream radio is restricted to monotonous repetitive playlists, it’s refreshing to know there is a group of artists who are undaunted and fearless in their pursuit of musical expression. One such artist is singer Lori King who was [...]

One of the biggest problems facing indie musicians has always been their ability to get their music out to the masses. Now VEVO and Ditto Music have teamed up to not only give indie artists a bigger platform, but also …

HOLLYWOOD, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After being nominated in four categories by the Indie Music Channel awards (Best Pop Artist of the Year, Best female Pop Artist, Best Teen Song of the Year, Best ...

A major music festival planned for Mitchelstown, Co Cork, in August is expected to swell the town’s coffers by up to €1.5m.

Eclectic Rockers Sandbox Ready to Headline La Vegas' Indie Music Fest, Are Playing WorldFest in May, The LA Music and Film Festival on June 16, and are Set to Release New VideoLos Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 19, 2012 Entrepreneur, artist and musician Shane Sweet and his band Sandbox just released their album “Me & Him and Horse” on April 3, 2012 on BrainmuscleMedia/Universal. According to Shane ...

This is the third in a series of posts quoting music supervisors on how they find or discover music to license for movies and tv shows. Music Supervisors Explain How They Find Indie Music For Movies And TV [Part 1] drew on multiple sources while both Music Supervisors On How They Find Indie Music For Movies and TV [Part 2] and this post draw on interviews from LA-based Rollo and Grady's website ...