Music Biz - Edgar Allen Floe®

Why Are You An Artist?

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…There are a TON of artists out there! I personally think it’s amazing how there are literally several MILLION people in the world calling themselves artists, but only [...]

Value Your Art

The music industry has been through some major changes within the last few years. Artists can record a new song and have it available online within 24 hours. Consumers can access virtually any song ever recorded [...]

How to REALLY Win at a Music Festival

Now is the time where many artists are taking the proper steps needed to attend and/or perform at popular music festivals. South by Southwest (SXSW) is one of the biggest festivals many artists focus on attending [...]

Keep On Pushing

The music grind looks easy when you watch some artists on the television. Some artists are in the right place at the right time, it seems, and they get signed and sell a ton of records [...]

The Art of Mixing Songs

I’ve been engineering songs for over 15 years now. It’s crazy to even think about how much time I’ve spent blasting so many songs, over and over again, for hours, for so many years. It all [...]

Artists: Respect Your Fans

Yes…I am an artist. But in addition to that, yes…I am a FAN of music. I wouldn’t even consider trying to become an artist if my love for music wasn’t there. I still go crazy when [...]

What Makes A Great Songwriter

In Hip Hop, we tend to focus on our “hot 16s”. But do most REALLY understand what it takes for a hot 16 to actually BE a hot 16? I think it would be beneficial for [...]

The Most Effective Way To Offer Free Music Downloads

The Hip Hop game is saturated…POLY-Saturated! Everybody and their mama is rapping! With advances in technology over the last 5 years, it is so easy to record songs in your bedroom, convert them to mp3s, and [...]

Why All Artists Should Have A Bandcamp Page

Bandcamp is NUMBER ONE in my book for artists to sell their music. Of course, if you have your own website, you could go ahead and set up your own shopping cart to sell your music. [...]

Publishing 101

Artists….Have you registered with a Performing Rights Organization (PRO)? Do you truly understand the value of publishing your music? When it comes to many up and coming artists, especially many hip hop artists, we want to [...]