The music industry can sometimes seem like a battle field of shady business practices, stolen property, copyright infringement, and shattered relationships. With so many people shooting to make it big, it’s more important than ever to protect yourself and your music. It all comes down to one golden piece of legal advice: Get it in writing!

I came across a super-awesome service for bands and recording artists called Bandcamp. It’s free, and it lets you host your band’s music and discography, sell it or give it away, and provides a smooth and clean website presence for your band. Here are a few features that truly set Bandcamp apart and can really improve your band’s web presence.

It takes hold of the best of us. It creeps up on us when we least expect it. It sucks our musical inspiration dry. It stops our songwriting career progress dead in it’s tracks. I’m talking of course about laziness. How do we as songwriters and musicians battle the urge to stay glued to the couch?

Social media is beyond the craze of the day. You can’t turn a corner online without hearing the latest social media trend, craze, site, testimonial or campaign. In this article, Greg Rollett weighs the benefits of indie artist music advertising and also provides a variety of resources for doing so.