I was checking out David Hoppers blog Music Marketing [dot] com, and I came across his latest blog post.

The thing that intrigued me especially about this particular post, is because what you are about to watch below in the video is something I have been talking about from some time now to a few private students and some music associates.

I have a saying and that is “give your music away and sell your fans your t-shirt”.

Now, don’t take those words literally, but the concepts behind that thought is what is, I feel, the new business model.

Watch the video taken from a keynote presentation at the Music Digital Summit ‘09, presented by Mike Masnick, of Techdirt.com

Here’s a longer more in-depth version:

Let me know your thoughts. Post them below….

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Structuring Your Record Label – Part 2

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Here’s part 2 of Setting Up Your Company Structure:
This post will follow up from the last email, helping you to lay the foundations for your record labels success.
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Once you start to run as a record company, you will realize that there is a lot of work to be done. It will continue as time goes by. Even [...]

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Starting A Record Label? How, When I Have A Normal Life?

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“How do I start a record label?” That is one of the most asked questions when someone comes up with the crazy idea that they would like to start selling their music.
That’s the question I had nearly 9 years ago. I had no experience in either setting up a business or even any experience about [...]

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Setting Up Your Record Label Structure: Part 1

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Before you start selling your music or any of your labels merchandise, you have to realize that you are not only a musician, but also a company. I would say that making the music is 20% and the business side is 80%. Knowing exactly how to set yourself up as a company and having a company structure will allow [...]

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Introduction To IndependentMusicStartUp.com

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Me, Introducing Myself To You..
Hi, This is a short video to introduce myself to you and to also let you know what I have planned for assisting you for 2009.

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