Image via WikipediaMy web host, midphase, is running a spring madness sale on web hosting. They’re perfect for any band/music group because they do not limit media hosting on your website. Many web hosts will not let you share MP3 and Video content –or severely limit it, on the basis that they either want to […]

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Image via Wikipedia“How can my bad get signed” seems to be the running question for a lot of musicians out there. It’s almost as if getting your band onto a major record label is the climax for many bands; but is it right for your band?
Back in the day (which was a Wednesday… thank you […]

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Image via WikipediaTo append to yesterday’s post, I had some more ideas.
The essence of the post was that musicians should consider partnering with other creative firms and individuals to exchange some shared synergy with one another. If a band were to carry this to the professional extreme,  said musical group might hear their music in […]

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…mainly because I thought of it.
The Twin Cities (where CULT STATUS calls its physical home) are bursting at the seams with all sorts of advertising and marketing firms, small and large. Along with these come the ever-needed support companies. I’m talking about film and production companies and a host of independent contractors that supply bigger […]

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Image via WikipediaCult Status will not be in the Saint Paul Art Crawl this weekend.
I am personally getting ready to move to the West 7th area within the next month and have a bit too much on my plate (in addition to some work with The Minneapolis Pops, 7th Calling, The Langer’s Ball, possibly Cold […]

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Image via WikipediaI was surfing around and came across a pretty cheesy article about how to use “guerrilla marketing” to market your band. I’m not linking to it because it was 95% worthless –and because the terms guerrilla, viral, street marketing, et al. have been abused beyond the point of recognition. Nobody knows what they […]

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Image via WikipediaOne of the great parts of the internet is the massive volume of people looking for information and looking to spend money at the same time. Given this environment, it didn’t take too long for people to start incorporating advertising into web pages and emails. This, in turn, brought about a staggering bulk […]

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Image via WikipediaI came across this article on “PRINT ME UP” –a blog by Colin Peterson
Digital music downloads are indeed changing the way we think, listen and consume music. But is that all that is changing? E-Commerce, Retail and Print Music are just some of the other areas in which this digital phenomenon has taken […]

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Image via WikipediaThough it’s one of the most important parts of promotion, printing can often be the first cost to be skimmed off the top when people begin to get budget-conscious. In any printing, whether it be screen printing, pad printing, or offset printing, there are several factors to consider when adding up the cost. […]

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