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Brandon Marcel is the founder and current CEO of Internet company IndieMusicLounge.Com. IndieMusicLounge.Com offers independent musicians across the world various articles by B. Marcel and other top authors relating around the music industry.

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Entertainment > Music Business What to consider before entering the music biz: 3 of 19
Your Support TeamAs an indie you are left to formulate and strategically plan for many things. Of the many things you will have to do, without a question, formulating your inner circle of support for your career is the most important. The team you form will be just as important to your success as the music you make, if not mo... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Sexually explicit content in today's music video clips: 2 of 11
Sex & The Indie?...This is a question you must ask yourself as an indie musician. Why?, you may ask. Simply because for most of you this option will be opened to you at some time throughout your careers. You see, there is not only the form you most commonly think of todaythose video vixens prancing around in bikinis, if even ... More..
Entertainment > Music Business Best places to start a singing career: 3 of 9
Quality ControlThis week's tip is a short one. It's simply quality control. Back in the days of Motown qualitycontrol was huge within Berry Gordy's label structure. He set one person aside that mostly just listened to the tracks being produced and trusted this one person to only passon those records which she felt were top co... More..
Entertainment > Music Business Learn to sell your music online: 2 of 4
7 Music Distribution Tips & FactsBelow are a few keys and pointers to keep in mind while pursuing distribution for your music. There are many new distribution channels due to the popularity of online music downloading. What does this mean to you? More options, better service, and a lot more to think about. Here are 7 things t... More..
Entertainment > Music (Other) Making the grade as a musician: 2 of 4
Your Music Careers Incremental PlanningIncrease, increase, increase! That's all anyone seems to want to see today right? I mean in your 9-5 they're always pushing you to increase this, increase that, and increase that certain big thing...Income! Yeah, that's a good focal point, but, what about the steps to getting there? It i... More..
Entertainment > Music Business How to make money in the music industry: 12 of 21
Making Money From Songs You've Already Have MadeOften times as creative individuals we move from project to project never really getting the full potential out of a piece of work. This is especially true with musicians. Jumping from project to project, group to group, even genre to genre. Now all of this is ok and often times... More..
Entertainment > Music Business Tips for touring in a band: 3 of 5
Breaking Into The College MarketBy Brandon MarcelWhen I started out plotting for this week's article I initially was going to go another route. I was going to just explain about NACA (National Association of Campus Activities) and give a few pointers on when to and how to reach the student activities office for best results. ... More..
Entertainment > Music Business A songwriter's guide to self-promotion: 4 of 6
Creating Your BrandBy Brandon MarcelOf the many marketing issues there are, without question, one of the most important is branding yourself/band or company. It is easy, fairly cheap to do and not all that time consuming ( in theory) of a process. In fact most of the things you need to do when branding should come almost natu... More..
Entertainment > Music Business Selling out: The politics of the music business: 4 of 6
The Art of Selling OutYes... There is an art to selling out. It is actually in some forms necessary. But just to be sure we are both on the same page here, by selling out I do not mean the average sex sales route, or the be as explicit as possible to offend as many individuals and thus gain massive amounts of attention route ... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Where talent meets demand in the music industry: 2 of 3
The Wise Musical ArtistThe wise musical artist. This is an artist that gets it, an artist that's...willing to play ball to some extent. I believe I recently stumbled upon such an artist which I plan to add to my roster as I'm finishing up my label's "reconstruction" phase. While we were talking he said something that was musi... More..