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Future of the Music Business/ Music Business

The Truth about Spotify

Richard L'Hommedieu future of music, indie artists., indie music, music, music busiess. spotify, music streaming, streaming February 12, 2024

Making a Scene looks at the Truth about Spotify Introduction There is no argument that consumer has embraced streaming as a way to consume music! For the consumer this is a no brainer, you don’t have to store you music on a shelf, you don’t have to fill up your phone’s memory with mp3’s and […]

Future of the Music Business/ Interview the Pros/ Music Business

Interview with a Pro – Clay Hawkins on OME (Open Music Exchange)

Richard L'Hommedieu blockchain, blockchain streaming, future of music, indie artists., music business, nft, roots, streaming January 15, 2024

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro – Clay Hawkins of The Open Music Exchange Introduction It is no secret that the current revenue from streaming services like spotify/youtube/pandora, etc. is not sustainable as a business model for the music industry. The Digital Revolution has however proven to be very fluid […]

Music Business

Creating a Strong Music Industry Middle Class

Posted by Editor indie artists., indie music, Indie music business, music business, Music Middle Class, songwriters March 1, 2022

Making a Scene Presents “Creating a Strong Music Industry Middle Class” We have all had to accept the reality that the digital revolution has dramatically changed the way the music industry works. The consumer has embrace streaming as a way to consume music, and you can’t blame them. They are paying less and consuming more […]

Gear Reviews/ Software Reviews

Presonus Sphere – Review

Richard L'Hommedieu daw, indie artists., indie music, Presonus Sphere, recording software May 15, 2021

Making a Scene Reviews Presonus Sphere One of the most important tools for Indie artists and songwriters today is the home recording studio. The Advantage of building a home based studio allows you to demo your work before going into the studio, create song structures to write against or, with the right equipment you can […]

Interview the Pros/ Music Business/ Touring

Interview with a Pro – Rick Booth – Touring after the Pandemic

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, blues rock, indie artists., indie Blues, making a Scene, music business, roots, roots rock, Touring March 21, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Rick Booth – Touring After the Pandemic! As we move towards the end of the Covid 19 Pandemic many artist’s are wondering what the touring landscape is going to look like. Intrepid Artists International is the premiere roots and blues booking agencies and is […]

Interview the Pros/ Music Business

Interview with a Pro Sammi Alani Pirate.com

Richard L'Hommedieu indie artists., making a Scene, music business, pirate.com, recording studio, self service studio March 2, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro “Sammi Alani” of Pirate.com Pirate, whose groundbreaking self-service studio model has evolved into the UK’s largest network of recording facilities, has launched In the United States after 12 months of planning. With the opening of new studios in Los Angeles added to three recently […]

Interview the Pros/ Marketing/ Music Business

Interview with a Pro – Benji Stein – Playlistsupply.com

Richard L'Hommedieu indie artists., making a Scene, music business, music marketing, playlisting, Spotify January 31, 2021

PLAYLIST SUPPLY Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro – Benji Stein Founder of Playlistsupply.com In today’s streaming world, many indie artists have been struggling to find a way to take advantage of Spotify’s playlisting to get more exposure and generate more income from their recorded music. Many have fallen prey to bogus […]

Marketing/ Music Business

An Indie Artists Guide to Using TikTok

Richard L'Hommedieu indie artists., making a Scene, marketing, music business, tiktok, tiktok marketing December 26, 2020

Making a Scene Presents an Indie Artists Guide to TikTok TikTok started out in 2014 in Shanghi China as Musical.ly. The creators of Musical.ly wanted to create an educational app, but quickly found there was little profit in that application. They moved more towards 15 sec videos that allowed users to lipsync to popular songs. […]

Gear Reviews

Top 10 Christmas Gifts for the Indie Artists

Richard L'Hommedieu Christmas gift, indie artists., making a Scene December 12, 2020

Making a Scene Presents our Top 10 Choices for your Musicians Christmas List If you have a special indie artists that you are stuck finding a good gift for this Christmas, we at Making a Scene have just the list for you! This is our top 10 Indie Artist Stocking Stuffers that we recommend for […]

Music Business/ Touring

A Musicians Guide To LIVE Streaming Part 2

Richard L'Hommedieu gig economy, indie artists., making a Scene, music business, musicians guide to live streaming May 12, 2020

Making a Scene Presents A Musicians Guide to LIVE Streaming Part 2 Last week we talked about how you can use your phone to get online and start creating your own LIVE Stream shows. We discussed how you can input your mixer audio into your phone giving you the ability of balancing your vocals and […]

Music Biz Resources/ Music Business/ Music Education Reviews

Education is the Key to Success for the Indie Artists

Richard L'Hommedieu education is the key, indie artists., making a Scene, music education, music industry February 18, 2020

Making a Scene Presents EDUCATION is the Key to Success for the Indie Artist! Let’s face it, the music industry is moving at a break neck speed as is the technology that is driving it. If you want to find success in this industry you will have to dedicate yourself to learn the business as […]

Music Business

Making a Scene’s 5 Predictions for the Music Industry in the 2020’s

Richard L'Hommedieu future of music business, indie artists., making a Scene, music business January 7, 2020

Making a Scene Presents 5 Predictions for the Music Industry in the 2020’s The 2000’s have brought a huge shift in the music industry that has been driven by technology. Some, like streaming has benefited the consumer while taking a huge dent out the economics of recorded music. Some have made the creation of music […]

Americana Artist/ Artist Interviews

Scott Wolfson is Making a Scene!

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, indie artists., making a Scene November 15, 2019

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Scott Wolfson When Scott Wolfson and Other Heroes take the stage, they’re not just playing a show. Their vibe is party, reunion, and catharsis in one – the energy of their tunes is hard to miss, but each song carries the weight of humanity’s dark corners. When Ron Olesko at Sing […]

Marketing/ Music Business

Writing a Business Plan For your Music

Richard L'Hommedieu indie artists., making a Scene, music business plan July 25, 2018

The Indie Artists Guide to Writing a Business Plan When it comes to the independent musician, the music business can be a strange, frustrating and scary concept. A good first step for any indie artist who is serious about creating a career in music, is to create a business plan. The Business plan will act […]