It's all about the fans

News: 14th June 2011 by Louise Dodgson under Artist Managers, Selling & Distributing Your Music

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Forget the recording or publishing advances, your most important source of income is from your fans. Although your fans may not shower large lump sums of cash upon you, nurturing your relationship with them properly can provide you with a steady, sustainable income, even when the record deals have dried up.

With the rise of fan funding/crowd sourcing services in the past few years, understanding what your fans want has become even more prominent an issue. This article contains video clips recorded at SFMusicTech conference where the artist to fan relationship is certainly considered a top priority...