HAMMERHEAD BLOG

The modern business of making music starts online, and when it comes to networking with quality professionals, Song Angel knows no equal. Setting up an account with Song Angel is free and takes a fraction of the time it does to start up the average social media profile, and with …

Against the backdrop of what was a typically eccentric northern California afternoon, I had the pleasure of coming across the likes of Hēran Soun for myself as I prepared to present the acclaimed one-man musical wrecking ball with this year’s trophy for album of the year. As eerily calm and …

2020 was the most unpredictable of years, but if you think it was without one heck of a strong soundtrack, you definitely haven’t been keeping up with the Indieshark release radar in the past twelve months. Aside from incredible mainstream sounds from The Weeknd, a maturing Taylor Swift, the compelling …

Industry without inspiration never leaves a lasting impact. Hard work and discipline often produce a reliable product but, without the spark of love behind its creation, posterity will take a dim view of its ultimate worth. Ten years ago, worldwide charting singer/songwriter, musician, and producer Stephen Wrench launched Musik and …

2019 was a landmark year for independent music on multiple fronts, and while there have been no shortage of intriguing trends to follow in the last twelve months, certain movements – surreal pop, the reprisal of melodic hip-hop and self-aware country music among them – were simply impossible to ignore. …

I recently attended a SWSW Music and Media Conference in Austin Texas. The first day I was there I witnessed a punk band walk over to give a Top Music Executive one of their latest CD’s following a hot live performance. Everything was going fine until she turned the CD …

So we’re not talking about PRO as in “music professional”. The PRO we’re going to look at in this installment is an acronym for Performance Rights Organization.  A PRO is one of several organizations that are highly beneficial to producers, songwriters and musicians and if you’re a studio owner or operator, …

For new bands, artists, writers the music business will probably not be a lucrative venture at first. It’s so true that you have to start somewhere, and you must prove yourself on a smaller scale before you can do it on a larger scale. It can also be said that …

Any band or artist that’s either paid their dues, or spent time on the Front Lines knows how much work is involved in becoming a paid professional. Logistically it can be way to much for a band to handle, and it’s easy to get in way over your head. If …

I might add 99% percent of the time a non-payment issue is due to the band screwing up. True local club owners, bookers, etc. tend to be hardnosed but they are always fair, and when they are right they usually dig I their heels. Below are a few of the legitimate …