The following was developed in collaboration with OFFstep, a company Ari’s Take is proud to be partnering with. OFFstep is the simplest, easiest-to-use, and most affordable music distribution platform for independent artists. As a sister company to ONErpm, OFFstep uses...

With an estimated 100,000 songs being uploaded to Spotify every day, it’s harder than ever to break through the (literal) noise. And now that AI companies are flooding the DSPs with their so-called “music,” it’s getting even harder to find an audience.

The following was developed in collaboration with Groover, a company Ari’s Take is proud to be partnering with. When you purchase from links on this page, we may earn an affiliate commission. PR is changing: Alternatives for Today's Indie Artists In...

I study the sync licensing realm (getting songs placed in film, tv, commercials, video games) quite a bit. On the New Music Business podcast, I've had as guests: Music Supervisors: Deva Anderson - Greyhound, Band of Brothers, The Pacific Jen Malone -...

The newest distributor of prominence to the game is Too Lost. And boy have they been taking notes over the years as to what is important for an independent distributor jumping into this ever crowded space. I sat down...

A mixing engineer once told me that every step of the recording process becomes less important.  —> Click here to activate 7% off Mixea <— And I get his reasoning. The first step of the process, of course, is songwriting. If...

Over the past few years, Amuse has established itself as one of the most popular music distribution services for DIY artists. I sat down with Amuse to get a deeper understanding of how they have evolved since their inception in 2017. 

This is the most comprehensive digital music distribution review comparison between Amuse, AWAL, CD Baby, DistroKid, Ditto Music, LANDR, TuneCore, Songtradr, and more.

Spotify just revealed its annual Loud and Clear report revealing some top level numbers with some granular insights from 2023.

Last week, UMG and Deezer made an announcement that is set to be the biggest upheaval to the recorded music industry payment structure since the launch of streaming.