Career / Entry №195 / Royalties HOW ROYALTIES WORK IN THE UK MUSIC BUSINESS №195 Posted 04·07·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 8 min Filed under: Royalties, Publishing, Music Business You’ve written the songs, recorded them, maybe pressed a run of CDs, and now people are actually listening. Somewhere in the background, every play […]
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Career / Entry №194 / Music Photography How To Find A Band Photographer In The UK №194 Posted 29·06·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 8 min Filed under: Photography, Career, Promo You’ve got the songs finished and the release date circled, and then it hits you: every promo image you have is a phone
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Career / Entry №193 / Music Photography A Complete Guide To Music Photography For Unsigned Artists №193 Posted 25·06·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Photography, Career, Promo Good photos can make an unsigned band look like the real deal, and bad ones can make a brilliant band look like an
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Production / Entry №192 / Vinyl Pressing The Real Cost Of Pressing Your First Album In The UK №192 Posted 23·06·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 8 min Filed under: Vinyl, Pressing, Costs If you’ve started pricing up a vinyl release, you’ve probably had the same quiet panic everyone else does. The numbers are
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Career / Entry №191 / Promotion How to make a free electronic press kit (EPK) in 2026 №191 Posted 10·06·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Promotion, EPK, Career A promoter has 30 seconds to decide whether to put you on their bill. A booking agent skims their inbox between meetings.
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Career / Entry №190 / Radio & Promotion HOW TO GET AIRPLAY ON BBC INTRODUCING №190 Posted 09·06·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Radio, Promotion, Career You’ve recorded something you’re genuinely proud of, and now getting it played on the radio feels like the next mountain to climb. The good
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Career / Entry №189 / Selling CDs HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU CHARGE FOR A CD AT A GIG? №189 Posted 31·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 7 min Filed under: Selling CDs, Gigs, Pricing So you’ve finished recording an album, there’s a box of discs by your front door, and your first gig of
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Artwork / Entry №188 / CD Cover Design How to design a CD cover that pops at the merch table №188 Posted 14·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Artwork, CD Design, Merch The merch table is a brutally honest design critic. You’ve got about two seconds of attention from someone
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Production / Entry №186 / Vinyl Pressing How many vinyl records should you press for a debut release? №186 Posted 13·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Vinyl, Pressing, Debut Release If this is your first time pressing vinyl, the honest answer to “how many records should I press” is almost
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Artwork / Entry №185 / CD Cover Design 3 things you should know about CD cover art before briefing a designer №185 Posted 13·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 8 min Filed under: Artwork, CD Design, Briefing If you’re about to email a designer about your album cover, hold on for ten minutes and
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