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From Vinyl to Cassettes to CDs to MP3s to…

By patrickf | Published: March 9, 2010

The world is jumping on the digital bandwagon.  A recent study by mint.com found that digital music now currently encompasses 36% of music sales thus far in 2009 (up from 30% last year).  The rise in digital sales is of no great surprise to anyone. With near-instant delivery and massive portability, digital music (mp3s, FLAC, [...]

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Selling through the long tail…

By patrickf | Published: November 23, 2009

As a company that enables emerging artists to build sustainable businesses, Nimbit is constantly educating artists about how to successfully “work their niche.”  While mainstream success with the masses is often a desirable end goal, there’s a solid career to be had by engaging your core block of fans and working out from there. As [...]

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From the Top: The Copyright Act of 1976

By patrickf | Published: November 17, 2009

From the Top:  The Copyright Act of 1976 While discussing the finer points of federal legislation may not seem like the most interesting newsletter topic, a recent revelation has massive impact on the Direct to Fan model.  Specifically, the Copyright Act of 1976 is beginning to allow the reversion of copyrights from labels and publishers [...]

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Nimbit = Music

By patrickf | Published: November 6, 2009

Many may not realize this but Nimbit is a company that not only empowers musicians, but it’s made up of some of the most kick ass musicians and industry people I’ve ever known.  While many “industry experts” are in a dire search to find the next cure-all for the music industry, we’re participating in it. [...]

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Music Students Get Direct-to-Fan, Labels Far Less Relevant

By patrickf | Published: October 19, 2009

For the past three years I have given a seminar in the Fall to students at Berklee College of Music in Boston. The school has a great music business program, and has a high concentration of incredibly talented artists and has always stayed at the forefront of what is going on in the industry.  Depending [...]

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Why I founded Nimbit and gave it the silly name…

By patrickf | Published: October 13, 2009

I’m a geek. I always have been, hanging with the nerds and the band freaks instead of the jocks and the cool crowd. Music has been part of me since I was three, listening to my Mom’s Dionne Warwick and Elvis recordings, dancing like a fool in my pajamas. I remember going to the public [...]

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