TikTok Lessons Part 1: To TikTok, Or Not To TikTok, That Is The Question Greetings fellow music professionals. My name is Liam Cassel, aka Will Hilburn. I am a musician from the midwest United States, and I have been playing guitar since I was a teenager. My passion for music has led me on many […]
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TikTok Lessons Part 2: Jingles To Singles (Viral Music On TikTok) As we have previously discussed, music is vital to the functionality of the TikTok space. But what kinds of music are we talking about here? First of all let’s discuss genres on the platform, and then we can discuss the specific nuances that users […]
TikTok Lessons Part 3: Neighbors & Labors (Community & Content Strategy On TikTok) Upon first glance, the process of becoming an immersed member of the TikTok community can seem like a daunting task. However, as with any journey, it begins with the first step. In the case of TikTok, that simply means downloading the app […]
TikTok Lessons Part 4: The Modern Music Dynamic As we have already discussed, TikTok music marketing not only affects brand awareness, user’s purchase behaviors, and buying intentions, it can also lead an artist to success within the music industry as a whole. So how does this work exactly? Well, in this final blog, in the […]
The age of digital piracy took a heavy toll on the music industry in the early 2000s. Illegal file-sharing left a great crater where CD sales used to tower. In 1999 that tower stood over $14 billion dollars high, yet in the two decade aftermath, music sales plummeted to half of that amount. These were […]
I can still recall my first encounter with MTV. It was a video by Duran Duran called Hungry Like A Wolf. My sister and I had pleaded with our mother to get cable, just so that we could consume MTV culture twenty-four-seven. On that day in June of 1983 we huddled around the tv to […]