OCTOBER 4, 2021 BY JONATHAN WIDRAN rocketscience.la Major Label Strategy/Independent Flexibility: With the advent and growth of streaming as the major means of music consumption, the industry has evolved greatly since Kevin Day launched Rocket Science Artist Services in 2006 — when physical sales generated 60% of the revenue. …

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES drummer Matt Sorum has partnered with the music industry pioneers behind label services provider Rocket Science to launch an exciting new label concept titled Dead Conflict. This artist-controlled label will allow branded music artists the unique ability to retain a majority ownership of their recordings. Dead…

Leading Artist Services Company Helps Content Owners Navigate Fast-Growing Music Catalog Sales Sector As independent artists continue to take the music industry by storm, veteran artist services company Rocket Science Artist Services announced today the expansion of its music catalog brokering program. With a focus on independent artists and labels…

To say that the 2010’s were a decade of change for the recorded music industry is something more than an understatement. …

Once your music is mixed and mastered and ready to release, it is time to take a breathe and make sure to develop an action plan for your release in order to optimize your chances for success. What exactly is marketing? In short, marketing is a strategy to generate fans…

YouTube is an incredible entertainment resource, the amount of content available on YouTube is endless; we have all had the experience of getting lost down the video wormhole spiraling deeper into niche video topics and how-to tutorials. Here is an interesting fact, YouTube is the largest music streaming site on…

Instagram recently introduced the ability to add songs to photos and videos in Instagram Stories. Part of this feature is a new “Music Sticker” that can be placed on top of photos and videos before they’re shared. It is important to note that the Instagram and Facebook music feature includes…

If you’ve read previous blogs you know how important it is to collect you publishing revenue by registering your songwriting with a Performance Rights Organization (PRO). As you’ll recall, the songwriter share is only half of the Publishing Revenue you are entitled to. To collect the other half of your…

You’re creative! You worked hard on an idea…you recorded a track, worked with a producer and had you music mixed and mastered. Perhaps you created a video as well. Now your time has come…and you are ready to release that music to the marketplace. Not so fast! Below is a…