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Featured Pro Member Falling Through April
Falling through April is Music Gorilla’s latest Featured Pro Artist Member FALLING THROUGH APRIL is one of those bands that boldly blurs the genre lines of rock and alternative. This 5 piece rock act from North Carolina emerged in 2011, as former members of Manic, Strange County, Sleep In Sacrifice, and Interstate North decided to […]
Artist Rules courtesy of Bob Lefsetz
Originally published by Bob Lefsetz here, reprinted with permission. Artist Rules 1. Inspiration trumps execution. Write a great song, it’s more important than knowing how to play it. 2. Audience is everything. If you don’t want to reach as many people as possible, stop now. You’re too afraid to make it, you’re not a real […]
Know Your Rights – What is a One Stop?
Know Your Rights! What is a One Stop? An Editorial By Mark Frieser, Chair, Sync Summit No matter what part of the sync business you’re in, nothing’s more important than 100% airtight rights clearance. Nothing. The quality of the music, its price, its “syncability,” who you know or where the music comes from – whatever […]
Featured Pro Member War Poets
War Poets are Music Gorilla’s latest Featured Pro Artist Member. After nearly a year of touring and releasing their first studio LP album, Dulce et Decorum Est, War Poets are back in the studio working on their new LP. This time, acclaimed Grammy-winning producer Joe Baldridge from Nashville has joined up with the band. Music […]
Music Gorilla Showcase Alumni
We first met Rachel Platten when she played our Music Gorilla showcases at a small venue in Austin TX called Treasure Island (now Burnside’s Tavern), recently we clicked on a video taken from Taylor Swift’s concert in Philadelphia where she called Rachel up to the stage to perform her hit song “Fight Song”. It was […]
Featured Pro Member Olio
Olio is Music Gorilla’s latest featured Pro Artist Member. Olio was inspired by rock legends that made music in the moment without the help of computers and backing tracks. It’s our responsibility to continue this inspired tradition. Sharing moments with you that can only happen at a live show. There is only one way to […]
Fan Engagement – Take a free course
At Music Gorilla we like to think there’s always room to learn more, but it’s especially easy and convenient when it’s on your own time (and when there are no tests!). And, when it’s something that can help you get (and keep) your fans, well, that’s priceless info! We’ve just learned that our friend Andrew […]
Making Hashtags Work For You
Making Hashtags Work for You Twitter and Instagram have served as great outlets for expression for the masses that use them today. On average, 75 million people check Instagram and 500 million tweets are sent each day. With this kind of viewing traffic, these are the perfect places to use to market you. But how […]
March Madness Music Style!
As mid March descends on Austin Texas, so do thousands of musicians. Music Gorilla is very proud of how many artists and bands we have showcased during one of the biggest music conferences around. We have always made a point to offer indie artists an awesome opportunity to play right on 6th street during SXSW. […]
Featured Pro Member Sydney Lauren
Sydney Lauren is Music Gorilla’s latest featured Pro Artist Member. Sydney Lauren has been in love with music her whole life but didn’t develop her passion seriously until high school. She’s 20 years old and is currently studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Sydney is primarily a vocalist who started learning the […]












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