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Why the Press is Ignoring Your Band's Outreach

Source: HypeBot
August 15, 2014

By Jhoni Jackson from the SonicBids Blog. Here’s the scenario: You’ve meticulously crafted the perfect press email and sent it out to various journalists, but you’ve gotten zero replies. Now what? Before you send a follow-up, review this list of possible explanations as to why you haven’t scored a story. If you can self-diagnose before trying again, your second attempt will be all the more worthwhile. 1. What did your email look like? Did you make the most of your ...

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CD Baby Adds Free Customized Music Players

Source: HypeBot
August 13, 2014

CD Baby has added free customizable online music players. Users build playlists from any tracks in their CD Baby account and embed them on their sites, as well as those of bloggers and fans. A “buy" button takes fans to CD Baby to complete the transaction. Key Features & An Intro Video Create Custom playlists Mix and match any album or song combination in your CD Baby account. Make a greatest hits. Program a playlist according to mood. Easily ...

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What's "Failed" Musician Mark Montgomery Got to Teach You? A Heck of a Lot About Business!

Source: HypeBot
August 13, 2014

Mark Montgomery went to Nashville with $800 and dreams of a music career. That didn't pan out but he didn't stop playing music, he just started making money, lots of money, in other areas. In an interview with Andrew Warner of Mixergy, Montgomery shares his story and the business secrets he learned along the way. The short version is a neatly packaged story of success. But the long version shared in the interview gives one not only a sense of ...

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Make More Money Gigging with These Creative Approaches

Source: HypeBot
August 9, 2014

By Dave Kusek from the Sonicbids Blog. Gigging and touring is the bread and butter for indie musicians today. Playing local gigs on the weekend with a few regional or national tours can provide enough income to get by, but there’s a lot more to gigging than performing and ticket sales. The fan interactions, collaboration opportunities, and merch possibilities open up a number of income streams for musicians. Let’s take a look at three creative ways you can use the ...

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Want Press? Make It Easy for Journalists and Bloggers to Write About You

Source: HypeBot
August 9, 2014

Musicians' websites, despite the relative ease in coming up with a list of what they should have and what they should do, are a weird hybrid when you step back and look at who's being served. Musicians and the folks working with them on websites really need to create something that serves the musician, the fans, the press, booking agents, sponsors and maybe even your enemies. For this post I want to look only at the needs of the press ...

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Trumpeter Sean Jones Named Chair Of Berklee's Brass Department

Source: Berklee Media Relations
August 8, 2014

Berklee College of Music has named noted trumpeter Sean Jones chair of the college’s Brass Department. Jones will build on the legacy of the department and ensure that graduates have the skills to thrive in a music industry that is ever-changing. He succeeds trombonist Tom Plsek, who served as chair for 25 years. Jones is an internationally acclaimed composer and trumpeter who just released his seventh album as a leader, im•pro•vise = never before seen, on Mack Avenue Records. “Sean ...

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"Think Like a Fan" - Twitter's Head of Music @tedxhollywood [video]

Source: HypeBot
August 8, 2014

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How to Really Get Your Music on College Radio

Source: HypeBot
August 7, 2014

By Michael Corcoran, the CEO of MusicSUBMIT.com. We’ve written a handful of articles on college radio and how hard it is for an indie artist to get considered for airplay.. And so when we read Patrick Hertz’s piece “How to Get Your Music Played on College Radio”, we felt there’s still some room to expound on the topic. »Yes, absolutely, college radio airplay still does matter, maybe even more than ever. »Yes, it’s a challenge maintaining an updated database of ...

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