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How to Reach the Best Music Business Contacts. Period.
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What if you could reverse the sinking feeling you get when you send an email blast to hundreds of contacts that goes entirely unanswered? What if you were able to better understand how to break into the industry instead of trying the shotgun approach and hoping for a hit? Would you? Because you can. It all comes down to genuine relationship building. You don't want to blindly spam people with self-proclaimed accolades, instead, try aligning yourself with people who you admire ...
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The Value of Giving Away Your Music for Free
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By Farah Joan Fard from the Sonicbids Blog. If you saw the headline of this article and the words “giving away" sent chills down your spine, I hear your fear. We're all well aware of how often artists are asked to work for free, and I know how seriously you take your music career. With so many conflicted reports that have come out recently – from this past December’s article in Spin regarding Spotify’s payouts, to a slightly disgruntled Grammy-nominated artist revealing ...
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8 Tips on How to Get on European Tour
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By indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz). Many people continuously ask me how I got my foot into touring Europe. I don't think there is any chance to figure out how to do it except go, and I can tell you that I recall sleeping in a McDonalds in Berlin, arriving to the UK with a suitcase and no where to go on a RZA tour (which he cancelled), and playing a show in Bristol to 6 people in a room ...
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Your Album Release Campaign Timeline
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By Jason Baxter from the SonicBids Blog. One of the first things I learned when I began my career as a publicist was what the typical timeline for an album campaign is – in other words, the specific order of events from the moment an album is ready to be announced until its release. Not all publicists adhere to a campaign of identical length. Some prefer to work more compressed, fast-paced timelines, whereas others like to space things out to gradually ...
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10 Qualities Leaders of Great Bands Must Have
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By Christiana Usenza from the Sonicbids Blog. A band is a unique and complex relationship, and with so many different personalities and goals among band members, things can sometimes get tricky. Some people are direct, some are passive, some are more organized than others. “Musicians are sensitive and odd creatures," says songwriter/guitarist Paul Hansen of indie folk band The Grownup Noise. “So inevitably, it will be a dysfunctional, but hopefully loving, family." When you're creating, performing, traveling and practicing with ...
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You Need These 6 Qualities to be a Successful Musician
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By Dylan Welsh from the Sonicbids Blog. The music industry has always been competitive and cutthroat at heart, and these days, income is becoming harder and harder to find. Making a little money playing music on the side isn’t so hard, but in order to turn a passion into a career, you have to want it more than anything else. Though there is a ton of luck involved, many factors can be influenced to put you in a position to ...
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How to Build a Loyal SoundCloud Following
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Praverb recently spoke with 18 SoundCloud users at various stages in their musical careers asking for “one tip for building a loyal SoundCloud following." Predominant themes include being genuine, linking all your social media accounts, connecting with reposters, sharing in groups and the classic advice to make great music. Below are 5 top tips for building a loyal SoundCloud following. Praverb's 18 Tips cover a lot of ground from a bunch of artists. Here are 5 of my favorites: phoniks ...
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7 Lessons Musicians Can Take from Lean Startups
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Ed Rex is Founder and CEO of Jukedeck as well as being a composer. He originally wrote this for his Medium blog. When I entered the lecture hall, I was a musician. By that I mean I’d sung in choirs, played in bands, and pored over musical scores for 23 years of my life. But try going to an Introduction to Computer Science lecture and not emerging with a burning desire to learn to code. It can’t be done. So when ...
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