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5 Ways Fans Can Help Music Chart
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Getting your music to rank on one of the Billboard charts can often be the big break that helps kick an artists career up to the next level, and if you have a single or new album headed for release, there are a few things your fans can do for you that are guaranteed to up your music's chances of charting. Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of the Symphonic Blog Every week, the Billboard charts list what the most popular songs and ...
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Improve Your Chances Of Getting Radio Play In 4 Steps
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While many artists feel that playlist placement on platforms like Spotify have become the be all and end all when ti comes to exposure, terrestrial radio- from college to local indie stations- can still do a huge amount for getting your music in the spotlight. Here we look at four key steps for securing your latest single a slot on the airwaves. Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo of Soundfly's Flypaper Remember when terrestrial radio was the holy grail of artist placement? When ...
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Artist’s Guide To Pandora AMP
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While traditionally artists needed to use a distributor such as TuneCore or CD Baby in order to get their music on a major streaming network, more services are allowing artists to post directly on their platforms. Here, we look at one example, the Pandora AMP service. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 It used to be that in order to have your songs posted on a major streaming network then you had to use a distributor like TuneCore or CD Baby, ...
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How To Win Over A Lame Crowd: A Musician's Guide
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The lame crowd is an inevitability for any performing artists, and while an unreceptive crowd can be more than a little discouraging, there are a few ways to deal this frustrating right of passage that can leave you coming out on top and, ultimately, maybe even win the crowd over in the end. Guest post by Gideon Waxman from Soundfly's Flypaper At one point or another every musician will have to experience what it’s like to perform to an unresponsive ...
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5 Ways To Build Relationships With Bloggers, Journalists
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Inundated as they are with pitches, music, and countless musicians trying to capture their attention, the idea of developing a meaningful relationship with music bloggers or journalists may seem like an unrealistic goal, and while it is challenging, there are few practices that can increase your odds of connecting with music journalists on a more meaningful level. Guest post by Hugh McIntyre of the Symphonic Blog Bloggers and music journalists receive hundreds of pitches per day, they listen to an ...
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6 More Things Your Email Press Release Must Have
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In this followup piece, Hugh McIntyre examines what exactly an artist needs to include in the second half of their press release, the portion which actually contains the information you're trying to communicate about your band. Guest post by Hugh McIntyre for the Symphonic Blog If you’re reading this article, hopefully, you’ve already worked your way through the first part, which examines what you need to include in the upper portion of your press release. If that seemed like a lot, ...
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Building Community Inside Your Fan Base
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In this piece, Angela Mastrogiacomo delves into the importance of creating community within a fanbase, and how to go about building a space for your fans, creating commonality, and showing them proper appreciation. Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo for TuneCore Back in 2014, there was something worth setting my alarm for every Thursday at 6am. There was a purpose behind that extra little spring in my step, the way I smiled as I got ready, and rushed out the door ...
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Why Physical Promotion, Release Formats Are Still Important
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Living in the age we are, many musicians may be tempted to invest their time and money solely in digital promotion, but eschewing more archaic forms of promotion like vinyls, shirts, and stickers in favor of targeted social media ads and playlist promotion can sometimes backfire. Here we look at why old school formats and promotion strategy still have some value. Guest post by Patrick McGuire from the TuneCore Blog In 2019, it’s tempting for musicians to put all of ...
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