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Paths To Playlists: How To Get Your Music On Spotify, Apple, Amazon and More
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Landing songs on the playlists on Spotify, Apple Musicand other digital service providers has become the holy grail of music marketing. Industry veteran Jay Gilbert interviewed some of his peers to create a compendium of how to make it happen, or at least improve your chances. By Jay Gilbert of Label Logic and the Music Biz Weekly podcast. How do you get your music placed on playlists at Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and all of the other Digital Service Providers (DSPs)? ...
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The Musician's Guide to GDPR [Cyber PR]
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Notice you're getting a lot more opt out and terms of service updates lately? The reason is The General Data Protection Regulation, a law designed to protect online privacy in the EU. But did you know your website and email list must also be GDPR compliant? By Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR What is the GDPR and how does it apply to Musicians & Artists? You’re an artist, and you’re in business on the global internet. For years, or possibly only recently, ...
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Top 5 Platforms And Tools To Livestream Events Online 2018
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The return on investment for live video vs pre-recorded is obvious and something that artists can capitalize on. Here are the five best platforms and software tools to get the job done. Guest post by Amanda Smith Live streaming tools are offering fresh, effective and interesting perspectives to influencers. Influencers are no longer interested in delivering personality driven scripts. This can be attributed to the fact that the returns on scripted videos and pre-recorded videos are significantly declining. Live streaming provides ...
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6 Reasons To Create Playlists, Share Them With Fans
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As streaming continues to dominate music consumption, (with an eye towards replacing the album altogether) artists have a lot to gain by assembling their own playlists and promoting them to fans. Here we look at six benefits in particular. By Hugh McIntyre for the Tunecore blog. Some people claim that playlists have replaced the album, and while they do sometimes have a fair point or two, the transition hasn’t happened yet, and it probably won’t for some time. Having said that, now ...
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Essentials Of An Online Music Press Kit
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As an artist or band, having a comprehensive press kit available on your website is critical to getting press or having venues promote your shows. Here we look at the essential elements of any online press kit for a band or musician. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 It’s amazing that so many brands (which includes artists and bands as well as companies) don’t have a proper “Press” section on their website that contains all the information that ...
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Looking For Good Band Photos? Don't Do This
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While your band photos may technically have anything to do with your music, they are nonetheless part of your brand, and having a solid set of band pictures is important. Here we look at how to avoid ending up with pictures that are cliché garbage. Guest post by Patrick McGuire of the ReverbNation Blog Photography has nothing to do with music, but the pictures that represent you or your band are hugely important. Imagery, along with the written narrative you ...
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An Expert's Tips On Music Business Networking
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While networking's value as a tool for getting ahead in the music industry has long been established, how to do it effectively, and what is exactly it is are somewhat harder to define. In this piece we hear some tips from a pro on what exactly makes for good networking. Guest post by Jason Blume of BMI We’ve all heard that networking is a critical tool for those wanting to get ahead in the music business. But what exactly does ...
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Jazz Fusion Drummer Bob Holz To Be Featured On Jazziz Magazine's Summer CD And Recording With Guitar Legend Mike Stern
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Roy Holland Productions announced today that renowned jazz fusion drummer and composer, Bob Holz has a busy Summer 2018 schedule with a featured song on Jazziz Magazine's Summer CD, a concert in Detroit, a recording session in New York City with jazz great Mike Stern and a series of record dates in Los Angeles. On June 12th Jazziz Magazine will feature Holz's tune, “Jammim Man" on their Summer CD. The tune is off Bob's most recent album on MVD Audio, ...
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