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...Who Cares? Growing And Engaging Your Audience
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After sinking blood, sweat, and tears into crafting the perfect set of music, the next step is actually getting it into the ears of your audience. As you focus on the marketing aspect of your music, it becomes important to ask: 'who cares?' Guest post Whitney Caroline of The Marketing Mixtape You’ve spent hours writing songs, pouring your heart into each melody and lyric, so you take your music to the studio. These songs are good… I mean, you’re really ...
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Improving The Press Section Of Your Website
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Remarkably, many bands and artists don't have a press section on their website, or may simply have a list of press releases in its stead. Here we look at how to create and/or improve the press section of your website, and why it needs to be done. 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 ...
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10 Things You Should Do As Soon As You Sign Up New Music For Distribution
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While signing up for a distribution process is certainly an important of getting your music out there, it doesn't end there. Here we look at ten things you must do once you've signed it up for distribution to ensure your new tunes actually make an impact. Guest post by Chris Robley of DIY Musician There’s more to getting your music out there than simply pressing the “finalize” button in your CD Baby dashboard. And there’s a big difference between simply ...
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How To Instantly Improve A Band Bio
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A bio is a standard part of the package for every band or artist, but beyond covering the basics, it's usually a good idea to try and spruce it up a bit, either to convey your creativity or come off as more professional. Here we look at five tactics for easily improving your bio. Guest post by Allison Johnelle Boron of the ReverbNation Blog Every artist has some form of a band bio. Traditionally, they include background on you (and/or your ...
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Best Ways To Invest In Your Music Career And In Yourself
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When cultivating a career in music, cash can be hard to come, and when it does finally begin to roll in, it's critical that you take the time to reinvest at least a portion of the funds back into your career. Here we look at some smart and effective ways to invest in your music career. Guest post by Emma Miller At the beginning, musicians usually make very little money while writing an album or promoting a show. When compared ...
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4 Things You Can Giveaway In Exchange For An Email Address
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While Facebook should be an essential part of any music marketing plan, so much about this and any social network is beyond your control. Remember MySpace? But you email list is yours, and yours only. Here's how to grow your email list: By Chelsea Ira of New Artist Model on the Tunecore blog. Email is one of the most effective ways to promote your music. But you’ve heard that a million times before, right? So today let’s start off by talking about the ...
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5 Band Skills That Can Apply Towards A Career
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Although popular notions may suggest that holding down an additional job means you've somehow failed to 'make it' in music, this is far from the truth, and many relatively well known artists still maintain some other form of day job. Here we look five band skills that artists can also apply towards a career. Guest post by Patrick McGuire of the ReverbNation Blog Despite what you’ve heard, it’s possible to be in a serious band while having a career. Part ...
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Atlantic Records, AEG, Artist Partner Group Team Up For New Online Talent Search
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Atlantic Records and Artist Partner Group announced the launch of Emerge, a nationwide social media-driven talent search, conducted in partnership with AEG Presents, Deckstar, Deutsch and Spotify. Emerge will seek out young artists and musicians between the ages of 13 and 19, who are residents of the U.S. or Canada, who, beginning on Oct. 11th will be able to register to enter the contest at atlanticrecords.com/emerge. The search will receive support from promoter and venue management giant AEG Presents, music tech ...
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