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How To Use Pandora AMP To Score 50,000 Video Views In 3 Days
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Here Kevin Breuner of the band Smalltown Poets details how he was able to use artist data in as a means of scoring over 50,000 video views in just three days. Guest post by Kevin Breuner of DIY Musician This is a story about how my band Smalltown Poets used artist data to leverage success for our music. Over the course of five days, a simple video post on Facebook netted us over 55,000 views, 806 shares, 500 new followers, 150 song downloads, 20 album downloads, and thousands ...
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How Musicians Can Benefit From Creating Mobile Apps
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Encouraging industry creatives to embrace change and adapt to new technologies, Andrew Gazdecki here outlines several different ways in which mobile apps are changing things, and how artists can benefit from them. Guest Post by Andrew Gazdecki The music industry was transformed when the internet brought everyone online, and that transformation is still ongoing. There might be an ongoing debate about when that change exactly started, but not what changed it forever- technology. We saw Windows Media Player support MP3s in ...
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MUST READ: Well-Being In The Music Industry
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In this follow-up to David Emery's must read post How To Survive The Music Industry In 2017. MD and music industry veteran Darren Hemmings looks at the impact that a life in the music business can have on a person's mental health; and why music companies must do more about it. Guest post by Darren Hemmings MD, Motive Unknown from Medium Its rare that an article prompts me to immediately write a post of my own, so hats off to David Emery whose latest ...
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Why Getting Signed To A Label Shouldn't Be Your Goal
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Although many artists have shifted their focusing into making it on their own in the digital music space, a remarkable number of artists remain focused on the classic (and somewhat antiquated) goal of getting signed. Guest Post by Sunny Stuart Winter One of the joys of being involved in the Music Industry is talking music careers with unsigned musicians, discussing their goals and giving my advice to them on what I believe they should be focusing on right now to ...
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The Many Ways Of Accepting Payment For Your Music and Merch [HOW TO]
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For DIY artists looking to monetize their creations, either through music, merch, or something else altogether, there are now more ways than ever to make it fast and easy to sell to your fans with just a single click. Here we walk through the many ways of making it happen. Guest post by Glenn Fleishman from Cash Music's Watt Here’s the best case scenario for every artist: someone finds your music and falls in love with it, and they decide to support ...
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YouTube Launches “Super Chat” To Help Musicians Make Money From Live Streams, But Discontinues "Fan Funding"
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YouTube today launched “Super Chat," a new way for musicians and other creators to earn money. With Patreon, Vimeo and others fighting to attract top YouTubers, finding ways to rewarded them financially has become a top priority. But alongside today's launch, YouTube discontinued another fan funding feature. Google's YouTube today launched SuperChat, a new tool that helps fans and creators to connect and for creators to earn money. Much like Amazon-owned Twitch's Cheering feature for gamers, fans watching a YouTube live stream ...
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Artist vs. Songs: Building An Identity In The Streaming Era (Part II)
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Here Nick Susi further explores the impact which streaming culture will have on creators, managers, and others involved in the music business, particularly as the lowered barrier of entry has increased the volume of songs and artists crowding the industry. Guest post by Nick Susi, creative strategist in music & media on Rethink Music (This is a continuation from last week’s Part I) User behavior in music consumption is making a clear shift towards discovery-obsession, as well as shorter attention ...
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Your Marketing Resolutions For 2017: COLLECT
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Here the FanBridge Team offers some advice on how to start off 2017 right by improving your mailing list by collecting more email subscribers and increasing the number of active fans regularly receiving your emails. Guest Post by Team FanBridge It’s a new year! Which certainly means one thing: new fans. Kick off 2017 right by improving your mailing list early. With the clean slate of the new year, there’s plenty of opportunities to do so. We’ve come up with a ...
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