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How To Release An Album – The Definitive Checklist
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For almost any musician, releasing new music is essential to maintaining a career in music, but doing so correctly is important to said release being a success, and neglecting key administrative steps diminish the potential success of any release. This is a guest post from Nick Rubright, the founder and CEO of Dozmia. Releasing new music is an important part of maintaining your music career, but many musicians simply don’t know how to properly do this. They’ll put together a few songs, ...
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Artist vs. Songs: Building An Identity In The Streaming Era
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As 2016 drew to a close, much of the industry animosity targeted at streaming seems to have been replaced with a largely favorable outlook. Here Nick Susi examines the state streaming today and what its long-term impact might be. Guest Post by Nick Susi, creative strategist in music & media on Rethink Music Entering 2017, a popular topic of conversation has been focused on streaming’s impact on the music industry. It wasn’t long ago that the industry and media coverage of ...
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Booking A Tour? Why Not Book Two?
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Booking a DIY tour can be a painful and arduous task, but is a necessary one. Here Jeremy Young explains why, when doing so, it can actually be beneficial to go ahead and organize two at the same time. Guest Post by Jeremy Young on Soundfly's Flypaper For most independent artists out there, or any artists who need to take care of their bookings themselves, it’s a huge pain to book an entire tour. To be honest, I actually kind of ...
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4 Things I Would’ve Done Differently In My Successful Music Crowdfunding Campaign
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Here Chris Robley describes four things that he would've done differently in the wake a crowdfunding campaign campaign which, although successful, could have been improved upon for an even better experience. Guest post by Chris Robley of CD Baby's DIY Musician Early in 2016 I released my first new album in five years. It felt great to shake off the rust. And some good stuff came of it (besides the simple satisfaction of putting new music into the world): a nice review ...
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Track Your Direct-to-Fan Music and Merch Sales with Flyt's Free Url Shortener
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Flyt, a new tool for artists and labels looking for help navigating a direct-to-fan sales landscape, flyt acts a url shortener and sales tracker for artists using services like Shopify and Magento. Guest post by Clyde Smith If you're a musician or label seeking new tools to navigate a rapidly changing direct-to-fan sales landscape, flyt is an url shortener, sales tracker and affiliate money maker of which you should be aware. A free service from music media buying firm Dash ...
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5 Marketing Takeaways From Music Streaming
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Some recent analysis from Next Big Sound is showing that streaming is more than simply getting artists' music to the public, but is also providing important social and event data, as well as information on interactions between artists and fans. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 If you look closely, streaming is teaching us all some marketing lessons, according to analytics service Next Big Sound (now owned by Pandora), a company that looks at social, streaming and event data ...
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Internet Gives Musicians Double-Edged Sword
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In the shifting landscape of the music industry, more and more artists are turning from traditional record labels to streaming services to get their songs and their names out there. Streaming platforms like Spotify, Google Play, Deezer, Pandora and many more offer free online access to fans and new marketing channels for musicians, known and unknown. Technology Offers New Tools Savvy up-and-comers and seasoned music veterans alike are choosing to go with the flow of technology and take advantage of ...
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How I Gained 10.5 Million YouTube Followers
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Here one artist reflects on how he was able to cut through the noise of a crowded market and build a sizable fanbase on YouTube, largely by changing the way in which he related to fans while simultaneously building up a personal brand. Guest Post by Peter Hollens on Soundfly's Flypaper It’s almost the holiday season yet again, and to many singers and songwriters like myself, that means Christmas albums are popping up everywhere. I recently released my own album ...
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