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What Every Music Business Employer Is Looking For
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Cultivating a successful career in the music business is more difficult than many other industries, and while experience and talent are certainly helpful assets when it comes to getting an employers attention, there's one quality they're looking for in potential hires that trumps all others. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix All jobs have unique requirements, but there is one thing every employer in music is looking for in applicants. Getting a job in music is tough. It’s not as ...
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5 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Getting Signed
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Changed though the industry might be, signing to a respected label can open the door to opportunities that would otherwise be much further out of reach. That said, rushing into a deal without reading the fine print or negotiating can cause problems down the road. Here, one artists shares five things they which they'd known before signing on the dotted line. Guest post by Scott Ronald of Tunecore There is no question that signing to a respected, successful label can ...
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6 Marketing Strategies For Getting Your Music On Playlists
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In the age of on-demand streaming, a crowded marketplace has made getting your music discovered quite a challenge. Luckily, playlisting has become such a dominant part of music consumption that many artists are able to tweak the system in order to land their music on both algorithmically generated and user curated playlists. Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of Medium In this DSP era, getting discovered in such an insanely crowded space is the main focus for artists looking to make it big. ...
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Pandora Expands Independent Artist Music Submissions Tool
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Pandora is expanding its Independent Artist Submissions tool to make it easier to submit music for consideration. Unlike Spotify, Apple Music and even Pandora's own Premium streaming service, not all artists are chosen by its internal Music Genome Project for inclusion on the basic free Pandora ad-supported service. The redesigned and enhanced tool enables more submissions and reducing wait times. Since launching in beta, the Artist Submissions has accepted over 64,000 releases from more than 44,000 indie artists, including breakthrough successes ...
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Can't Tour? Give This A Shot Instead
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While most artists would benefit from embarking on a tour, the financial, an inability to be away from home, or any other number of factors can make touring an impossibility for some. Luckily, there are other ways to promote your act in the music business. Guest post by Patrick McGuire of the ReverbNation Blog Whether it’s because of a lack of money or an inability to be away from a stable job or young family, many musicians who’d benefit from ...
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5 Steps For Building A Music Marketing Plan
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The idea of constructing a marketing plan can seem intimidating at first, particularly when it comes to the expense involved, but in reality a solid and effective marketing plan can be more about goals and careful planning than total dollars spent. Here we look at the five steps to putting together a solid music marketing plan. Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo of the ReverbNation Blog Marketing is a bit of a buzzword, isn’t it? It’s one of those terms we ...
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71 Great Ways Of Rewarding Your Music Fan Subscribers
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Once an artist has started selling fan subscriptions, it's important to establish a rewards system which consistently gives back and keeps them engaged enough to stay subscribed. Some of these same rewards would also be great additions to a music crowdfunding campaign or just as thank-yous to any artists most active fans. Guest post by Dave Cool of The Bandzoogle Blog Once you've decided that you're going to start selling fan subscriptions or fan club memberships, the first thing you'll need to ...
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Sell More Tickets In A Single Month: Your Week 3 Plan
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In this third of a four-part series on how to sell more tickets to your event, we focus on how you can free up your time to focus on things like your music by automating certain important marketing tasks while still maintaining an authentic presentation to fans. Guest post by Sophia Vaccaro of Eventbrite You don’t need to stare at a screen for hours a day to sell more tickets to your event. To help you reach your goals, we’ve ...
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