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GigCave Combine Free Electronic Press Kits With Music Mentors

February 24, 2015

Newly launched GigCave offers a simple but potentially powerful mashup of two important services for musicians—a free electronic press kit and paid professional mentoring. On the GigCave platform , musicians can create, manage and host a free electronic press kit where music industry gatekeepers—live music bookers, managers, labels, publishers and others - can learn more about that ...

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Music Marketing: Why Social Media Isn't The Answer For All Indie Musicians

February 14, 2015

Eric Eckhart on CD Baby's The DIY Musician Blog I’ve been part of the DIY musical community for nearly 10 years, creating my own label, booking agency, PR team, being active in social media and speaking at conferences and writing blogs on how to survive and thrive as an independent musician. But lately, I have been talking with ...

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How To Set Up Your Recording Studio For Creativity

February 10, 2015

Guest Post by Adam Percy from the Bandzoogle Blog If you’re a musician, then you’ve been involved to varying degrees in recording. While many of you have probably been in a pro studio, it’s likely that you’ve dabbled with the idea of doing some recording yourself at home or in your own space - for demos, making beats, or ...

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How Much Can You Actually Make Playing House Concerts?

February 8, 2015

Guest Post by Blake Guthrie on Sonicbids Blog Every singer/songwriter or acoustic act who's played out enough knows the drill. You show up to a gig where you must perform underneath a TV showing the big game or in a coffeehouse with the erratic, nerve-jarring grinding and screeching of the espresso machine, or maybe in a ...

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5 Things That Need To Be Readily Available on Your Band's Website

January 29, 2015

Guest Post by Carla Jean Whitley on Sonicbids Blog You've released your first EP, booked some dates, and you're ready to generate some buzz for your band. With all of that accomplished, it sounds like you're on the right track! But there's another thing to mark off your checklist: is your website press-ready? Yeah, we know it's all about the ...

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13 Essential Elements Of An Effective Marketing Plan

January 27, 2015

Guest Post by Bobby Borg, Author of Music Marketing For The DIY Musician A marketing plan (or as I sometimes call it, a Marketing Plan of Attack™) is a written document that outlines your band’s goals and the strategies you intend to use to achieve these goals. This can be helpful in keeping all members of a ...

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Creating An Experience Before A Website

January 25, 2015

By Ethan Schiff on Music Marketing Money As a new artist, it’s very easy to buy into the mindset that there’s a list of things you must do to compete in today’s music industry. This makes sense. Artists are, in fact, not solely artists as much as creative entrepreneurs.Your Instagram page might see twice as much traffic as ...

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More Face To Face, Less Face To Facebook - Reclaiming Your Brand In 2015

January 22, 2015

Facebook was admirably open about their less than admirable move to bottleneck direct-to-fan marketing. But the move they made to box bands and brands into paying to reach their fans may have resulted in them getting boxed out. Facebook built a destination with Pages; a platform that until now, served as an opt in marketing platform ...

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The 3 Biggest Delusions Musicians Still Have About the Music Industry

January 21, 2015

By Amy Sciaretto on Sonicbids Blog Despite mountains of easy-to-find evidence to the contrary, musicians still have some serious delusions about the music industry and how to “make it." To quote the amazing Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones – because what he says is #truth – “If it was an overnight success, it was one long, hard, sleepless ...

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11 Forms Of Promotion You May Be Overlooking

January 20, 2015

Guest Post by Bobby Borg, author of The DIY Musician The Internet may be one of the most popular and convenient forms of promotion today, but it’s also flooded with independent artists all trying to get attention. Thus, with consideration to your target customers, your budget, and your goals, you might consider evening-out your promotional campaign ...