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5 Things Your Email Press Release Must Have
When it comes to emailing press releases, acting as your own PR team makes an already challenging task even harder, and if you're hoping for industry gatekeepers to even give you the time of day, there are five essential things you absolutely need to be sure to include. Guest post by Hugh McIntyre of the Symphonic ...
Creative Ways Of Engaging With Your Fanbase
The accessibility of social media has made it easy for artists to fall into to much of routine when communicating with their fans and get lost among the herd of other bands and artists out there trying to make their mark. Here we look at some creative ways that artists can engage their base that will ...
Rules For The High Road To Music Success
Long term planning and careful preparation goes a long way toward achieving success in music. Erin Frankenheimer, Manager, Entertainment Relations at TuneCore looks at three guideposts to help artists navigate the music industry's choppy waters. Guest post by Erin Frankenheimer Manager, Entertainment Relations at TuneCore Most independent artists know that success doesn’t happen overnight. They see that ...
The Almighty Record Deal
Love it or hate it, a record deal is a big deal, and while it may only be words on a page, those words can ultimately make or break your career. Here we break down the ins and outs of what's in a record deal, and what red flags you need to be on the lookout ...
CD Baby Partners With CloudBounce For Mastering
A new partnership with CloudBounce means that CD Baby users can now instantly master music from within their CD Baby dashboard for just $4.90 a track. The startup is an Abbey Road Red music tech incubator graduate. “A large segment of the indie artist community is drastically changing how they release music. There is definitely a ...
Sofar Sounds Adds $25M While Musicians Make $100 A Show
Sofar Sounds has announced $25 million in new funding led by Battery Ventures and Union Square Ventures with participation from existing investors Octopus Ventures and Virgin Group. That brings total investments in Sofar to $31 million. Three months ago, former Spotify and The Echo Nest executive Jim Luccesse was name Sofar CEO. “It’s absolutely mind-blowing," said ...
How To Prepare To Release New Music [Ariel Hyatt]
Many artists spend so much time and energy writing and recording their music, that they almost ignore the essential steps needed to prepare for and launch its release. Veteran music publicist Ariel Hyatt has created a template to help artists avoid this crucial mistake. By Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR I was recently invited by the ...
It's No Longer A Major Label World
If there was still any doubt in your mind that you didn't need to be signed to a major label in order to succeed in the music industry, wonder no longer, as new data reveals just how much of market share indies have gained in recent years. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 If ...
Set Realistic Goals, Expectations [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
This week on the Music Biz Weekly podcast Jay Gilbert and Michael Brandvold discuss why you need to set realistic expectations and goals for any project you are working on. It's your very first release, thinking that Rolling Stone will review is not realistic. You can't sell out a show in your home town, touring Europe ...
Building Passionate Clusters Of Fans: Niche Is Music's New Mainstream says MIDiA's Mark Mulligan
In an increasingly fragmented music landscape where algorithms and streaming emphasize songs over albums and artists, success- even on a global scale- is found in the niches, says top music industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA. “Fandom is fragmenting," says Mulligan, “but it may be the best thing that has ever happened to it." By Mark ...
