On Wednesday March 25th, join CD Baby (@cdbaby) along with VP of Marketing Kevin Breuner (@kbreuner) and blog editor Chris Robley (@chrisrobley) from 11am-12pm PT (2-3pm EST) to discuss DIY music … Continue reading
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10 steps to building a single release campaign
[This article was written by Dae Bogan and it originally appeared on his website.] The music industry is full of mystery. From the complexities of royalty calculations to the fundamental … Continue reading
How your day job can help fuel your music promotion: an interview with Daemon Hatfield
Many music industry books and blogs tell you that you’ve got to be single-mindedly focused when pursuing a music career. Think, live, breathe, and dream music. Remove all hurdles and … Continue reading
The Ultimate Blogging Summit for Musicians
How do you know if your blog posts are entertaining? Before you hit the “post” button, are you sure the blog content you’ve created will help earn new fans for … Continue reading
Music Career Killers: Sure Ways to Ruin Your Chances of Success!
[This post is excerpted from Music Career Killers! 20 Things That May Be Holding You Back In Your Music Career and How To Fight Back!, a white paper released by Music … Continue reading
How to Promote Your Music with Download Cards
Always have your music on-hand with CD Baby’s customized download cards Your musical life doesn’t end when you leave the gig, and you never know when you’ll make those important … Continue reading
Macklemore Takes a Lesson from the Willy Wonka Playbook
CD Baby artist Macklemore owes a little debt to Roald Dahl. Last weekend, during the Bumbershoot music festival, the popular Seattle rapper and his team announced that they’d be handing out … Continue reading
Use Time Banking to Promote Your Music
Even DIY artists can’t do everything themselves and expect to stay sane, happy, and healthy. It takes a village to break a band, as Hillary Clinton said. So next time you … Continue reading
How to Thrive in Today's Topsy-Turvy Music Business
Adam Gold from American Songwriter did an interview with Mike King, author and instructor of music business courses at Berkleemusic, in which they discussed the changing music business and best … Continue reading
Twitter's Official Guide for Musicians and Artists
“For music fans, Twitter is the next best thing to being backstage.” That is how Twitter begins its official guide to Twitter for Musicians and Artists. For the first couple … Continue reading