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The New Way to Think About Music Videos
Get a free music video with all CD Baby distribution through June 8th. Details below! The traditional music video is dead (and that’s a good thing). The rise of TikTok … Continue reading
How to Use Spotify Canvas for Cool Video Features
Spotify Canvas allows you to upload short looping videos for each of your songs on Spotify. Learn how to make the most of this visual branding tool. Continue reading
Everything You Need to Know About YouTube Art Tracks
Get a free music video with all CD Baby distribution through June 8th. Details below! Art Tracks on YouTube seem to cause a lot of confusion for musicians. Who can … Continue reading
10 Music Videos You Should Be Making Right Now
Get a free music video with all CD Baby distribution through June 8th. Details below! When you hear the term “music video,” do you think of a band playing along … Continue reading
How to Price Your CDs
How much should you charge for your CDs? $5? $10? $12.99? $15.72? Let me say upfront that there’s no clear answer to this question. Your CD’s selling price will be … Continue reading
How to Release an Album So People Actually Want to Buy It
Sometimes I look around at the music landscape and think I’m the only geek on the planet who still listens to full albums anymore. Then I remember that most serious … Continue reading
7 Reasons You Should Release a Cover Song
These are a few of the common objections I hear when it comes to cover songs: “I’m not a serious artist if I do covers.” “The world has enough … Continue reading
8 Things Every “Link in Bio” Needs
You probably already have a “link in bio” that directs your audience on Instagram or Twitter or TikTok to go… somewhere else. Parking your website URL in your social bio … Continue reading
Our Top 10 Favorite DIY Musician Podcast Episodes
We just released our 300th episode! That’s a lot of info about building & sustaining an independent music career. If you’re new to The DIY Musician Podcast, we don’t expect … Continue reading
The DIY Musician Podcast Hits 300 Episodes!
The Indie Revolution Continues When we started the DIY Musician Podcast back in 2007, we never imagined we’d get to episode 300 — with many more episodes on the way! What … Continue reading