Running a music venue is hard work. Let’s get that little truth out of the way upfront. Long hours. Liquor licenses. Sound system maintenance. Booking. Oh, and, umm…dealing with musicians! … Continue reading
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Shoot & Share – Keep Fans Interested by Making Quick Videos & Get Them Online
Point & Shoot: Using Your Smartphone Video Camera These days the cameras on our smartphones are pretty dang handy. It’s easy to grab your phone, pull up the camera app, … Continue reading
CD Baby Selling Tip: Get in on the $5 Sale!
We’re always trying to make it easy for music fans to discover great new artists on CDBaby.com. We produce a Music Discovery podcast and put together a number of genre-based … Continue reading
How Musicians Can Use Creative Commons
What is Creative Commons? According to their website, Creative Commons is “a nonprofit organization that develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.” … Continue reading
Make More Money Selling MP3s on CD Baby
When you sell MP3s on cdbaby.com, you make more money per sale than through any other digital music retailer, including iTunes and Amazon. CD Baby pays artists 75% for download … Continue reading
Wal-Mart Shuts Down Its MP3 Store
Awwwww. I’m sure they’ll still do well selling, umm… everything else on the planet. According to Digital Music News, the Walmart Music Downloads Store will be closing after 8 years … Continue reading
YouTube Success in 7 Easy Steps
Well, maybe “easy” is a bit of a stretch. But if you’re looking for some sound advice on YouTube music promotion, SocialTimes.com recently posted a good article to get you … Continue reading
12 Kinds of Videos to Promote Your Music
[Take your YouTube presence to the next level with Illustrated Sound. Click HERE.] You don’t have to have a giant budget or be as visually brilliant as Michel Gondry. Affordable video … Continue reading
YouTube 101 for Musicians: The Basic Terms
[Take your YouTube presence to the next level with Illustrated Sound. Click HERE.] Over the next month, we’ll be looking at a number of ways bands can promote their music … Continue reading
YouTube Activity Will Now Affect Your Klout Score
What the heck is Klout? Klout, the company that collects data from Facebook, Twitter, and many other social networks in order to score users’ social currency (on a scale from … Continue reading