Amazon comes out swinging in the cloud-based music wars! In a surprise move, Amazon just launched a cloud-based storage system for customers that includes a music player accessible on Android … Continue reading
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Balancing Career & Family with a Musical Life
Music & Life: The Great Balancing Act For some, music IS life. Then there are the rest of us, for whom music is a great passion, perhaps the greatest passion, but … Continue reading
Use QR Codes to Promote Your Music in the Real World
If you’re not familiar with QR codes (quick response code), they are the little black & white checker-box images that are popping up on posters, kiosks, signs and just about … Continue reading
Making Music Videos on the Cheap
NewRockstarPhilosophy.com posted an interesting summary of a panel discussion they attended at SXSW this year regarding music videos. In an age where nearly everyone CAN create some sort of video … Continue reading
Making Lasting Connections with Fans through Hand-Painted Album Art
Now that production and manufacturing costs are so affordable, the barriers to entry for DIY musicians are very few. This is, of course, a great thing for artists. But it … Continue reading
The White House Weighs In On the Performance Royalties Debate
Those of you who are closely monitoring news about terrestrial radio, copyright, labels, and piracy in this ever-shifting musical landscape, you might be interested to hear that the Obama administration … Continue reading
How to Get Artist Bios and Album Reviews on iTunes
How to Pimp Your iTunes Page with Extra Info Ever wonder how those official-looking artist bios and album reviews end up on iTunes artist/album pages? There is a company called … Continue reading
10 Ways to Increase Fan Engagement Through Social Media
301’d to Permalink: https://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2013/03/social-media-for-musicians/ Our friends at Hyepbot just posted a great article by Hisham Dahud called “10 Strategies To Engage Fans Through Social Media.” I really recommend … Continue reading
Musicians: How Do You Know When Your Song is Finished?
Too Many Options? This article by Ewan Pearson brings up an interesting question about the creative process. How do you end your work? What is an ending? Do you always … Continue reading