CD Baby’s marketing director Kevin Breuner attended SXSW a few weeks ago and spoke on a panel discussion about crowdfunding. The audio from this panel has been made available for … Continue reading
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Why Your Facebook Page is NOT a Website!
My compadre Chris Bolton (“The Bolt”– for all you podcast listeners) over at the HostBaby Blog just wrote a nice piece that fits right in with our recent string of Facebook … Continue reading
Top 3 Articles About Facebook Timeline for Musicians
A last-minute Facebook Timeline roundup Procrastinators, slackers, objectors, and those of you still in denial: the time for Timeline is nigh! Tick, tock, tick, tock. You have 3 days … Continue reading
Tax Advice for Musicians: How to Make the Most of Your Year-End Pile of Receipts
It’s that time again; Uncle Sam needs to spend your money on paving roads and funding schools and a few other things we could all disagree over until the cows … Continue reading
KindieFest: The Family Music Conference
If you’re in the NYC area in late April, and if you perform children’s or family-oriented music, you’ve got to attend KindieFest! Focusing exclusively on music for kids and families, … Continue reading
A Day in the Life of a Rock Musician
——————— Ah, the good old days– back before I was born: when white pants and congas were the rage. To anyone who is in a band that is “not well … Continue reading
Bruce Springsteen's SXSW Keynote Speech: Creativity, Technology, and Community in the World of Pop Music
South by Southwest: thousands of bands, fans, critics, showcases, and… The Boss! For an event that leans heavily in the direction of all things indie, it was nice to see … Continue reading
Musicians: What Keeps You Going?
We’ve all heard Edison’s famous words: “Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.” For every success we experience, we’ve been given a thousand opportunities to give up on our dreams. … Continue reading
12 Ways to Grow Your Facebook Fanbase Using Timeline
Facebook Timeline’s new promotion tools for musicians As many bands and brands have discovered to their horror, Facebook Timeline does not allow fancy landing pages that collect email addresses or … Continue reading
How to Set Up Facebook Timeline for Bands
The New Way to Promote Your Music on Facebook As we mentioned in our recent post “Using the New Facebook Timeline Features to Market Your Music,” Facebook did it again—they’ve … Continue reading