CD Baby is placing music by many independent artists in high-profile TV shows and films, and you could be the next success! Want your music to be used in film, … Continue reading
Music Career
Being a musician is more than just plugging in your instrument. Learn tips on how to advance your career on stage and beyond. Here you’ll find information about touring, how to make money with merch, how to brand yourself, and other ways to develop your music project into a business.
The Basics of Bandsintown for Artists
How to use Bandsintown’s flexible tools to promote your shows Music fans and frequent show-goers know Bandsintown as a one-stop hub to see when and where their favorite bands are … Continue reading
The Grammy Process for Independent Musicians
How to get nominated for a Grammy as an independent musician. For most viewers and musicians, the Grammy awards are what we see on TV: big-time artists and much-hyped newcomers … Continue reading
Sync Placements and Licensing
What is sync licensing? Sync licensing, or “synchronization,” is the use of music in visual media such as TV, film, advertisements, trailers, or video games. It literally describes the “synched” … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why NFTs Don’t Matter (YET) for Indie Musicians
What are NFTs? Will they save the music industry, or is it all just hype? And how do you create and sell NFTs as an independent musician? Let’s dive in. Continue reading
How to Sing In Colder Weather
Let’s face it, singing in the cold sucks! Not only is your body cold, but usually your throat is more dry and your hands may be freezing from playing the … Continue reading
The Best Way to Collaborate with Musicians Online
How to use Notetracks to streamline your online music collaborations. If you’re anything like me, long-distance music collaboration can be a nightmare of scattered messages: emails, texts, DMs, Dropbox or … Continue reading
Interview with Singer-Songwriter Andrew Duhon
Andrew Duhon is a singer-songwriter from New Orleans. His 2014 release The Moorings was nominated for a Grammy for “Best Engineered Album.” Duhon’s latest record, False River, was produced by … Continue reading
How to Sing for Live Streams (And Why It’s Totally Different from a Concert)
Have you ever heard actors talk about the difference between acting in a play versus acting in a film? They often explain how they have to exaggerate their movements and … Continue reading
7 Kinds of Singles You Should Be Releasing in 2021
Frequently releasing single songs might be easier than you think. We’re living in the age of singles. As music streaming has grown in popularity over the past decade, it’s taken … Continue reading