An interview with multi-national CD Baby artist Hache ST With politically-conscious lyrics and an international sound, hip-hop artist Hache ST has been building a large fanbase in two countries (actually, … Continue reading
Music Career Tips
Being a musician is more than just plugging in your instrument. Learn tips on how to advance your music 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.
Home Recording vs Professional Studio: Does it Matter?
[This article was written by guest contributor Steven James Wylie.] A recording story about the importance of the people you work with As technology has advanced in the last decade, the … Continue reading
How to Throw a Successful Listening Party
There are a multitude of ways to get a blogger to notice your music. One is through writing a really well-crafted outreach email that gives the writer all the information … Continue reading
How to Gift a Single or Album on iTunes | DIY Musician Blog
Tired of malls and holiday traffic? Afraid that if you order something online it won’t get shipped in time for Christmas? Ready to just pick up some iTunes gift cards … Continue reading
Baba Salah uses music to fight intolerance: a CD Baby success story
Imagine if your hometown was once a bustling cosmopolitan hub — a place where music filled the streets and diverse cultures met and melded.Now imagine that same city in the … Continue reading
A list of alternative venues, and why you should be playing them
Because you don’t have to be at the mercy of music clubs If you live in a small town with few (or zero) traditional music venues, or in a region … Continue reading
Why virtual concerts are the new concert experience
How to host, stream, perform, and promote a “virtual” (online) concert [This article was written by guest contributor David Boone, founder of Gigee, a new tool that empowers artists to … Continue reading
Is blogging your ticket to speedy full-time musician status?
A guest-blogging action plan for more effective music promotion [This is a guest article by Ben Sword, head coach at Music Marketing Classroom.] Chances are that if you’ve ever dabbled … Continue reading
Defining success, and how to achieve it in your music career
The first requirement for being successful in anything is to define what success means to you. That is one of the biggest challenges musicians face today. There is no standard … Continue reading
Stiffed: musicians, what do you do when you don’t get paid?
Revenge is an EDM remix best served cold Ever gotten screwed out of a guarantee? Ever produced an album for a band or label that didn’t pay you? Ever engineered a … Continue reading