Find success and grow your music career with promotion tips and advice from the CD Baby DIY Musician Blog.
Musician Tips
Musician Tips
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Music RightsHow to legally clear the samples you use in your music
Can I sample copyrighted music without permission if it’s less than 6 seconds of audio? [Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer. Just sayin’… ] Let’s be honest: Sample clearance is often difficult and expensive for independent...
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Musician TipsWhat is INDIE anyway?
Defining indie as a genre. When I first started working at CD Baby in 2005, we prided ourselves on having more than 600 genres of music from all over the world in our online store....
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Musician TipsThe top 10 cities for full-time songwriters
Looking for the best places to live, tour, or visit as a songwriter? Hi friends. I know many of you are on the road a great portion of your life. I wanted to build a...
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BusinessInstant audio mastering just got better
Master your audio tracks for just $4.90 per song! You may’ve tried automated mastering before, but things just got a whole lot more exciting. Through CD Baby’s partnership with CloudBounce, you can now have your...
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Musician TipsShould I change my artist name if my music changes?
5 reasons you probably SHOULDN’T change your band name. Re-branding your music? It’s something you should consider carefully. When companies change their names, they can spend years sometimes figuring out how to do it right,...
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Musician TipsHow streaming is changing the way music is produced, and what you can do about it
Get more streams by understanding the new structure and sound of popular music. Streaming platforms are measuring success through new metrics, which is changing the way musicians are creating music, which is changing the whole...
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Musician Tips5 signs your band is doomed
Does your musical project have an expiration date? For what seems like a lifetime, but is probably just a few short years, your band has been your life. Every waking hour is spent rehearsing, perfecting...
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Musician Tips5 areas where musicians can get MORE by doing LESS
Downsizing for DIY musicians. Striving independent artists want MORE. More listeners, more money, more opportunities, more recognition. But there are a few areas where you could actually benefit by doing less. If “downsizing” sounds scary,...
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Musician TipsHow an indie hip-hop artist, Call Me Ace, charted on Billboard and iTunes
This direct marketing strategy helped me chart at #3 on iTunes and #50 on Billboard. It was all a dream: “I believe I can chart on Billboard with this album!” I convinced my producer, engineer,...
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Musician TipsWhy nobody is noticing your music
Why can’t I get any recognition for my music? Why do other bands get the gigs when we’re clearly better musicians? Why can’t we book more gigs? We should be famous by now! These are...