How does an established act change its sound without alienating fans? Not every radical musical shift has to be as in-your-face as Dylan at the Newport Folk Fest. Sometimes you … Continue reading
Musician Tips
Find success and grow your music career with promotion tips and advice from the CD Baby DIY Musician Blog.
Billboard Sets Minimum Pricing Threshold for Sales Tallying
Effective December 10th, Billboard will “implement a minimum pricing threshold in order for sales to be counted towards chart placement and to be presented as unit sales data by Nielsen … Continue reading
What Makes the Perfect Holiday Song?
This is an excerpt from Holiday Music: A Guide to Copyrights, Mechanical Licenses, and Christmas Songs. To download the whole PDF for free, click HERE. How to make a classic holiday tune … Continue reading
A Parable About Why People Should Pay for Music,… I mean… Cabinets
BBC’s Wales Music Blog featured an article by Adam Walton that tells the sad story of a passionate and skillful cabinet maker who finds it increasingly difficult to support himself … Continue reading
Long Live the Gig Poster! (why concert posters still matter)
Telephone poles in well-trodden areas of your city may no longer be the kaleidoscopic collage of ripped paper and rusty staples they once were, but the gig poster lives on, … Continue reading
Secrets of Business Success for Musicians: a free DVD!
Micah Solomon, president and founder of Oasis Disc Manufacturing, is offering a FREE DVD called Secrets of Business Success for Musicians. It’s a presentation he gave at the Berklee College … Continue reading
The Pros and Cons of Playing in a "Persona" Band
This article was written by Bill Salfelder, an enthusiast of manned spaceflight who works at CD Baby and fronts the Star Trek-themed death metal band Stovokor, based here in Portland, … Continue reading
Creative Booking: Book Your Next Show at a Grocery Store
Atypical locations stir the magic Sometimes the best gigs happen in strange places: maybe it’s playing your 15-year-old sister’s birthday party, opening for your friend’s art show, or playing live … Continue reading
iTunes Match Now Live! How you will benefit as an artist.
Along with the launch of iTunes 10.5.1, Apple has released the long-awaited iTunes Match, which allows iTunes customers to store their music library “in the cloud” for an annual subscription … Continue reading
Top 10 Tips to Get Your Music Selling This Holiday Season
1. Email Your Fanbase It seems simple enough, but often gets overlooked. Gently remind your fans where your music is available for purchase. It always seems less “sales-y” if you can … Continue reading