Musician Tips
Find success and grow your music career with promotion tips and advice from the CD Baby DIY Musician Blog.
Songwriting Tips from the Hitmakers, Pt. 3
The following is excerpted from The Musician’s Guide to Recording, a free PDF full of great practical tips, advice, and wisdom on the recording process. Click HERE to download the complete guide … Continue reading
Songwriting Tips from the Hitmakers, Pt. 2
The following is excerpted from The Musician’s Guide to Recording, a free PDF full of great practical tips, advice, and wisdom on the recording process. Click HERE to download the complete guide … Continue reading
Songwriting Tips from the Hitmakers, Pt. 1
The following is excerpted from The Musician’s Guide to Recording, a free PDF that is full of great practical tips, advice, and wisdom on the recording process. Click HERE to … Continue reading
Merton: Interactivity in Music Videos on a Budget
If Merton of PianoChatImprovs teaches us anything (besides the fact that oil comes from “dinosaur poop”), it’s that you don’t need a big budget to make catchy viral videos. You … Continue reading
CD Baby's Brian Felsen Talks About the Role of the Press in the New Music Economy
CD Baby CEO Brian Felsen was recently interviewed for StoryAmp’s book about increasing press coverage through “the art of the pitch.” Here’s what Brian had to say: How important is telling … Continue reading
Capturing Live Concert Footage: Let Your Fans Do the Work
Chances are good that 80% of the people in the crowd at your next show will have video cameras with them. Of course, I mean the video cameras in their … Continue reading
Top 3 Ways to Tell You’re Getting Ripped Off by a Club or Booker
Running a music venue is hard work. Let’s get that little truth out of the way upfront. Long hours. Liquor licenses. Sound system maintenance. Booking. Oh, and, umm…dealing with musicians! … Continue reading
Shoot & Share – Keep Fans Interested by Making Quick Videos & Get Them Online
Point & Shoot: Using Your Smartphone Video Camera These days the cameras on our smartphones are pretty dang handy. It’s easy to grab your phone, pull up the camera app, … Continue reading