Each day this week, we’ll be sharing a practice tip from Scott Malyszka, a songwriter, fiddler, and founder of New Trail Coaching, a coaching service for artistic and creative people: … Continue reading
Musician Tips
Find success and grow your music career with promotion tips and advice from the CD Baby DIY Musician Blog.
How to Have a Sustainable Music Career
Sustainability is the new “fame and fortune.” And if you’ve ever wondered how to make it happen, then all you arithmetic geeks will love Hypebot’s article “A Musician’s Minimum Sustainable … Continue reading
Apple’s Cloud Music Right Around the Corner?
Supposedly, May 21st is going to be the end of the world!!!!!!!! But if by some chance or grace, we all make it past this weekend, well, Apple may have … Continue reading
How Indie Musicians Can Crack Commercial Radio
This article is an excerpt from CD Baby’s free “Getting Radio Airplay: a step-by-step guide to DIY radio campaigns.” To crack commercial radio, you’ll need a radio promoter. Right off … Continue reading
Winners of HostBaby's Website Builder Contest Announced!
The results are in! Thanks a billion-million to everyone who participated in the contest. We’ve seen so many awesome websites in the last month. It really shows just what the … Continue reading
Link to CD Baby and Increase Your Album Sales
Increase Your Sales in One Quick Minute with CD Baby’s Link Maker You may have heard the quote, “You can lead a thirsty horse to water but you can’t make … Continue reading
Spotify Launches MP3 Store
Spotify has just announced the launch of an MP3 store. As one of CD Baby’s digital partners, this move will open up new sales opportunities for CD Baby artists. Up … Continue reading
Google Music Beta Cloud Service has Finally Arrived
For months the rumor mills have been spinning tales of Google Music and the major-label hurdles the service faced (labels fear rampant uploading of pirated music). But Google has pushed … Continue reading
Sock Puppets and the Art of the YouTube Music Video
Sarah Donner knows how to engage her audience (on the stage and off). Last Fall she began handing out socks at her concerts. Tube socks, dress socks, blue socks, red … Continue reading
CD Baby Artist Poised for DIY Touring Success!
The Echoes blog recently posted an interview/article called Indie Touring Strategy: Getting out on the road with CD Baby artist Megan Slankard. She offers some great insight into the world … Continue reading