Everyone Loves to Be Found An interesting thing happened to me last night. An old friend from High School who currently lives in San Diego posted a link on my … Continue reading
Musician Tips
Find success and grow your music career with promotion tips and advice from the CD Baby DIY Musician Blog.
Why Musicians Should Sell the Story, Not the CD.
This article, written by guest contributor Scott James of Independent Rockstar, originally appeared on Echoes. In 2009, Rob Walker and Joshua Glenn tried out a little experiment. They spent $128.74 … Continue reading
DropTunes: Storing, Playing, & Sharing Music in the Cloud
Amazon recently fired the first loud shots in the “cloud wars” by launching a cloud music player and storage system. For more details about Amazon’s cloud-based music player, click HERE. … Continue reading
HostBaby’s Amazing Website Builder Contest
Win Free Hosting For 3 Years, CD Packages, Free Music Distribution and More! Try out HostBaby’s Site Builder and win some really great prizes. The contest runs from April 19-May … Continue reading
National Record Store Day 2011 – Share Your Story.
Have you ever spent hours thumbing through LPs, CDs, or cassette tapes in your local record store? April 16th is Record Store Day. An event that celebrates the culture that … Continue reading
Album Release Countdown: Post-Release
This is an excerpt from “Countdown to Maximum Exposure,” a free PDF guide written by IndieGuide.com and CD Baby for musicians who are preparing to release a new album within … Continue reading
Album Release Countdown: 2 to 1 months before release
This is an excerpt from “Countdown to Maximum Exposure,” a free PDF guide written by IndieGuide.com and CD Baby for musicians who are preparing to release a new album within … Continue reading
Top 5 Promotional Wastes of Time
Here are 5 really bad (and common) promotional ideas Promotion is a risky game. You can put endless energy into it. You can burn through a big budget to support … Continue reading
How to Annoy Your Fans: The CD Baby Community Weighs In
CD Baby artists share their thoughts. We dispense a lot of advice on the DIY Musician Blog, but every once in a while it is nice to listen to our … Continue reading
Use QR Codes to Promote Your Music: A Video Tutorial
CD Baby’s Kevin Breuner explains how his band Hello Morning used QR codes on their fliers to give fans direct access to a new, unreleased track on their smartphones.