Musician Tips
Find success and grow your music career with promotion tips and advice from the CD Baby DIY Musician Blog.
Download CD Baby's FREE Holiday Planning Guide!
We know your time is limited, especially around the holidays. So CD Baby has prepared a checklist for indie artists to ensure you’re getting maximum returns from your promotional efforts … Continue reading
The holiday shopping season – It's almost here!
We’re right in the middle of Fall, which means the frenzy of the holiday shopping season is almost upon us! Over 100,000 customers visit cdbaby.com each day and in the … Continue reading
All Good Things Must Come to an End: Finishing Your Song
So getting started on your latest song was the easy part. And you’ve coasted on a blissful wave of inspiration almost up until the end. But there is still something … Continue reading
A Recording Studio is No Place For Democracy
-(This article, written by Jim Powers, originally appeared in his blog Music Shrink.)- When is comes to decision-making, a one vote per band member democracy in theory makes sense and … Continue reading
Building the Perfect Set List
Is there a perfect formula for building a set list? Should you always start out with high-enery songs to capture the attention of the crowd, and then move toward the … Continue reading
Taking Criticism Like a Grown-Up
Ruth Gerson wrote a recent article for The Huffington Post about a little media skirmish between Taylor Swift and Bob Lefsetz, an entertaining (for us) volley of “mean” comments and … Continue reading
The Art of Music Photography
The following article was originally posted on Music Consultant Rick Goetz’s website – MusicianCoaching.com. Photo of camera taken by Sebastien Beliveau and used with his kind permission. Jason Gardner is … Continue reading
Find a New Audience by Making Non-Musical Connections
We could all learn something from Sarah Donner. In the past 3 months she’s had 2 big successes with quirky niche marketing techniques. Sure, niche marketing is a bit easier … Continue reading
Musicians Wanted: How NOT to Use the Classifieds
The following ad appeared on Craigslist a few days ago in LA. Hillarious! It is, I’m quite sure, a practical joke, but it’s also a great example of what NOT … Continue reading