In the wake of last month’s Emily White fracas, I know that folks on both sides of the debate are still a little touchy. I don’t mean to ask this … Continue reading
Musician Tips
Find success and grow your music career with promotion tips and advice from the CD Baby DIY Musician Blog.
Tree-Top Concerts: Where's the Strangest Place You've Ever Performed a Gig?
The Tree Top Troubadour CD Baby artist Ben Trevor (of the band Bommerillo) is embarking on a very strange tour, indeed– playing a series of solo acoustic sets from the … Continue reading
Do Your Fans Really Pay for Your Music?
Illegal Downloading. Free Music. File Sharing. Whatever you call it– the debate rages. Emily White, an intern at NPR’s All Songs Considered who’s only purchased 15 albums in her life– … Continue reading
Introducing "My New Release": DIY Musicians Don't Have to Do the Boring Paperwork Themselves
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times: as a DIY musician, you have enough to worry about (writing, practicing, recording, booking, performing, shooting videos, networking, social … Continue reading
CD Baby Jingle Contest – And the Winner is…
Drum roll, please… One month and 106 entries later we have a winner! Well, make that “winners” plural. We narrowed the 100+ submissions down to 20, then down to a … Continue reading
7 Steps to Passing the Musical Audition
My last proper audition may’ve been 8 years ago (since then I’ve either led my own bands or been specifically asked to join existing projects), but I can still remember … Continue reading
Is Fan-Funding the Future of Music? : Amanda Palmer Raises Over $1 Million from Kickstarter
Is crowd-funding the future of music? Former Dresden Doll Amanda Palmer just set a record for a music-related crowdfunding campaign– she asked for 100k and ended up with over a … Continue reading
An Interview with Tom Callahan, Manager of Cab 20– the band that went on ABC's "Shark Tank"
When it comes to building up the recording budget, some bands sell plasma, some bands launch fan-funding campaigns, and some bands seek venture capital investment. Wait, what? Yep– the talented … Continue reading
4 Ways to Jump-Start Your Music Career
[Note: This article was a collaboration with hip-hop emcee Praverb the Wyse, based on a discussion that started with his Twitter followers and continues here. Some of the thoughts and … Continue reading
How to Defeat Your 4 Touring Enemies: Lack of Time, Lack of Money, Gas Prices, & Geography
Martin Atkins, author of Tour:Smart, gives us a lesson on how to use an Excel spreadsheet and disto-map to route your tours for maximum gain. The moral of the story … Continue reading