Your Spotify artist profile isn’t just a placeholder—it’s your storefront, your press kit, your digital merch table, and your virtual … Continue reading
How To Get A Booking Agent
[This post was written by guest contributor Dave Kusek of New Artist Model.] There is a huge potential for revenue in the gigging industry, even for smaller, indie bands and musicians. … Continue reading
Starting up again after a musical retirement
How to end an “indefinite hiatus” Alicia J. Rose is no stranger to the big music scenes between Northern California and British Columbia. From her home base in Portland, Oregon, she’s worked … Continue reading
5 ways to promote your music with Google’s Hangouts on Air
When it comes to online promotion, there is a social media that is often ignored by musicians: Google Plus. While its potential has been recognized and utilized by many entrepreneurs around the … Continue reading
Who’s in control at a Kid’s Concert? (And how to make sure it’s YOU)
[This article was written by Maryann Harman, award-winning Children’s artist and founder of Music with Mar., Inc.] You chose to be a children’s artist. Probably because you like kids. You’ve sung … Continue reading
How to make money from your music on SoundCloud
Introducing SoundCloud’s new revenue sharing platform: On SoundCloud SoundCloud has always been a distinct outlier in the online streaming music industry. What has set them apart is how they allow … Continue reading
Please read this before your next band photo shoot
You want to take great band photos, don’t you? Not just ones where everyone’s in focus and the bassist remembered to wipe the stalactite of spit from his upper lip? Yeah, of course you … Continue reading
How to write a press release (and get press)
[This article was written by Ari Herstand and originally appeared on Ari’s Take.] I get a lot of questions about press. Of course everyone wants a 5 star album review … Continue reading
What do all successful musicians have in common?
Is there one trait that is shared by all successful artists? There are countless musical genres (CD Baby’s online store boasts almost 700 genres and that’s just scratching the surface); … Continue reading
The website mistake that’s guaranteed to drive your fans away (and other web tips for musicians)
A whole season’s worth of web tips to help you smarten up your online music marketing Well, somehow summer slipped by without me posting one of my usual monthly … Continue reading
Mobile phones at shows: A promotional boost for you or a grand distraction?
Perennial copyright curmudgeon Don Henley recently told the Daily Telegraph that “videoing a concert with a phone is a violation (of The Eagles’ rights).” “It spoils it for people who … Continue reading