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
10 Ways to Earn Money From Your Music
As electronic music producer Daemon Hatfield says in a recent interview with CD Baby, “I think the future for (independent musicians) involves a lot of tiny revenue streams. A stream … Continue reading
How your day job can help fuel your music promotion: an interview with Daemon Hatfield
Many music industry books and blogs tell you that you’ve got to be single-mindedly focused when pursuing a music career. Think, live, breathe, and dream music. Remove all hurdles and … Continue reading
How working in a musical collective can help you get better press, play better gigs, and save money
An interview with Fokis of hip-hop collective Local-Mu12 As we saw from Berlin-based artist collective A Headful of Bees last year, “DIY” doesn’t mean you have to go it alone. … Continue reading
Why no one is seeing your Facebook posts
Ever feel like the posts you make from your band’s page on Facebook get largely ignored? Yeah, me too. And while I’m sure that’s partly true (for me, at least), … Continue reading
CD Baby hosts second annual showcase at SXSW
Last year’s CD Baby showcase at SXSW in Austin, TX was so successful that we decided to highlight even more great independent bands this year. The Second Annual CD Baby Showcase … Continue reading
32 viral video ideas for busy musicians
How to promote your music and build a superfan with creative viral video content [This lesson comes from Ben Sword, founder of Music Marketing Classroom…with an excerpt from the “Superfan … Continue reading
How a CD Baby artist built a loyal fanbase on two continents [Interview]
An interview with multi-national CD Baby artist Hache ST With politically-conscious lyrics and an international sound, hip-hop artist Hache ST has been building a large fanbase in two countries (actually, … Continue reading
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The partner that never stops supporting you and your music. CD Baby’s cover art download stickers are the perfect companions: If they’re not going home in a new fan’s pocket, … Continue reading
Your band broke up? Congratulations, you’re immortal!
YOUR BAND is dead; long live YOUR BAND! Band breakups aren’t often cause for celebration. It usually means someone’s either died, fallen ill, turned into an unbearable a-hole, moved out … Continue reading
Home Recording vs Professional Studio: Does it Matter?
[This article was written by guest contributor Steven James Wylie.] A recording story about the importance of the people you work with As technology has advanced in the last decade, the … Continue reading