Booking shows as an indie artist can be a tough nut to crack, but with the right strategies, you can create opportunities that help you grow your audience and sharpen your craft. Here are some “best practices” to guide you.
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This Week’s CD Baby Artist Payout Crushes Record at $3,800,000
CD Baby’s highest artist payout ever This week we paid out 3.8 million dollars ($3,821,326 to be exact) to independent musicians around the world. That’s the most CD Baby has … Continue reading
Surviving a Bad Music Review — or “Does Pitchfork Matter?”
Is all press good press? You’ve heard it a hundred times: “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” But five or six years ago, it seemed like a bad review … Continue reading
HostBaby’s Best Web Tips for Musicians
This month’s roundup in web tips: best-practices to smarten-up your online music marketing When’s the last time you checked out The HostBaby Blog? Every week, we’re posting new web tips for … Continue reading
Social Media for Musicians: 10 Musts for Social Music Marketing
The nuts-and-bolts of promoting your music with social media It’s a busy life, being a DIY musician. Amidst all the booking, touring, songwriting, snapping Instagram photos, and hunting for mandolin … Continue reading
Keeping Your Band Together: Top Tips to Blend Your Differing Tastes
[This article was written by guest contributor Rob James.] It can be hard sometimes to reconcile the different tastes of your band — you might want to play nothing but … Continue reading
4 Reasons Why Twitter is Better than Facebook for Music Marketing
[This post was written by guest contributor Nic Robertson of Jaden Social.] As both a musician and the managing director of a digital marketing agency, I spend a considerable amount … Continue reading
10 Busking Tips from June Caravel (of “Busking in Australia”)
How to Make Money Busking [French singer June Caravel spent the summer of 2012 Busking in Australia. She had busked 1h15 minutes in her life before she left for Sydney and vowed to … Continue reading
The Quickest Route to Effective Music Marketing: Lessons from The Onion
[This post was written by guest contributor Bob Baker from www.TheBuzzFactor.com.] The power of a great headline Marketing your music can be confusing. And overwhelming. Wouldn’t you love it if there … Continue reading
How to Earn a Living Touring with Your Band, Pt. 2: Making Money
[Disclaimer: This article (written by the guys in the band Marbin) is intended for those who want to make a living touring with a band that plays original music. Click … Continue reading
How to Get Your Music Reviewed
[This post was written by guest contributor brian botkiller.] I don’t know about you, but when I was first starting trying to get my music reviewed, I thought I knew all … Continue reading