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
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 4: Music Organizations
With Twitter, you don’t have to be affiliated with a particular music organization or subscribe to a music company’s services in order to see what they’re up to and learn … Continue reading
How to Submit Your Music to the Grammys
Grammy time is upon us again. Or at least Grammy deadlines. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: The Big Awards always go to the major label darlings; why would I … 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
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 3: Music Blogs
The internet is a bit like the known universe, bordered by dark matter and continually expanding. With so many music blog options, it can seem futile sometimes to try to … 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
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 2: Music Law
You probably don’t spend hours a day keeping up with the latest developments in entertainment law, but if you want to take a daily dose in 140-character increments, here’s a … Continue reading
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 1: The Tech Wizards
Here’s the big idea: The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter! But that’d be a lot to digest at once, right? So we’re going to break our big list … Continue reading
CD Baby Sponsors Mainstreamed Media: Providing Media Access to the Disabled
Mainstreamed Media is an awesome organization based in Portland, Oregon (our hometown) that gives people with developmental disabilities a media voice and a platform for community involvement. CD Baby is … 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