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 Turn Music Fans into Foot Soldiers
The audio archives at the SF MusicTech Summit website are pretty… robust, and incredibly informative. If you have a few spare hours, I recommend you head over there and listen … Continue reading
Non-Traditional Music Distribution: Jack White Releases New Song… Into the Air!
Yesterday, Jack White, pale pioneer of the neo-garage pop movement, released a new single on clear flexi-discs attached to helium balloons that were released into the wild from the Nashville … Continue reading
Beethoven + Social Media = Crowdfunding Patronage (Listen to Audio from the SXSW Panel)
CD Baby’s marketing director Kevin Breuner attended SXSW a few weeks ago and spoke on a panel discussion about crowdfunding. The audio from this panel has been made available for … Continue reading
11 Reasons Why Full-Time Musicians Have It Good (or at least better than some)
Editor’s note: This article was written by guest contributor Cheryl B. Engelhardt. With all the uncertainties around running your own business, it’s easy to get discouraged as a full-time musician. … Continue reading
Why Your Facebook Page is NOT a Website!
My compadre Chris Bolton (“The Bolt”– for all you podcast listeners) over at the HostBaby Blog just wrote a nice piece that fits right in with our recent string of Facebook … Continue reading
Top 3 Articles About Facebook Timeline for Musicians
A last-minute Facebook Timeline roundup Procrastinators, slackers, objectors, and those of you still in denial: the time for Timeline is nigh! Tick, tock, tick, tock. You have 3 days … Continue reading
How an Independent Artist Got to Play the Main Stage at a Major Music Festival
This guest post was written by indie music marketing guru Bob Baker. I love stories like this that demonstrate what’s possible when you mix a little creative thinking with action. … Continue reading
Tax Advice for Musicians: How to Make the Most of Your Year-End Pile of Receipts
It’s that time again; Uncle Sam needs to spend your money on paving roads and funding schools and a few other things we could all disagree over until the cows … Continue reading
KindieFest: The Family Music Conference
If you’re in the NYC area in late April, and if you perform children’s or family-oriented music, you’ve got to attend KindieFest! Focusing exclusively on music for kids and families, … Continue reading
A Day in the Life of a Rock Musician
——————— Ah, the good old days– back before I was born: when white pants and congas were the rage. To anyone who is in a band that is “not well … Continue reading