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 Booked at a Music Festival
Yeah. I know it’s still chilly out, but now is the time to start thinking about summer festivals. Bookers and promoters get rolling on these things early, so it helps … Continue reading
Networking for Musicians: Why the Cool-Kids Club Ain't All It's Cracked Up to Be
(Editor’s note: photo NOT of me!!!) Don’t be Too Cool for School Before I worked at CD Baby I was a CD Baby client, meaning– a musician! When I first signed … Continue reading
5 Tips to Finding a Music Manager
This post was written by guest contributor Shaun Letang of IMA Music Business Academy. It’s No Longer Possible To Simply Be A Musician Make a demo; send it to record … Continue reading
The DIY Musician's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2011
Everybody loves year-end lists, so we’re going to make our very own and post it here just under the wire! One of the main ways we can gauge how interested … Continue reading
What Are Your Music Industry Predictions for 2012?
2011 was another extremely eventful year for the music business, with the U.S. launch of Spotify, the introduction of Google Music, and services like iTunes Match bringing cloud storage to the masses. Artists … Continue reading
Have You Had Success with a Booking Service like GigMasters?
Over the past couple months, we’ve reposted a few articles from the GigMasters blog that generated some good discussion. In the comments section, a few people raved and a few … Continue reading
iTunes Adds New Latin American Stores
Exciting news for independent musicians! Your songs will be available to millions of new music fans. Today, iTunes announced the the launch of music stores in the following Latin American … Continue reading
How Indie Artists Can Use ThingLink to Drive Engagement, Sales, and More
After the music, nothing says as much about an artist as his or her images. Photos can provide potential listeners with important clues about an artist’s sound, ethic, aesthetic, — … Continue reading
Music Promotion Tip: How to Embed a Tweet
Twitter improvements to help music promotion Good news for musicians! A new version of Twitter has recently launched that gives artists on the popular social network a few new promotional … Continue reading
What Are Your Top Music Picks for 2011?
As the holidays near, the procrastinator inside each of us panics more and more. I admit that I haven’t purchased a single gift yet this year. That is what this … Continue reading