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
WHO CARES!? (Growing and engaging your audience)
You’ve spent hours writing songs, pouring your heart into each melody and lyric, so you take your music to the studio. These songs are good… I mean, you’re really feeling … Continue reading
Aloe Blacc: “CD Baby makes it super easy”
“… and the terms are great.” The focus of CD Baby since the very beginning has been twofold: Solve the common problems that face musicians, and do it simply Always … Continue reading
How Spruke made $26,000 selling only a handful of albums (and he’s just getting started!)
Creating a unique music experience that your fans will want to pay for. It’s no great challenge to find an artist who laments the music industry’s shift from downloading to … Continue reading
How to get your music on Pandora Radio
Submitting music to Pandora Radio is easy, easy, easy. Over the past decade, Pandora has become one of the go-to destinations for music discovery. The popular radio service allows over 81 … Continue reading
6 ways to earn more money from your music on YouTube this Holiday Season
Prep for the holidays on YouTube; reap the benefits year-round! Aunt Sue is wondering whether she really wants to buy you that album you asked for this Christmas, the one … Continue reading
Indie musicians, you have access to legal support!
How to get free legal advice as a musician. As someone who’s seen a lot of legal disputes between people in the music industry, it’s always a bummer when musicians … Continue reading
Addiction, Recovery, and the Power of Music: Ricky Byrd’s Clean Getaway
How music can offer hope and possibility for addicts and addicts in recovery. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inductee Ricky Byrd has been clean and sober for thirty years. Over … Continue reading
3 things you’re doing wrong on Spotify as a musician
Are you being held back on Spotify by these three bad habits? Even as streaming becomes the dominant means of accessing music, the streaming world can still feel like a … Continue reading
“This is how the music business works, all the time”
Rob Flax makes the most of an opportunity. Multi-instrumentalist and performing songwriter Rob Flax had his suspicions confirmed at the DIY Musician Conference: A combination of eagerness and preparation is … Continue reading
“You work hard or you die.” (An interview with Portugal. The Man)
How a mid-level indie-rock band became the crossover stars of 2017. Portugal. The Man works hard. Like, really hard. I mean, they create adventurous and catchy music too. But after … Continue reading