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
One band. Two members. Three songs. Hundreds of thousands of monthly listeners on Spotify.
How Post Precious built a big audience with just a few singles. Alex Winston, one half of the new synth-pop duo Post Precious, played a showcase of her solo material … Continue reading
5 tips for delivering a “press-worthy” stage performance
[This article was written by guest contributor, bandleader, and producer Tony Ozier.] To deliver your best stage performance, you need to: Prepare The first item of business is actually preparing … Continue reading
Capture music WHEREVER it happens with Spire Studio (video premiere)
The whole world is your recording studio with Spire Midway through last year I started hearing a lot about a new product called Spire Studio from iZotope, the award-winning company … Continue reading
Get the app that’s custom-made for independent musicians
Announcing the DIY Musician app! Last summer at our DIY Musician Conference we tested an app that helped attendees interact during the event, learn from one another, and continue the … Continue reading
The complete Facebook Live toolkit for musicians
What you need to take your Facebook Live game to the next level. Here’s the thing about Facebook Live: you can go live with nothing more than your phone! Hardly … Continue reading
“7 things I wish I knew when I became a full-time musician”
[This article by Dave Ruch originally appeared on his blog.] I quit my suit-and-tie marketing job at age 27 to pursue the only thing I’d ever really cared about, which … Continue reading
Spotify now displays songwriter credits: Why musicians should make a habit of documenting ALL credits
How a lack of credits in track metadata hurts the music industry. Producers, engineers, songwriters, and session players have all been hurt over the past two decades by a lack … Continue reading
40% of Grammy wins in 2018 were independent releases
Three Grammy-winning albums distributed by CD Baby! Our friends at A2IM published an article listing all the recent Grammy-winning titles that were released by independent labels, accounting for 36 out … Continue reading
How to prepare your next single or album for a successful release (The DIY Musician Live)
Don’t rush. Do your music distribution and promotion right! Whether you’re planning to release a single, an EP, or a full-length album, you’ve only got one chance to introduce that … Continue reading
Why YouTube’s channel-monetization changes won’t affect you… MUCH
You may have heard that YouTube will soon be tightening its Partner Program guidelines for monetizing videos. This news might’ve scared or frustrated you. I’m going to try to put … Continue reading