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
Get a pro musician website & release unlimited music through CD Baby for 12 months — just $199
Save big and get everything you need to distribute and promote all your music online. Now’s your chance to save $41 and get everything you need to manage your career … Continue reading
The 3 things you need in order to seize upon a music opportunity
Artists, are you ready for what comes your way? [This article was written by indie hip-hop artist Gospel Lee.] A few weeks ago, I had the amazing opportunity to have … Continue reading
How to become a verified artist on Spotify (it’s so simple!) and build your initial following on the platform
CD Baby helps you fast-track the Spotify ‘artist verification’ request process. Once upon a time you needed at least 250 followers on Spotify to become a verified artist on the … Continue reading
How to make a grid on Instagram to build suspense
Split your images into grids on Instagram to get more mileage out of your cover art, concert posters, festival announcements, and video launches. Later this month I’m releasing a new … Continue reading
DIY Musician Stories: Tony Ozier
Tony Ozier: CD Baby artist and independent success story. In the video above, you’ll get a glimpse into the musical mind of multi-instrumentalist and producer Tony Ozier, a Texas-raised and Northwest-planted … Continue reading
Are you making these 10 mixing mistakes in your home studio?
When people ask me questions about mixing, they’re often worried about whether they’re doing something wrong. They’ll ask whether they “should” be doing this, or if that is the “correct” … Continue reading
How to respond to tragedy as an artist, songwriter, or musician
I wrote and published the first version of this post after the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. Unfortunately, I have updated and republished it many times since then, as more … Continue reading
Why you should NEVER link to your singles on Spotify
Yes, you should be releasing singles on Spotify, but don’t ever link to them! This might sound like crazy talk, and maybe I’ve sensationalized the headline a bit, but here’s … Continue reading
One London singer-songwriter uses AirBnB to play to a new audience each night
Musicians can use AirBnB to make new fans. Jay Johnson is a young singer-songwriter in London, and he’s taken a clever angle on concert booking and promotion: AirBnB. The online … Continue reading
Musicians have a lot of online accounts: Protect your security
7 Internet security tips for musicians. We musicians maintain a lot of accounts online, many of which require us to enter personal information as well as credit card numbers or … Continue reading