Famed electronica artist and everybody’s favorite vegan Moby recently announced that he would allow independent and non-profit filmmakers to use some of his music in their work for free, so … Continue reading
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The Summer Touring Checklist – Are you ready?
Touring is stressful enough. Don’t make it any harder on yourself by leaving loose ends untied. Before you pile into the van for a summertime adventure on the open road, … Continue reading
Using singles to build your fan base: The Incremental Album
Music fans are getting more and more accustomed to instant gratification. They want to feel connected to the process and the progress – not JUST the finished product. Waiting a … Continue reading
Using your Facebook feed to drive music sales
Making your Facebook band page the snazziest on the block, may not be the most effective way of gaining album sales. Granted, there are some cool tools out there that … Continue reading
Music Conference Dos and Don’ts
Chances are, whether you’re touring via gas-guzzling automobile or taking a straight-shot flight, that you’re going to spend some serious money getting to and from the next music conference you … Continue reading
The Vinyl Resurgence
Vinyl is back! Yes, you heard me right! Those bulky, thousand pound, hard to move things that you’ve seen collecting dust in the corner of your grandpa’s living room is … Continue reading
The #1 reason your music promotion fails
With all the hard work the indie music community puts into promotion and marketing of music, it’s amazing how often key information is missing from the message. It’s hard enough … Continue reading
CD Baby Tip: Web Hits – More than just a number
Everyone likes to track the number of users hitting their CD Baby page, but there is info offered deeper in the Web Hits section of the CD Baby member account … Continue reading
Stop! You’re losing your followers!
Most music gurus will agree that it’s important to grow your numbers of Facebook Fans and Twitter followers. But what are you doing once you’ve gotten these people listening? There … Continue reading