How musicians should use Facebook Live to serve their audience first, and later reap the rewards. Last weekend at CD Baby’s DIY Musician Conference in Nashville, I rounded a corner … Continue reading
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How I Used Feature.fm to Get My Song onto 200 Deezer Playlists
Promoting your songs on Deezer using Feature.fm. Last month Feature.fm offered me a $100 credit to run a promo campaign for my newest single. CD Baby was thinking about a … Continue reading
“I’m a full-time solo pianist and I’ve made my living through streaming royalties”
How one DIY musician found her audience through music streaming. I remember as a kid, my mom had a bunch of records by legendary pianist George Winston in our family … Continue reading
CD Baby artist GLASYS gets the attention of T-Pain… and 600k other viewers
How one indie artist connected with a notable rapper through social video. Gil Assayas makes dark synth-pop under the name GLASYS, and he’s one hell of a keyboard player. I … Continue reading
How should I promote my music? Set up a content marketing plan!
The basics of a content marketing plan for musicians. Music promotion is something a lot of people struggle with. It can be tough to find something that actually works. After … Continue reading
A record store never would’ve said THIS twenty years ago
“Hi, welcome to Tower Records. You’re a musician? Great, why don’t you stop by every single day to take a look through our accounting books so you can find detailed … Continue reading
The 5 things you’re afraid of when you put out new music (and how to cure the fright)
Fear can come in many varieties for an artist who’s just about to release a new album or single. Everything feels heightened when this music you’ve poured so much into … Continue reading
The Spotify checklist for independent musicians
Spotify has grand plans to solidify its position as the global streaming leader, and a big part of their efforts to win this “streaming war” against Pandora, Apple, and Amazon … Continue reading
5 branding lessons I learned from Third Man Records
A few weeks ago I was in Nashville for the Music Biz conference. On the last day I had some time to kill before my flight home so I decided … Continue reading
Why you should treat your band like a startup
Amazon. Google. CCR. Nirvana. Besides their overwhelming individual successes and influence, they all have something else in common: every single one of them started in a garage. Just like coders … Continue reading