[This article was written by Joshua Powell. It originally appeared on FearsomeFolk.com.] Pour some out for Myspace. Never before or since has there been such a unified platform for fans … Continue reading
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How to Change Your SoundCloud Playlist to an Album
You can now create ALBUMS on SoundCloud When SoundCloud started, it was built around artists sharing music one track at a time. Then they added playlists (and if you wanted … Continue reading
10 music marketing lessons I learned from Lisa Lepine
Last week the music community of Portland, Oregon lost one of its true gems: Lisa Lepine, the “ProMotion Queen.” Lisa — in her various roles as manager, festival booker, promotion … Continue reading
The 3 biggest mistakes independent artists make
[This article was written by Keith Coston, a music producer and head of Keef Keyz Productions. It was originally published on KeefKeyz.com.] I can’t believe how many artists are unaware … Continue reading
6 keys to a good residency gig for musicians
Turning your residency into a fan ritual! Residency gigs — where you perform on a regular basis at the same venue — give you a great way to “stretch out” musically, build … Continue reading
How to set up a blog premiere for your song
Blog premieres (where you give a blog a limited window of time in which they’re the ONLY place someone can go to hear a song or watch a video) have … Continue reading
A radically old-school approach to new music promotion yields big results
Last September, seven days before the release of his debut album Patterns, Irish songwriter Daniel Anderson started to really worry that his new music would “fall silently into the ether … Continue reading
iTunes Ping Improvements
We are working closely with iTunes to ensure that Ping artist profiles are created for our artists as quickly as possible. As a result of recent improvements in the process, … Continue reading