Sofar Sounds, a service which specializes in setting up artists with shows, particular house concerts, has had a pretty successful financial track record, putting on over 600 shows a month and bringing in an impressive amount of revenue – unfortunately, not much of that money seems to be ending up…
Author archives: Guest Post
Building Community Inside Your Fan Base
In this piece, Angela Mastrogiacomo delves into the importance of creating community within a fanbase, and how to go about building a space for your fans, creating commonality, and showing them proper appreciation. ____________________________ Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo for TuneCore Back in 2014, there was something worth setting my…
Chartmetric Offers Artist Cross-Platform Performance Ranking
In this in-depth article from Chartmetric, Josh Hayes provides a detailed breakdown of how to utilize the website’s data warehouse to instantaneously compare and analyze the general performance of artists across platforms. ____________________________ Guest post by Josh Hayes of Chartmetric The biggest challenge to understanding artist performance is contextualizing different…
Streaming Video Updates From YouTube, Instagram
If you’re a band or artist, chances are you have either an Instagram or YouTube presence, if not both. Here we break down a couple of important updates to both platforms when it comes to video streaming. ______________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Not everyone has a…
6 More Things Your Email Press Release Must Have
In this followup piece, Hugh McIntyre examines what exactly an artist needs to include in the second half of their press release, the portion which actually contains the information you’re trying to communicate about your band. __________________________ Guest post by Hugh McIntyre for the Symphonic Blog If you’re reading this…
Guide To Promoting Your Spotify Playlists
Spotify playlists have rapidly risen to become the Holy Grail of music coverage, and as the streaming platform becomes increasingly social, knowing how boost your particular Spotify playlist is becoming increasingly important. __________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix Playlists are the new mixtapes, but before you can curate…
10 Best Cities For Full-Time Songwriters Worldwide
Brett Newski travels the world as an independent musician and teaches others how to do the same. Her Brett shares the best cities for full-time songwriters to live and work in, including obvious factors like opportunity and cost of living, as well as, less often considered factors including government support…
Measuring Music’s Timelessness: A Tricky Business
Whether expressed or not, a latent goal of most musicians is to create music that endures, and hopefully has life beyond its creator. But just how does one measure music’s timelessness? Here Patrick McGuire explore the complexities in defining music’s longevity. _____________________________ Guest post by Patrick McGuire from the TuneCore…
Copyright Office Set To Make Album Registration Easier
The US Copyright Office has been lagging behind the times for awhile now, but is finally beginning to catch up, with some exciting "innovations" such as online copyright registration system, making it much easier for artists to officially register their work. _______________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0…
Why Physical Promotion, Release Formats Are Still Important
Living in the age we are, many musicians may be tempted to invest their time and money solely in digital promotion, but eschewing more archaic forms of promotion like vinyls, shirts, and stickers in favor of targeted social media ads and playlist promotion can sometimes backfire. Here we look at…