Beatsource, a joint venture between Beatport and DJcity, has launched in public beta to serve as a digital music platform for open-format multi-genre DJs, including a curated download store. Beatsource focuses on ready-to-go playlists designed for any occasion across Hip Hop, R&B, Latin, Dance, Pop, and Reggae/Dancehall. More music is…
Category archives: D.I.Y.
11 Common Music Advertising Mistakes and How You Can Avoid Them
Here AWAL speaks with several veterans of the digital marketing space about some of the most common (but by no means all) marketing mistakes advertisers make when attempting to promote their music across social media and streaming platforms. ___________________________ Guest post from AWAL An advertisement is an attempt to purchase…
4 Ways To Get Yourself Out Of A Performance Rut
As a musician or performer of any kind, consistently delivering a high-quality show is extremely important to the success of your career. That said, we’re all bound to get stuck in a rut of one kind or another eventually, what’s important is how you get out, and back on top…
How To Use Bandsintown To Reach Your Fans For Free
As the world’s most popular concert discovery app, Bandsintown delivers info on live shows to more than 100 million music fans each month. Impressive numbers, but the burning question is how do you reach your fans? Fans "track" artists on Bandsintown much as they follow them on social media or…
Indie Video Series BalconyTV Rebrands As BALCONY!
After a short hiatus, Orchard/Sony-owned BalconyTV has resurfaced under the moniker BALCONY! and a new format that continues to expose independent artists with a focus on The Orchard’s vast roster. We’ll let Colleen Sweeney of The Orchard’s Daily Rind blog tell the rest of the BALCONY! story: For those of…
Get Real Time Stats Via Spotify For Artists App Update
Spotify recently updated its ‘Spotify for Artists’ app, providing artists with an exciting host of new features, including live listener tracking, monitoring of milestones, improved profile management, and more. ___________________________________ Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of the Symphonic Blog Artists can now see how many listeners they have in real…
Anonymous Survey To Measure Music Industry Bias, Harassment: TAKE THE SURVEY NOW!
An anonymous global survey hopes to provide an honest look at gender bias and sexual harassment in the music industry. The survey sponsors are encouraging people to share their experiences anonymously. InChorus Group and Shesaid·so have partnered to launch the survey, with the key findings to be announced at Shesaid·so’s…
How To Select The Perfect Music Analytics Tool
[UPDATED] As music marketing becomes more and more data-driven, an increasing number of companies are popping up and promising they have the analytics tool to make it all work for you. But with such an abundance of options, picking can be difficult. Here we look at how to choose the…
Everything Wrong With The Music Business According To The Black Keys [Video]
During their recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of acclaimed duo The Black Keys dished on everything wrong with the modern music industry, dispensing some hard-to-swallow pills on what life in music today is really like. ________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix During…
How To Chase Pirates, Protect Your Music and Win!
Jason Tucker from Intellectual Property HQ joins Micahel Brandvold on this week’s Music Biz Weekly podcast. The company is one of the largest managers of registered copyrights in the world and Jason is an expert in global IP management and enforcement. The pair discuss how you can register your work…