We have a plethora of tips for independent and DIY artists this week, as we offer advice on incorporating playlists into your social media strategy, how to construct a killer press kit, why it might be that your music isn’t selling, and much, much more. Why You Should Incorporate Playlists…
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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Keep It Together • Following Your Favorite Bands • Make Your Website Better • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, we had articles on keeping it together while performing, how to successfully spend the summer following your favorite artists, some easy fixes for getting your website to the next level, and more. Rachelle Wilber | 4 Tips For Musicians To Keep It Together While Performing Emma…
A "Must Use" Tool To Market Your Music and Tours [The Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
Gogi from Gupta Media visits the Music Biz Weekly Podcast to talk about smartURL 2.0. You’ll get the lowdown on the new Pivot smartURL and how it quickly builds a music landing page for you. Gogi also shares info on Events smartURL for marketing live shows. ________________________________________ The Pivot smartURL…
Why You Should Incorporate Playlists Into Your Social Media Strategy
When it comes to marketing and promotional strategies, artists tend to focus on how they can get their music on other people’s playlists. This article looks at approaching it from the other end, with artists themselves acting the curator. _______________________________ Guest post by Bas Grasmayer of Music Tech Policy The…
Tips For Building A Killer Musician Press Kit
One of the fastest, easiest, and most effective ways to present yourself as an artist, and will quickly tell any organization or booking agency whether or not you’re worth the investment, and not having one can cause you to miss out on great. ______________________________ Guest post by Emma Miller A…
20 Reasons Your Music Doesn’t Sell [Loren Israel]
While many artists may feel as though their music is worth buying (and they may be right) there are a number of reasons why it might just not be selling. Here Loren Israel looks at twenty different potential reasons. _________________________ Guest post by Loren Israel Unclear goals. Successful artists have…
Spotify’s Troy Carter at Music Biz: On streaming, "the best songs win…(but) the value chain is broken"
[UPDATED] Speaking at the Music Biz 2017 conference in Nashville on Wednesday, Spotify’s director of artists relations and former Lady Gaga manager Troy Carter offered high but unvarnished praise for his employer and the power of streaming to transform music discovery, artist marketing and the entire music industry. ________________________________ "The…
Music Biz Journalist Rhian Jones Shares Her Song Stories
Music shapes our identities and changes our lives. It brings back our memories and stirs up our emotions. My Song Stories asks music professionals and indie artists questions about the songs in their libraries. Today, Rhian Jones, a freelance music business journalist, shares the artists and songs that have impacted…
How To Grow Your Online Music Brand In 24 Hours
While the ways in which you can "make it" in the music industry have certainly changed, it still requires a concerted effort to stand out from a sea of other talented artists. This piece looks at how you as an artist can work to develop your brand online brand and…
Make It Better: 3 Easy Fixes For Your Music Website
As a musician, having a website is pretty much par for the course at this point, but building one that actually works well, and engages fans while helping to sell your music is essential. Here we look at three easy fixes for making sure your website is helping not hurting…