As a kind of followup to their earlier ‘best practices’ piece, The Daily Rind takes use through the updated Apple Music iOS 10 interface, with an refresher on the best practices to adopt with this new interface. ______________________________ Guest Post by Tricia Arnold: Senior Director, Retail Marketing on The Orchard’s…
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Social Media Marketing For Musicians: Get More Fans Via Facebook
Regardless of genre, it’s a goal of virtually every artist in every genre to grow a sizable fanbase and, if one plays their cards right, Facebook can be an excellent way to find and reach these potential fans. ______________________ In this recent post to MusicThinkTank, Jon Ostrow helps artists work…
"Their technologies don’t and won’t last. Our art – if we do it right – will." – T Bone Burnett’s AmericanaFest Keynote
Bashing Spotify and YouTube is easy. But T Bone Burnett did much more than that during his keynote address given at AmericanaFest, the Americana Music Festival & Conference last week in Nashville. He issued a call to arms, while reminding his fellow creators that "art is a holy pursuit." _________________________________________…
Snapchat Marketing 101 For Musicians, Clubs, Radio Stations And Record Stores
While Snapchat is unarguably a valuable marketing resource, the nature of the platform is such that it can be hard to measure your success with much accuracy. That said, there are still steps bands and artists can take to ensure their Snapchat is getting the kind of fan attention it…
5 Tips For Getting Music Bloggers To Write About Your Music
Although the value of a review in printed publications has greatly diminished, bloggers remain a valuable resource for getting your music into the public eye. Here we look at useful tips for capturing the attention of these modern day taste-makers. _____________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 It…
Musictoday And Delivery Agent File For Bankruptcy, Seek Buyer
MusicToday has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. When Coran Capshaw and his Red Light team founded MusicToday, they were among the first major direct to fan ticketing and merchandise platforms. But like Topspin and too many other D2F pioneers, it never lived up to its hoped for potential. _________________________________________ Music…
How Many Fans Do You Need To Make A Living In Music?
While reaching a point where you can live off the money made from your music and fans is the end goal for many artists, most musicians are forced to work some kind of additional job in order to fund their creative exploits. Here we look at some numbers regarding exactly…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. And Indie Music
This week our sage advice for the independent, do-it-yourself musician includes tips on time management, things you must include in your monthly newsletter, how to ensure your YouTube videos get the attention they deserve, and much more. Time Management: A Musician’s Guide 5 Critical Things To Add To Your Monthly…
Bandcamp (Finally) Adds Credit Card Payments
[UPDATED] "Over the years, eight or nine (thousand) people have written to us asking for more ways to pay artists," Bandcamp admitted in a post. Dreams come true and users can now use a credit or debit card to purchase digital albums and tracks on Bandcamp. Users can now also…
3 Stages Of A Successful Music Launch
While an artist may have created wonderful music, how they launch it can make or break the success of the material. Here Yann Ilunga discusses what he learned in his conversation with Music Launch Summit founder Steve Paolfreyman about the right way to release new music. ________________________________ Guest Post by…