Why You Aren’t Getting What You Want From The Music Business

In the music industry, finding success in the requires hard work, determination and, many believe, a certain amount of good old fashioned luck. Others feel the latter is simply the ability to ask for what you want, and being receptive to it accordingly. ______________________________ In this fresh new post on…

Best Time, Frequency For Sending Your Event Emails

An oldie but a goodie, email remains one of the most effective and powerful tools in your event promotion toolkit, but to optimize its effectiveness, one must plan for the best times and proper intervals at which to send said emails out. ___________________ Guest post by Maddie Veal of Eventbrite…

The Fame House Stack: Free White Paper Shares Marketing, E-commerce Strategies + A DJ Shadow Case Study

In a new white paper, The Fame House Stack, music marketing and e-commerce specialists Fame House share some lesser known tools and strategies with an eye to opening a dialogue with other marketers and artists about the tools they are using to thrive in the new music business. ___________________________________ The…

Top 7 Ways To Identify If Your Song Is Ready For Release

Many wet-behind-the-ears indie musicians find themselves over-eager when it comes to the prospect of releasing their music for the first time, and will try to push it on the ears of potential listeners before its truly ready for public consumption. Here review seven things to check before a public release….

5 Tips For Building A Robust Email List

As an artist or musician, a robust email list is one of the most important marketing tools you can have. But if it’s something that you’re just starting to build, or have been neglecting for awhile, it can be hard to suddenly build one up from scratch. Here we look…

5 Essential Tools For DIY Music PR

In the current music economy, up and coming artists are often expected to do work traditionally handled by labels and A&Rs themselves, including most of the leg work when it comes to PR. Here we look at five must-have tools for the independent artist working to break into the industry….

Promoting Your Sync Placement: How To Make The Most Of Your 30 Seconds Of Fame

Getting your music a coveted sync placement on a TV can often feel like a massive career breakthrough, but it’s also one which you need to plan for. Here we look at some of the best ways an artist can prepare for their ‘big moment’ if they know their music…