Tag: Artist

Drive Traffic With These 5 Killer Social Media Hacks

The growing ubiquity of social media has made it challenging for artists to get their web presence to stand out amidst the clamor for users attention, but by following these. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Asim Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan), Facebook, Fan (person), Instagram, Raheel Sharif, social media, Twitter, Web presence

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4 Best Practices For Strengthening Your Spotify Profile

As Spotify continues to grow and develop, the ways in which artists and fans can connect is also shifting. Here to help us keep up, we look at four of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/30/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Artist, Facebook, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Sony, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Analytics In An Artist’s World [Bruno Guez]

Revelator CEO Bruno Guez explores how the latest evolution of data driven niche marketing by companies such as Netflix could be applied in different ways to the music industry, particularly as. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/29/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adekunle Gold, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Artist, Christmas, Digital Music News, Lil Kesh, music industry, record label, Spotify

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CD Baby Extends 50% Off Album Distribution Sale Through Friday, Offers 1¢ Shipping

Now through December 2nd, standard digital album distribution at CD Baby is 50% off at $24.50. Just enter the code BLACKFRIDAY2016 at checkout.

Bruce Houghton on 11/29/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Artist, CD Baby, Compact disc, independent music, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media

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Comparing Artists To Start-Ups Lazy, Unhealthy, Beside The Point.

[UPDATED] As music and technology become increasingly closely intertwined, there is often a compulsion to compare bands and artists to startups, a comparison which Emily Gonneau considers to be limited. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Android (operating system), Artist, Artists and repertoire, Authors and Publishers, Berlin, Capital gains tax, Entrepreneurship, music industry, Small and medium-sized enterprises, Startup company

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Record Labels Shift From Promoters To Storytellers As Power Fades

In this piece, David Emery remarks on record labels' directional shift towards promoting and selling artists "stories" as their power and influence in the music industry begins to fade.

Guest Post on 11/28/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adekunle Gold, Africa, Apple Inc., Artist, Facebook, music industry, Music of Nigeria, Nigeria, record label, Streaming media

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CD Baby Offers 50% Off Album Distribution This Week Only

Now through November 28‚ 2016, standard digital album distribution at CD Baby is 50% off at $24.50. Just enter the code BLACKFRIDAY2016 at checkout.

Bruce Houghton on 11/25/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Artist, Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection, Authors and Publishers, CD Baby, independent music, Loudr, marketing, Music publisher (popular music), Spotify

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Busting The Myth That Artists Don’t Need Record Labels And Producers

While there has been a significant amount of hype over the past few years regarding self-releasing tracks and producing and marketing one's music independently, the truth is that there remains. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/21/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Active rock, Africa, Alaska, Apple Inc., Artist, Bandcamp, Bassline, Disc jockey, Independent record label, record label

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ReverbNation Partners with The Fader’s Publishing Network

[UPDATED] ReverbNation offers tens of thousands of musicians free and affordable tools to build their careers. One way they make that possible is partnering with brands who appreciate the engagement. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Africa, Artist, Chief creative officer, independent music, London, New York City, Reverb Nation, Sentric Music, SESAC, The Fader

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Emerging Artists Fund Launches Its 2nd Year

Help Musicians UK and PledgeMusic are once again teaming up to offer emerging artists a 75k development fund to help DIY artists with drive work towards their long term career. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/17/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Brighton, Chief technology officer, Hypebot, JavaScript, Madonna (entertainer), music industry, PledgeMusic, ReverbNation, Seymour Stein

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