Tag: Do it yourself

How To Get Music Bloggers To Respond To Your Email

Constantly bombarded with emails from artists confident their music is the next big thing, it can often be difficult to get music bloggers to offer up any kind of reply. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/01/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ahrefs, Blog, Blogger (service), Briefs, Content strategy, Do it yourself, Facebook, Instagram, social media, Twitter

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What Is The Music Business Association? [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

This week James Donio from the Music Business Association joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert to discuss how NARM evolved to become the Music Business Association, plus why DIY artists. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/28/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

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5 Tools For Becoming Your Own Music Publicist

In the modern music industry, there is a certain degree of expectation when it comes to achieving success, an expectation that you will do it yourself, before labels come seeking. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/22/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 87th Academy Awards, Artist, Atlantic Records, BBC Radio 1, Berlin University of the Arts, Bigfoot, Do it yourself, Facebook, music industry, The Recording Academy

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Bandcamp Makes Major Improvements To Help Sell More Merchandise, Physical Goods

Sales of music merchandise, along with other physical formats, continue to grow on Bandcamp. To accelerate growth, Bandcamp has unveiled major improvements.

Bruce Houghton on 02/09/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Action Bronson, Adam Savage, American Civil Liberties Union, Bandcamp, Do it yourself, Father Stretch My Hands, independent music, Kanye West, music industry, Soundcloud

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How An Indie Hip Hop Artist Made It To #3 On Billboard After Reading CD Baby’s DIY Musician Blog

Shahidah Jones shares how her client, independent hip hop artist Tyke T, was able to achieve Billboard success despite having no label affiliation, publicist, or marketing firm after reading CD Baby's. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/07/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

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This Week In Music Commentary

In this weekly edition of our music commentary section, we hear from industry experts on how to get sync placements, why DIY is the best way to do music, and. Continue reading

admin on 02/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accent wall, Active management, Alexa Internet, Amazon Echo, AOMG, Do it yourself, Instagram, Mary Timony, Streaming media, United States

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Booking A Tour? Why Not Book Two?

Booking a DIY tour can be a painful and arduous task, but is a necessary one. Here Jeremy Young explains why, when doing so, it can actually be beneficial to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/05/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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How Audiotree Used Streaming To Grow The Fanbase Of Two Iconic Chicago Music Venues

In order to draw more fans to a sold out show, the people at Audiotree are working to use live streaming as a way to grow their online fanbase and attract sponsors.

Guest Post on 12/14/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: About box, Alphabet Inc., Compact disc, Do it yourself, Google, iTunes, music video, PewDiePie, Portable Network Graphics, YouTube

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Tagging, Structuring Your Music Or Band Site To Optimize For SEO

For many artists the term 'schema' can seem intimidating and complex. Essentially, it is a ways of tagging and structuring information, making it important for artists' search engine optimization.

Guest Post on 12/14/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (7)

Tags: Amsterdam, Application programming interface, Delaney Gibson, Discover Music, Do it yourself, Google, independent music, music industry, Search engine optimization, Web search engine

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TuneCore Launches In Italy, Shares New Streaming Growth Stats

TuneCore continued to grow in 2016, despite increased competition, thanks to overseas expansion. That effort was no doubt made easier by Believe Digital, which acquired TuneCore in 2015 and already. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Australia, Canada, China, Do it yourself, independent music, music industry, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

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