Breaking the ice… let our readers know who you are and what you do. Hi! I am a singer/songwriter in the 1930’s swingadelic rock band Jitterbug Vipers. I also have a pop duo called Kaliyo. I have also music supervised a few feature films and other projects. I live in Austin, Texas. You have this […]
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Informative articles, video tutorials, and inforgraphics related to marketing, promotion, pr, websites, seo, and social media as it applies to independent musicians.
How Does ReverbNation’s Chart Rank Work?
I recently had the [fortunate] opportunity to receive insight into how ReverbNation’s charts work from the head tech in charge, CEO Jed Carlson. I took a lot of notes… Mr. Carlson reached out recently after an article I wrote about my personal experience(s) using ReverbNation over the past years. The act of Jed contacting me, […]
TuneCore vs. CD Baby: the distro wars
We live in the days of the DIY musician, where anyone with a computer and an idea can package, market and sell songs to a worldwide audience at the click of a mouse. Record distribution in 2K era is far more easier to attain than when I got in the game back in the early […]
Building Community, Niche Marketing, and Thinking Local – Mid Tenn Listens 39
In this episode of Mid Tenn Listens, I try something a little different. Instead of featuring music, I hit record on the camera and began an unscripted monologue related to the importance of bands thinking small aka local as opposed to global. We plan on continuing the “thinking small” discussion into the future so feel […]
Could Giving to Charity Help Save the Music Business?
How Could Giving to Charity Help Save the Music Business? This is a guest post written by Marcus Taylor, founder and director of Venture Harbour. Over the past few months an interesting trend has emerged in the music industry: tens of thousands of artists are deciding to use their music to support charities. But what’s […]
E-mail Marketing Services with Price Comparisons
In my last article, 1 Thing Your Band Sucks at Doing Online…And Off, I spoke about how important e-mail marketing and collecting e-mail addresses is to your band’s career. Today, I will give you an overview of the typical features provided by e-mail marketing services such as FanBridge, Mailchimp, Mad Mimi, Constant Contact, and Aweber. […]
1 Thing Your Band Sucks At Doing Online…and Off
Collecting e-mail addresses. It’s not that You suck at it… I must confess that this is one of the last things I think about when my band performs. With that said, I suck just as much as you do. It could be as simple as you not realizing how important it is to maintain a […]
What The Other SEO Guides for Musicians Are Not Telling You
In this article I’m going to share a few things the other SEO for musicians guides do not tell you. If you go to Google and search SEO for musicians, the front page will fill with articles and eBooks about the subject. I read through these articles and they all pretty much gave the same […]
How To Get Featured On More Music Blogs
This article is not a how-to in the sense I will give you step-by-step instructions to getting your music featured on more blogs… Instead, my goal is to take your thinking to a higher level in order to understand some bigger concepts that will enhance your overall promotion strategies. When I’m not wrangling toddlers, I […]
How To Use Maschine Mikro – Editing Recorded Patterns
This video tutorial is the 3rd in a series of guest posts from Andrew Chellman. Andrew likes to make music and lots of it. Check him out. In this tutorial video, Andrew goes over editing your recorded patterns with Maschine Mikro. Don’t forget to check out Andrew’s music. Here are links to parts 1 and […]
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