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Digital Marketing For Musicians 101 Digital Marketing For Musicians 101 In this article, we’ll go over some of the basics of digital marketing for musicians. What is digital marketing? How do you know if your page needs more followers? What kind of content should I post on my social media accounts? These questions will be...

  WHAT TO PRIORITIZE AS AN A&R A&R is a vital role within the music industry. It is a job that involves identifying new talent, developing artists, and working with them to ensure their success. A&Rs are responsible for signing new artists, helping them develop their sound, and delivering songs to labels for release. WHAT...

12 Strategies To Promote Your Music Online Strategies To Promote Your Music Online IN 2022 Introduction The music industry has become more and more competitive over the past few years. With the rise of streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, there’s a whole new way for artists to get their music heard by...

YouTube Content ID: A quick guide for music artists YouTube Content ID: A quick guide for music artists Introduction If you’re a music artist who wants to use YouTube to share your work, chances are you’re already familiar with copyright. However, if you’ve ever wondered how YouTube’s Content ID system works or how it affects...

Every year, millions of dollars are generated from the sale of music. Royalties are split between the songwriter, producer and artist(s). How is this money generated?   A song is a simple composition of music, words and melody. It usually has four elements: Melody – the main tune that’s being played. Melodies are usually written...

10 Ways To Get More Music Fans – How To Build A Fanbase From Scratch 10 Ways To Get More Music Fans – How To Build A Fanbase From Scratch Building an audience for your music isn’t easy, but it can be done. In this post, we’ll explore how to build a fanbase from scratch...

Music Distributor: 10 Essential questions to ask your digital music distributor A digital distribution company is the best option for an artist to get their music online and into stores. Digital music distributors will help you with everything from formatting your release to managing your distribution sales and royalties. They take care of uploading your...

10 Powerful Things to Consider when planning your next Release Artist When planning for a release, there are many tasks to be done. Some of these can be done independently and others require help from others. The following is a checklist of things you should consider when going through the process of releasing an album:...

How to Approach A Record Label Or Manager? How to Approach A Record Label Or Manager? When it comes to music and the entertainment industry, there’s one thing that everyone needs: connections. And while you might not be able to control where your next big break will come from, you can make sure you’re making...

14 Steps: How to Build Your Fanbase as an Artist Think of building a fanbase as the final stage in a funnel. You have to get people into that funnel, but once they are there you have to keep them in it. That’s why so much attention has been paid over the years to things...