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Use Social Media To Promote Your Music

Jane Clemente — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:10:55 +0000

Social media is extremely important when it comes to music marketing. Joining social networks is no doubt the best way to communicate and reach out to your fans and get them to promote your music for you.

Promote Your Music With These 5 Unique Ideas

Leslie Edwards — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:24:09 +0000

When you want to promote your music, you have to think outside of the box. This doesn’t include email lists, social networks, networking, posting up fliers on the streets, etc… The best way to promote your music is to have fun and be unique. Use the following techniques along with your current promotional methods. Here are 5 ideas on how to promote your music thinking outside of the box. Merch Aside from the normal merch most bands offer such as shirts, stickers, posters, etc.., partner up with local companies and release some stuff other bands usually don’t release. For example, if fans know you or your band as a party type act, you could put out some bottle openers and drink coasters. You could sell or give these items to local bars and pubs and that way, your band is being promoted. If your band is geared towards the older folks, you could sell tooth pics, golg tees, etc.. Just find what suits best for your genre and sell it and get local companies to help promote your stuff.

Lossy audio file formats explained (data compressed formats)

Barry Gardner — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:55:09 +0000

Almost all distributed audio files online use lossy, data compressed file formats. Formats such as MP3 (a shortening of MPEG-2 Layer III), AAC (Advanced Audio Coding), .wma, .m4a files and the slightly lesser known and oddly named Ogg Vorbis. These files use complex algorithms to reduce the file size for faster upload and download times and allow more tracks to be stored on phones and iPods. Streaming services such as Spotify, online radio stations and Soundcloud also use compressed audio streams which reduce the data rate of the music that is heard.

6 Pieces of Advice From Music Lawyers

Juan Lopez — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:46:14 +0000

This is a guest post by Juan Lopez, legal advisor at Avenant Law & product manager at MusicLawContracts.com.

As an artist, dealing with the legalities of the music business may seem uninteresting and time wasting, but getting it right from the start is absolutely essential If you want to avoid complications further down the line. Here are six pieces of advice from professional music lawyers to developing artists.

1. Establish the splits between all writers

“Always introduce yourself to as many people as possible. The more you know the better you will be. Do not burn bridges, because you will learn this industry is a lot smaller than you think!

The number one piece of advice I give to an artist as a music lawyer is to make sure that you have an agreement in place which establishes the royalty splits between all writers of a particular composition. This is true even if you are best friends, and can literally be done a piece of tissue signed by everyone. Trust me this will help in preventing any problems that may arise in the future once you become rich and famous!”

- Donald Glista, Universal Music

Why and How ReverbNation Lost My Love

Joshua Smotherman — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:13:53 +0000

Summary: There was a time when I used ReverbNation daily to connect with fans, promote my music, and grow my network. Things were great. But then things started changing and I began using the platform less and less. I used to be an advocate for their services and now I find myself telling people not to bother.

Below I will share my perspective and experiences with the platform simply to provide insight to those who want it.

If you want to know why I wrote this before reading, feel free to skip to the why.

In the beginning…

Back in 1999, when I decided BUNKS was the musical direction I would take into the future; we chose to stay independent and use the Internet to promote and market the music.

5 Things Your Band Website Needs (That You Probably Don't Already Have)

David Roberts — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:27:59 +0000

Using Effective Keywords for Your Music.

Marina Garza — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:03:13 +0000

Psychoacoustics: The Power of Sound

rajiv agarwal — Tue, 07 May 2013 03:12:13 +0000

Use Your Own Wristbands at Shows

David Roberts — Fri, 03 May 2013 01:59:35 +0000

Let’s talk about wristbands (yipee!). This is an idea I’ve been toying with for a little while after seeing it posted by a few other music blogs around the web, but I haven’t actually put it into practice yet. Wristbands are required at the door of just about every show you’ll be playing, so why not see if you can distribute your own wristbands at the show to get some additional branding/exposure for your band both before and after you’re done playing.

You’ve probably seen venues with custom wristbands before (where I’m from they’ll print coupons for Domino’s pizza onto the wristbands), but have you ever considered asking the venue if you can use your own?

This One Time At Bandcamp : The Evolution to a “Legit” Online Music Store

Kelland Drumgoole — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:00:32 +0000

After Four years into beginning its service for indie artists, Bandcamp has finally got the look of a legit online music store. The site has slowly been making changes over the past few months to appeal more strongly to consumers as an alternative to iTunes and Amazon, starting with the launch of fan profiles in January. With the April 9 revision of its front page, the site now resembles a storefront rather than a sales pitch to meandering troubadours, all the while maintaining the same humility that has characterized its grassroots approach.