Dance Music for Heroes
YouTube is one of my favorite platforms as an artist. I post my original tracks as well as mixes and mashups all on my channel. Two months ago I also began live streaming there as well using Restream.io. I love YouTube because of the number of tools they offer creators as well as its reach. I also love its amazing content ID system which does a remarkable job identifying songs and giving rights-holders granular control over their content.
Email, despite being decades-old technology, is still critical for a musician’s success. In this article I’m going to go over the basics of how to create an email list for musicians. I’ll cover why it’s important, provide some content ideas, and give some proven techniques for growing your list.
Like most artists, I prefer to spend time writing and playing music rather than marketing it. However, when I spend 20+ hours on a track it only makes sense to invest some time in marketing it so people actually get to hear my music. Here’s how I release music online, from pre-release to post.
I’ve had good success rapidly growing my Twitter followers from 100 to 1,200 between January and March of 2019, but it took me a long time to realize what I was doing wrong. Here are the Twitter strategies that have been helping me find more engaged, interested followers (without being spammy!). To be a Good … Read more
Hey everyone, I had an amazing experience at the CD Baby DIY Musican Conference in Nashville two weeks ago. I took TONS of notes, so I thought I’d share the first day’s notes here. If you’d like a nice clean PDF of all three days, check this out. Tracey Max (CEO of CD baby) CD … Read more
I was listening to SPI 321: Earn More Media Exposure (At Any Level) with Christina Nicholson and learned a lot form the Podcast. Here’s my Two Minute Takeaway: There are three types of media: Your Media (your website and social media). Start here so you have a place to send people! As you build up media reports, … Read more
