New websites for musician are popping up all the time. Some that claim they can help you get new fans, some that say they will make the distribution of your music easier then ever before. To the untrained eye, these new websites may seem like the missing tool you need to get people noticing your…
Have you heard of SEO before? If not, you’re really going to want to pay attention to this guide! Using SEO can help you get a lot more targeted people hearing your music, and from an avenue a lot of musicians never pursue. Today I’m going to introduce you to what SEO is, the different…
When you’re new to songwriting, it’s often easy to have your lyrics sound very basic. We’re generally taught how to rhyme in school, so when we start out writing our first song, often we go back to what we’ve learned and the lyrics end up sounding quite simplistic and basic. The problem is, there are…
It’s competition time again!! Today thanks to Budi Voogt, I’ve got two copies of his Soundcloud Bible ebook to give away! I’ve also managed to interview the man himself, and ask him a bunch of Soundcloud related questions to which he replies to with gold! So if you’re interested in learning how to master Soundcloud,…
So you’ve just recorded a song. It may be your first song, it may be that you’ve recorded a few already. Either way, you want to know how you can get it out there, and start to build up your name as a talented musician. Today I’m going to show you how to do just…
Educating yourself in the business side of the music industry is all important. I’m guessing you know that if you’re reading this article. 🙂 If you’ve read all the free guides you’ve found online and are ready to take your music business knowledge to the next level, you may be at the stage where you’re…
If you want to distribute your music online, there are three places people generally go to do this. In no particular order: Songcast, TuneCore, and CD Baby. While there are other online music distributors, these are three of the main ones. But which one is cheapest? This is what we aim to find out today….
I’ve just finished reading a post over at Tunecore about a musician named Mindy Smith. In it, she mentions that she had been part of a major record label for seven years, but eventually decided to go it alone. She has since released some of her material independently, and has continued making sales of her…
OK, so I know the music industry can be expensive to get involved in. While we often look for free ways to do the things we need to do, some things are simply not possible to skimp on. Some of these things are studio time, any needed instruments, distributing and promoting your music, etc. So…
As I’m sure many of you know, having a website is important for any business. It can bring you in customers, raise awareness of anything you have going on, and generally build trust with the people you want to ‘impress’. Oh yer, and it can increase your income. As a musician, the same things apply….
So, you have this quality new song you’ve just recorded, and you’re convinced that the world needs to hear this modern day work of art. Is it worth sending it to a record label to see if they want to sign it for a single deal? Or what about sending in a longer demo to…
I was reading this post by Graham Cochrane over at The Recording Revolution the other day, and it really highlighted something I’ve been thinking for a while. In it he specifically talks about microphones, and whether or not using a $1000 microphone will make your voice sound ten time better then using a $100 microphone….
While I’ve already shared guides about getting gigs and things you should be doing when trying to get your band booked, I haven’t yet shared those things you should avoid doing at all costs. Saying the right things to event organizers won’t count for anything if you also make mistakes that will make them not…
So, you’ve just made a load of tunes and they’re ready to be put together into a mixtape. But wait, something’s missing. You need that killer DJ to host it and make everything come together. But how do you go about getting on the air? This is what we’re going to look at today. By…
Hey guys, I’ve a very special guide for you here today. I’ve manage to secure much sort after knowledge from Andy Lykens, a man very experienced in the world of music licensing! As you may know, music licensing can be very profitable and is well worth pursuing. So if you’ve ever wanted to get your…