Music marketing is what this site is all about! If you don’t market your music, you won’t get very far in your music career. Read all of the below (or at least those guides relevant to you) and start properly marketing your music today. You can see a top guide on the subject here.
So you’ve landed yourself a podcast or radio interview. Now what? It’s not enough to line your calendar with interview opportunities. You have to be prepared to deliver the goods. If you don’t give interviewees what they’re looking for, you’re not going to get any calls back, and that defeats the entire purpose of using…
How do you get your music heard by industry influencers, journalists, bloggers, or even record label executives? How do you get it into the hands of people that could bring your career to the next level? Having some kind of marketing plan will prove invaluable to this process, whether you’re reaching out by email, social…
Hi guys, today we’re going to look at how to make a cover song. Not only that, but we’re going to look at how to make it your own. We’ve all seen artists that have gotten a lot of attention for the cover songs they do, especially on sites like YouTube. If you’re reading this,…
Looking for some quick ideas on how to market your music? You’re in luck, because there are a lot of different ways to get your music out there, especially with the help of the internet. Here are 23 quick fire music marketing tips that you can begin using right away. Epic list of 23 music…
If you’ve been collecting email addresses from your fans for any length of time, you’re already way ahead of where many musicians are. Building a mailing list (also known as a newsletter) is an essential task for all musicians. It will increase the amount of money you make from music, and it will help you…
If you haven’t awakened to the marketing power of radio yet, it’s a good time to get a handle on it. We’ve already showed you questions interviewers ask musicians, but if you want to learn how to actually get interviewed on the radio, this is the article for you! Radio is still one of the…
If you’re serious about music marketing, you can’t just set up a few social profiles and call it a day. Marketing requires a willingness to experiment, to take a long-term perspective, and to calculate your return on investment. If you keep doing the same things over and over and never get a different result, that’s…
Landing press coverage can be a daunting task. You know it’s an important component to promoting and marketing your career, but compared to the other marketing strategies required of being an independent musician, it can feel like this one in particular takes up the most time. And has the least amount of results, especially when…
Podcasts continue to rise in popularity, providing musicians, businesses, marketers, and alike with opportunities to connect directly with their audiences. If you’ve ever thought about podcasting to promote your music – or if you have had the desire to learn more about podcasting – you’re in the right place. In this guide, you will learn…
As I’m sure you know, music videos are a key part of the modern day musician’s marketing plan. Allowing fans to see you gives you a much better presences, and makes it a lot easier for people to relate to you and become your fan. If you’ve ever tried to release one however, you’ll know…
Do you know what one of the most effective forms of communicating with fans of your music is? I’ll tell you: sending out a email newsletter. Not Facebook, not Twitter. Why? In short: Email newsletters reach more of your fans, and at a time where they’re ready to sort things out and not just look…
As you know, there are thousands of thousands of musicians already out there. A good portion of those musicians are competing with you to gain attention of fans, and many of them are really good at what they do. So, you need to ask yourself: What’s going to make people spend their time listening to…
Have you ever submitted your music to radio stations or websites, but found they’re not even responding to you? Do you want to collaborate with bigger name musicians but are finding it hard to get them to notice you? Are you finding it hard to build up a loyal fanbase? Well today I’m going to…
Over the years we’ve released a number of free marketing books for musicians here on Music Industry How To. While they’re all available by searching around this site, many readers have missed them due to this site being so big. So I’ve decided to put them all here for you in one post! Have a…
Looking for the free music marketing ebook? Then get it on this page. This ebook will show you how to market your music. This book is free and will be sent to your email address.