4 Ways Indie Musicians Are Killing Social Media
This is a guest post from our friend Joshua Smotherman, who is a straight shooter when it comes to what he sees in the world of social media for musicians. He says: “In an ideal world, I would wake up in the morning to a fresh cup of coffee. My three teenagers would...
Musicians Guide to Using Bitly
URL shorteners are must-have tools in today’s world of marketing and branding. Sharing information is critical, but you have to be able to keep it brief. With character limits on social media platforms, a host of developers and software brands started creating short...
What Are Music Stems And Why Should We Care?
When working on releasing new music, you may have heard the phrase; "music stems". Many of our self-producing artists know the term well but many may not. Music stems are key to have (or create) if you are considering monetizing music with synch If you are not sure...
Bandsintown “Big Break”: Livestream Meets NFTs
As we adapt more into technological advances, we expose ourselves to other possibilities. The value that physical product carried before is now sharing that value with digital products. Livestreams and NFTs are taking over the digital realm. Bandsintown is here for...
TikTok Releases Distribution Platform, SoundOn
As one of the most popular social media apps, TikTok continues to amaze and support independent artists. In their latest development, TikTok is introducing their own music marketing and distribution platform, SoundOn.TikTok is changing the game by creating something...
What The Bandcamp Buyout Means For Indie Artists
Last week Bandcamp issued a statement to all music artists and fans that there has been a change in leadership. Epic Games just purchased Bandcamp. For those who are unfamiliar with Epic Games, they are the creators of popular, successful game Fortnite. Now just what...
Billboard Launches An NFT Tailored To Music Fans
NFT's - we've heard this jumble of letters time and time again over the past few years. Some of us might've picked up on this early on and have a collection of art to display as an NFT. Others might be thinking, oh gosh this again? NFT's are the future. We're seeing...
The Essentials for YouTube Marketing in 2022
After putting in hours of hard work recording and creating a video for your YouTube channel, you want it to reach as many people as possible and get as many views as possible. So here are key ways in 2022 to optimize your video’s YouTube potential for your best...
Musicians Guide to Using Linktree
The world's biggest musicians, creators, publishers, and brands use Linktree in their marketing strategy. Keep reading for step-by-step instructions on how to build a Linktree as a musician who wants to direct their fans to more content: Linktree is a free tool that...
Should I Run A Presave?
Ah, the question every artist in the world is asking themselves right now: "should I run a Spotify presave for my release?" There is no short, or really correct, answer to this. There are so many variables that go into the thousands of releases that go up on Spotify...