Mike Warner Interviews Ariel Hyatt
Last week I had the pleasure of joining Michael Warner, author of Work Hard Playlist Hard, for a chat on his Twitch channel with the subject of the Path to Playlists. You can watch the whole interview here. We discussed a lot about my upcoming book The Ultimate Guide...
Case Study: Auvic [PR Campaign]
Artist: Auvic | Cyber PR Service(s) Auvic Received: PR Campaign About Auvic Auvic first fell in love with Electronic Music when his ears were introduced to Daft Punk. He has worshipped them ever since. After studying at Berklee College of Music, Auvic released a full...
Cyber PR Clubhouse Chats – Every Friday @ 12PM EST
A few weeks ago we launched our Cyber PR Clubhouse Chats. Our Founder Ariel Hyatt and Director of Social Media are hosting a Clubhouse room every Friday at 12PM EST. We are planning to have a new special guest every week and use this as an open space for conversations...
The Musician’s Communication Map
This is an excerpt from Ariel's 5th book The Ultimate Guide to Music Publicity. Writing The Ultimate Guide to Music Publicity got me thinking about all of the forms of communication that musicians must know how to navigate which also fall under the category of “PR.”...
So, You Want To Get On Spotify Playlists? Here’s What You Need To Know First…
Every publicist can tell you there are certain questions (actually they show up more as orders) we always dread. When I started 20 years ago it was: "get me in Rolling Stone." Then, for years it was: "You are going to service my CD to Letterman and Conan, yes?"...
The Musicians Guide To Amazon Music
Being familiar with the inner workings of Amazon Music can make a huge impact on your future streaming success and the garnering new listeners. In this article we will provide you with all the best practices and resources to succeed on the platform! Claim Your Artist...
How to Upload Your Music to Spotify on TuneCore
Shockingly, a lot of musicians come to us not knowing that in order to upload your music to Spotify, you have to do so through a distributor. There are plenty to choose from - but in this article we will be focusing on how to use TuneCore to distribute your music...
Introducing Soundcloud Fan-Powered Royalties
Earlier this month, Soundcloud announced an update to their royalties system. According to Soundcloud, fan-powered royalties are "a new model of payouts that is driven directly by an artist’s fan base. With this move, each listener’s subscription or advertising...
100 Female Music Entrepreneurs Share Their Best Advice [Part 2]
This series honors women in the music industry. In case you missed the first half of this 2-part series of 100 incredible pieces of advice from some inspiring women in music. Here's the first batch of fierce, fabulous, female music business entrepreneurs and I’m...
100 Female Music Entrepreneurs Share Their Best Advice [Part 1]
This has already been an incredible year for women in the music industry and we're only 3 months in (Hiiiii "Love Story [Taylor's Version]"). I created this blog post a few years ago to celebrate some of the most incredible female music entrepreneurs. I posted on the...