As we continue to investigate the best ways for independent artists to get their music played on both terrestrial and online radio stations, we wanted to talk to someone with first hand knowledge of what stations look for when selecting music to play on air. To do so, we reached out to our friend Erica […]
Category: Promotions
The Musician’s Guide to Selling Merchandise With No Inventory
One of the biggest roadblocks keeping musicians from selling lots of merchandise is having to pre-purchase the items and hold them as inventory. Having a variety of items such as t-shirts, posters, stickers, and gifts on hand and readily available to sell at shows and through online stores takes a lot of time and money […]
7 Reasons Musicians should Submit their Music to Online Radio Stations
As Independent artists, you have to wear many hats. You have to write, record, perform your music, and book and promote your performances. Another thing you should be doing regularly is promoting your music to gain more fans. There are many ways you can do this but a great way is to submit your music […]
5 Tricks to Boost Your Booking Efforts This Year
To be successful as an independent artist, you have to be able to grow. This might mean learning new skills and picking up new tricks, or it could mean shaking bad habits. Whatever it might be, we have to constantly be willing to take a hard look at ourselves and see where we need to […]
Rob Schultz in Artist Features and Interviews, Booking, Fan Base, Finance, General Business, Interviews with the Experts, Promotions, Touring
The Top 10 Posts of 2019
2019 has come and gone. From various lawsuits, big industry executive switch-ups, and the ever-changing landscape of music streaming, the music industry at large had its fair share of woes. One thing continues to persevere through it all and that’s the power of independent music driven by wildly talented artists like you. In 2019 we […]
Anitra Jay in Booking, Fan Base, Finance, General Business, Mailing List Tips & Tricks, Promotions, Social Media/YouTube
The Musician’s 5 Week Challenge for a Profitable New Year
The guides and resources in this 5 week challenge combine together to walk you through (re)defining your goals, embracing your purpose, creating meaningful content to last you the entire year, getting organized, and earning more money in the process.
The Ultimate Secret Weapon for Submitting Your Music to Lots of Internet Radio Stations
We offer an extra resource to help you get more responses from your radio pitch, the Radio Pitch Template. If you need help figuring out what to say to radio stations and how to get them to respond, download our Free Radio Pitch Checklist and Template here. Every musician’s ultimate desire is to have their […]
Anitra Jay in Fan Base, Finance, General Business, Holiday, Promotions, Social Media/YouTube, Uncategorized
7 Holiday Marketing Tips for Musicians If You Don’t Have Christmas Music
Hey guys! Before you get started, we have a Holiday Marketing Guide for Musicians you can swipe for help customizing and organizing your Holiday Marketing Campaign. Click HERE to get it. The holidays are a time of good cheer and gift giving. It’s around this time of year, when people are frantically searching for affordable […]
The Best Way to Generate Your Own Leads for Private Music Gigs | How to Get More Private Gigs
As an independent musician getting gigs is a prime source for earning money. There are all sorts of gigs you can get depending on your genre, but the best paying gigs by far are the private ones. These are gigs where you are hired to perform for guests at a private function such as weddings, […]
5 Insanely Effective Ways to Promote Your Upcoming Show
So you booked your show and you’re all set to rock the house out. You’ve got your set list and you are super excited to put on a great show. Congratulations! You’ve gotten through half the battle. The next step is to promote the heck out of this awesome gig so you can play to […]
3 Unique Ways to Attract Music Fans
Being an independent musician is a fun job. You get to write music and share your art with the people who love it. These people are a lot more than just fans. The dictionary defines a fan as “a person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing.” The […]