How TuneCore Artists Are Using iTunes & Google Play Pre-Orders to Their Benefit

You already know TuneCore is your go-to resource for getting your music live worldwide in 150+ stores online, but what you may have overlooked was the option to set up a pre-order for your latest release on iTunes and Google Play. These two popular stores allow artists to put their album, single or EP available […]

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Merch Tips From the TuneCore Artist Community

A lot of artists find excuses to ignore the concept of selling merch. Maybe you don’t play live too often yet, or you just distributed your first single or album. Or maybe you’re playing regularly but you just don’t see merch as a necessity. Because after all, how could it really be that big of […]

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TuneCore Partners With MixGenius To Launch Instant Mastering

NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — TuneCore announced today a partnership with MixGenius, an intelligent audio technology company, to help artists release professional-quality music by offering fast and affordable mastering.  TuneCore is the first digital music distributor to integrate LANDR Instant Mastering, a new embeddable DIY mastering platform from MixGenius, into an artist’s dashboard. Built for the evolving […]

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LANDR Instant Mastering: MixGenius & TuneCore Help Artists Polish the Sound of Their Music

[Editors Note: Hot off the heels of announcing our partnership with MixGenius, an intelligent audio technology company, Franck Nasso (Head of Sales & Communications at MixGenius), wrote this blog introducing LANDR Instant Mastering – TuneCore’s latest Artist Service.] Do you record your own music? Are you spending more money producing and mastering new music than you’re making? Here […]

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Interview: Video Game Composer Waterflame on Collecting YouTube Sound Recording Revenue

Where are all of our TuneCore gamers at?! The international video game community is vast, diverse, and most importantly, plugged-in. YouTube has become an incredibly important platform for gamers all over the world to share tutorials, favorite moments, game reviews, and more. In fact, according to YouTube analytics experts Tubular, gaming content makes up 15% of […]

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Five Tips on How to Utilize Your Track Smart Reports

Choosing the best tracks to fine-tune, market and promote is a lot easier when expert music fans coach you along the way with their candid opinions. That’s just one of the many benefits you get when you purchase and use a TuneCore Track Smarts Report. Each report gives you insightful fan reviews, uncensored comments, enlightening […]

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8 Mistakes to Avoid For Successful Music Crowdfunding

[Editors Note: This article was written by Daniel Plentz, COO of MusicRaiser – a crowdfunding community for artists to raise money for their projects. It originally appeared on the Musicraiser blog.] 1. BUILD A PROJECT THAT IS NOT CLEAR Would you eat a sandwich with ham, nutella and white truffle? You are about to launch your […]

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We Find Your YouTube Composition Royalties. You Get the Money.

[Editors Note: This article is written by the TuneCore Music Publishing office.] As the world of digital content grows, the agreements between the societies and digital service providers around the globe also adapt. Sometimes faster than a drumbeat. That’s why artists, who want to collect all their potential songwriting royalties from YouTube, need someone on […]

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5 Tips for Making Merch Work For You

By Stephen Babcock 1. If you’re gigging, you need to sell merch (merchandise) If you plan on playing shows, you need merch. Anyone who has ever been to a concert or show knows that the best acts always have some kind of merch (T-shirts, posters, caps, etc.) to sell to fans. Whether it’s the local […]

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Holiday Merch Buying Tips

[Editors Note: By Bob Jacobson, President & CEO of Mixonic, Inc. – an online company that makes it easy for artists and brands to manufacture custom digital media and branded promotional products. TuneCore MerchLink is powered by Mixonic.] It’s getting cooler outside, leaves are changing colors and the smell of turkey is almost in the air. It’s […]

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