[Editors Note: This article was written by D Grant Smith, host/creator of The Appetizer Radio Show, and it was originally featured on the Sonicbids Blog.] Fan building isn’t just a science, it’s a process. Growing your fanbase is also more than merely a quest for a number of followers on your Twitter or Facebook pages. It’s a […]
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[Editors Note: This is a guest blog written by Amy Pilcher, a music fan and digital marketing specialist at MediaVision. Read on for a practical list of ‘must haves’ for any aspiring or veteran DJ. Think she missed something? Let us know in the comment section!] The stage manager gives you “the nod” and you know, it’s […]
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[Editors Note: This is a guest blog written for us by music marketing strategist Tyler Allen. Learn about his consulting services and follow him on Twitter here.] 10 years ago you wouldn’t have been reading this blog. Because even just a decade ago, the digital landscape that we use daily was an entirely different place. While […]
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[Editors Note: This article is written by Lauren Gill and originally appeared on the Sonicbids Blog. Lauren is the founder and chief power specialist at Power Publicity, a marketing, branding, and public relations firm that empowers entertainment, nonprofit, and lifestyle brands.] If you’ve ever come across a flyer for a show in a coffee shop window or tacked […]
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[Editors Note: This article was written by JP Remillard and was originally featured on the LANDR Blog. JP is a mastering engineer with over ten years of experience, a musician, and a label owner. Polish the sound of your next release using LANDR Instant Mastering!] Feedback: you need it. Especially if you’re trying to get better […]
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[Editors Note: This is a guest blog written by Joey Strugis. Producer, mixer, recording engineer, programmer, writer, performer – Sturgis is multi-talented, and for a full decade he has brought these powers to bear on nouveau strains of metalcore, post-hardcore, electronicore, and more, shaping a revolutionary new wave of hard music.] 1. Fix your listening space Recording, […]
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You read that right, folks! We’re already approaching the holiday season, and once again we’re here to remind you that it’s imperative to be prepared if you’re planning on distributing music during November and December. Like many of us, our pals at iTunes and other digital store partners take time off during the holiday, resulting in […]
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By Dwight Brown Your music is being distributed independently. You want to get it heard and sold. Now what? The process for selling music isn’t an exact science. But, if you follow these 7TIPS you stand a great chance of methodically making that first sale. And once you’ve done that, you can build on […]
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[Editors Note: This is article is by Belinda Huang and it originally appeared on the Sonicbids Blog. On top of being a contributing writer for Sonicbids and The Berklee Groove, Belinda is also a production & engineering major at Berklee College of Music.] The process of recording music can seem quite daunting, and in many ways it is, […]
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By Dwight Brown & Kevin Cornell Jay Z, The Civil Wars, Nine Inch Nails, Ed Sheeran, Drake, Sara Bareilles, La Santana Cecilia, Joan Jett, Hunter Hayes, Boyce Avenue… What do they all have in common, besides having had their music distributed by TuneCore at some point? They all had to sell their first single or […]
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