Category: Sites & Services
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Patreon, Year Two
28 comments on Patreon, Year TwoPatreon consumed my last year. Between launching my page, promoting it, and delivering on what I promised to patrons, there was little time left…
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What Artists Should Know About Playlist Push
UPDATE: I gave Playlist Push another whirl in March, and they’ve come a long way since I wrote this. You won’t miss anything if…
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I Spent $500 Promoting My Song on Deezer
$500 is a lot of money. As much as I love testing out promotion ideas and sharing the results with you, that’s more than…
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ReverbNation’s New Crowd Review, Reviewed
Which of my unreleased songs will people like? I have no idea. Friends and family aren’t much help either. Fortunately, I’m able to get…
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Why I Chose Patreon
I haven’t bought a CD since 2011. If it isn’t on Spotify, to me, it doesn’t exist. Once you’ve experienced the convenience of having…
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What Artists Should Know About MusicSubmit
MusicSubmit is a music submission platform, similar to recently reviewed SubmitHub, but with a broader reach. They too cover music blogs, but their primary focus is online…
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Is Radio Airplay Still Worth It?
Jango is a free internet radio platform similar to Pandora. Feed it an artist name and it generates a playlist of related songs. Radio Airplay injects songs…
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These 59 Music Blogs Will Listen to Your Song, Guaranteed
UPDATE: I wrote this in March of 2016, and it quickly became my most popular post. Four years later SubmitHub has over 1100 curators…
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What Artists Should Know About Feature.fm
UPDATE: Since writing this article, 8tracks disappeared and recently relaunched, so I’m not sure how much of this still applies. You can also promote…
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Audiam, AdRev, and YouTube Content ID
Someone is using your song in their video, and they didn’t ask. What do you do? You could tell them to remove it, or even…
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Crowd Review Track Smarts: SoundOut vs AudioKite vs Music Xray
UPDATE: ReverbNation acquired Audiokite in November of 2016, and improved upon it with their new Crowd Review product, which I review here. This is…
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What Artists Should Know About Next Big Sound
Perhaps you don’t sell too many albums on iTunes, or have that many SoundCloud plays or YouTube views. But maybe, just maybe, your music is really…
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Can LANDR Replace Your Mastering Engineer?
Drag-and-drop online mastering is here, and it’s free to try. LANDR (affiliate link) provides unlimited 192 kbps mp3 masters of your tracks in seconds. If you…
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YouTube’s Dirty Little Secret
Ever spotted a terrible video on YouTube with an inconceivably high view count? Of course you have. Would it make you feel better knowing…
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What Artists Should Know About Earbits
Earbits is a personalized streaming radio site focused on independents, with no ads or subscription fees. Like Jango, Last.fm, and Grooveshark, they sell airtime…
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What Artists Should Know About ReverbNation’s Promote It
Running a Facebook ad campaign is confusing. You bid for ad placement, but the price you pay bears little relation to your bid. What’s…
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What Artists Should Know About SoundOut
UPDATE: SoundOut, which fared poorly in this review and my more recent comparison shootout here, closed up shop and is now only available through TuneCore’s…
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12 Years With Taxi
UPDATE: I wrote this post in 2009, and it continues to be one of the most popular on the site. I’m quickly approaching 12…
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What Artists Should Know About Last.fm
On the surface, Last.fm and Pandora seem redundant. Both recommend new music based on your current favorites, and allow you to influence their suggestions…