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Is Radio Airplay Still Worth It?
98 comments on 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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The Definitive Album Release Checklist
Your album is mixed and mastered, finally! You’ve got cover art and maybe even replication lined up. Now what? This is the question I…
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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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The Art of the Niche Music Video
I had the pleasure of working with Matthew Myers on the soon-to-be-released Just Dance Kids 3 video game. As I got to know him and…
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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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Make Space for Tight Bass
The bass and kick are the foundation of your mix, and we want them to utterly dominate the lowest frequencies. I’m going to show…
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Next Steps to Music Licensing
I’m excited to bring you a follow-up to one of the most popular articles on this site, by friend and music licensing veteran Helen Austin. -Brian My music…
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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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7 Steps to Finding a Music Publisher
Back by popular demand, I’m proud to present another guest post by friend and music licensing veteran Helen Austin. -Brian I’ve had songs with several…
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An Argument Against “Pay What You Want” Pricing
Lady Gaga shot to the top of the sales charts upon the release of her last album, in part because it was deeply discounted…
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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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How I Got 96 Album Cover Designs for $145 (and why I’ll never do it again)
Quality graphic design is expensive. I paid $500 just to license the cover image for my last album, plus $600 for the rest of…
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Prescreen Your Future Fans with Twitter
Two months ago, I began implementing Ariel Hyatt and Carla Lynne Hall’s strategy to increase my Twitter following, as laid out in their book Musician’s Roadmap…
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A Mastering Engineer’s Guide to Final Mixdown
“Garbage in, garbage out” is a common saying among mastering engineers. The quality of the source material limits the quality of the final product.…
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10 Ways to Trade a Song for an Email Address
I measure my success as a recording artist by the growth of my mailing list. The best way to get someone to subscribe is…
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An Argument Against Fan Funding
Let’s be honest. You don’t need the money. Anyone can make a record for next to nothing these days. Almost any other hobby is…
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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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4 Steps to Film and TV Placement
I’m often asked how to get music into film and TV. I owe my small degree of success to a music supervisor from Bunim-Murray…
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The Individual Edition CD
This month I released my 8th full-length album, slated to be my last physical release. I might have gone the digital-only route this time…