Category Archives for Marketing
The Only Way To Save Your Music Scene As A Musician
Here in Nashville, I try to stay as connected as I can to the music scene. I go out to see as many shows of different genres as I can. Because of that, I meet a lot of different artists and bands. I do
Read MoreBloggers are the New DJs: Interview with BreakOnACloud’s Rob Bragdon
It’s no secret. Music blogs are one of the new gatekeepers to the music industry. They’re also how both fans and DJs find new music. Remember my song “Blogworthy” ? My whole point
Read MoreFive Things To Consider Before Launching Your Kickstarter Campaign
When I wrote my blog post awhile back about quitting my job too early and how I now need to work even harder and more hours, a lot of people on my email list wrote me and suggested I launch a Kickstarter
Read MoreWhy I Use Reverb Store For Selling Merch
I was talking to Ugly Lovely the other day. He has some new hoodies and t-shirts printed up. He was asking me what I was using to sell my own merch. So I wanted to put this out there. I am currently using
Read MoreThe Real Reasons That No One Wants To Book You
Today I have a guest post from Celeste AKA GalaxCgirl. Celeste performs as GalaxCgirl in Asheville, NC and the surrounding area where she combines her DJ set with live visuals. Celeste was actually
Read MoreHow To Use Google Alerts to Track Your Online Buzz
If you’re a DJ or an artist of some kind, it’s helpful to know what people are saying about you. I mean this in a promotional sense. Not so much in a sense of changing what you’re doing
Read MoreHow To Get a Write Up In The Local Music Scene
Recently I had a great show. We did a lot of promotion for it, including some Facebook ad campaigns. One thing that I didn’t expect was that we got a write-up in the Nashville Scene which is one
Read MoreHow To Get Your Music on Pandora and What To Do Next
One of the questions I’ve been asked the most is: How did I get my music on Pandora.com? Well, this is an easy question. Pandora has a wonderful FAQ section and the step-by-step process is spelled
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