The above video shows GigsWiz in action, showing how the service can help bands sell more concert tickets through social media.
Stop whatever you are doing and ingest this performance on Fallon, then watch this video, read the Tumblr and start following a really important collective by the name of Odd Future. Whether they are referencing Tumblr in song lyrics, making one of the best videos I have seen in forever or using a QR code in place of an album cover so that their potential fans can lock in with them, this group is ahead of the curve on promiting themselves in the new music landscape. As seen in the picture above they had a QR code as their album cover so that fans could scan it and learn about which group just blew them away with this amazing performance. A very smart strategy to make a huge opportunity for mass exposure into an even bigger opportunity.
Topspin's blog has up an amazing synopsis of Ian Rogers New Music Seminar speech. In it he explains from start to finish one of the best plans to grow a fanbase for your music. A must read for anyone at any point in their music career.
Better Than The Van an awesome database for places to stay on tour has updated it's service!
Some of the new features include:
Bands Can:
- Find free places to stay on tour
- Search and connect with other bands touring to the same cities or
towns
- Directly connect with established and DIY venues
- Make new fans/friends with music-minded people in other cities
Music Fans Can:
- Host touring bands and other music fans
- Create a "Venue" page to easily connect w/ bands & host shows
- Automatically be notified when bands are touring near them
- Discover new bands and help them connect the dots
Intuit's Go Payment allows you to take credit card payments at the merch table. The alternative to Square (and don't forget CDBaby's credit card machine) offer bands a cheap and easy way to up their merch sales. Read all about it on Tech Crunch. (via Nick Vivid on The Musformation DIY Music Business Tactics Facebook Group)
3 Email Marketing Tips For Musicians from Greg Rollett on Vimeo.
Some great tips on doing your mailing list better from Gen Y Rockstars. Read a transcript of the video at their site.
Recess Records from Mike Plante on Vimeo.
We all know that when promoting your group creating a community for your fans to congregate in can be one of the biggest ways to pour gasoline on the fire of your promotions. For a long time starting a messageboard was one of the ways to do this, but Facebook is facilitating features that we think will soon make the website messageboard a thing of the past. Follow me to the jump to meet your new community building friends.
For $10 a month Bln.kr enables you to upload many of your social networks at once. While the price may be high, this may be suited just for your musican needs.
GIVERS signed to Glassnote Records
The Golden Dogs have signed to Dine Alone Records
Run For Cover Records have signed Seahaven
If I Were Thy Captain signed to InVogue Records
Little Tybee have signed to Paper Garden Records
Kids Icarus have signed to Creator-Destructor Records
Ancient Shores and Full of Hell signed to A389 Records
The Golden Dogs have signed to Dine Alone Records
Run For Cover Records have signed Seahaven
If I Were Thy Captain signed to InVogue Records
Little Tybee have signed to Paper Garden Records
Kids Icarus have signed to Creator-Destructor Records
Ancient Shores and Full of Hell signed to A389 Records
One of the downsides of linking your Bandcamp and having your fans land on it, is the fact that it has always been hard to get them to your other social networks. However, if you are crafty you can upload a banner to your Index page that contains links to your various social networks, MusforMGMT's Man Overboard have a great example of this up now and it is something that will make your Bandcamp all the more effective.
Bennett Kaufman manages many of today's best producer and engineers. The blog Musician Coaching has a great interview with him that shows some of the dynamics to this side of the business that are rarely seen. Check it here.
Seed: email-for-download element preview from CASH Music on Vimeo.
Cash Music already provides some awesome tools for musicians to promote their music and it looks as if Seed is going to be another awesome tool from them. Check out their blog for more info.Throughout your career in the music business you are unfortunately going to have to do a ridiculous amount of flying (remind me why bands tour instead of the fans coming to them?). Because of this, finding cheap airline tickets is a must. This article has some great tips on getting the cheapest flight you possibly can get these days. Check it here. (via the lovely Erica Sackin)
For those not familiar Strike Gently was one of the most popular file sharing blogs on the net with a constant stream of illegal downloads, leaks of film, music and discographies of various music acts (and porn). This morning the site began to display a message claiming to have been seized by the Feds. It seems this is another step in the government taking file sharing much more serious.
For all of you who love Google Voice features but dreaded getting a new number, breathe a sigh of relief! This video explains it all!
Viinyl is a nice simple idea. Your song get its own URL that your promote and can get help promoting. You can trade email addresses for a track, add video, sell your music all within their service. It is a great service to check out for promoting your next single. For more info check out a fantastic post made by Tight Mix Blog.
<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106
>>
Most Popular Posts
Guide To Getting Your Band Somewhere
Esssential Music Business Knowledge
Esssential Songwriting Knowledge
Esssential Recording Knowledge
Recent Op-Eds

Esssential Knowledge for Vocalists
Essential Pro Tools Tips
Esssential Knowledge for Drummers
Esssential Knowledge for Guitarists
Blog Roll





























