Band Management

8 Ways to Build and Strengthen Your Band’s Brand
By Christiana Usenza on September 10, 2014
For a band to be successful, it must ultimately create its own brand, which presents its musical story both tangibly and intangibly. Your brand applies...
11 Ways Recording Artists Can Use Twitter To Gain And Retain Followers
By Patrick McNease on September 9, 2014
1. Tweet your expertise by utilizing hashtags such as #ArtistTip, #MusicMarketing, #PromoTip, #MarketingTip, etc. This is where you can get creative. The recording process is...
4 Ways to Get Paid on Tour
By JoAnna Carpentier on September 5, 2014
So, you’re about to book a show. Rad! As you probably know by now, there are a number of different ways that you can get paid for...
5 Key Elements of a Comprehensive Social Media Strategy
By Benjamin Ricci on September 3, 2014
If you’ve been keeping up with the blog lately, you already know that a strong online presence as a musician is crucial for gaining fans and exposure. Utilizing...
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CD Baby Launches CD Baby Free
By Benjamin Ricci on September 2, 2014
CD Baby, the world’s largest distributor of independent music, is changing the game for musicians. Yesterday they unveiled CD Baby Free. Artists will no longer need...
4 Tips for Successful Touring
By Devin Wright on August 28, 2014
What performer doesn’t love the thought of traveling from city to city performing for his or her biggest fans and making new fans along the...
Get Paid: Learn Who’s Collecting Your Music Royalties
By Kaitlyn Raterman on August 28, 2014
Being a musician is not as simple as writing a song, recording an album, selling it, and getting money from your sales. As an independent...
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3 Important Things Bands Need to Know About Music Photography
By Pierre Bourgault on August 27, 2014
If you ever look down during a live performance, you often see some camera lenses looking right back at you. They dart in and out...
5 Effective Ways to Maintain Press Relationships After Your First Review
By Jamie Ludwig on August 27, 2014
For an independent musician, scoring coverage in a media outlet may seem like the well-earned reward in a long cycle of pitching and waiting, good fortune, or...
Diane Warren’s 7 Secrets for Successful Songwriting
By JoAnna Carpentier on August 22, 2014
There’s no denying that making it in the music industry is hard. It’s harder than hard. But it’s not impossible. What if we told you that legendary...