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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Home Studio • Email Marketing • Keep Yourself Interestd In Practice • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at setting up home recording, how to effectively do email marketing, ways artists can keep themselves interested in practice, and more.

admin on 07/09/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A/B testing, ActiveCampaign, Air conditioning, American Federation of Musicians, Amway, Arctic Monkeys, Do it yourself, Home recording, iTunes, music industry

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YouTube Past And Present: 10 Things We Learned At VidCon

At this year's VidCon, a rapidly growing annual conference for the online video community, we learned about the state of YouTube, and where we can expect the video sharing site. Continue reading

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Tags: Anaheim, California, CD Baby, Compact disc, Do it yourself, Facebook, Gay, Instagram, Los Angeles, VidCon, YouTube

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Best 6 Networks For Social Media Event Marketing

An artist developing their online presence is significantly better off building a strong following on a few specific social networks, rather than be spread thin with a lackluster presence on. Continue reading

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Tags: Business Insider, Do it yourself, eMusic, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, social media, Social network, Twitter, YouTube

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Can Tokens Usher In A New Era of Price Flexibility for Artists?

Could bitcoin and tokens be way for artists to better control the sales of their work? In this piece, Adam Levine, Founder & CEO at Tokenly, explains that embracing new. Continue reading

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Tags: Adam Levine, Behati Prinsloo, Compact disc, David Zwirner, Do it yourself, Gramophone record, independent music, Loft, LP record, Streaming media

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Why You Need A Music Marketing Plan

You put a lot of work into your art. So much time, so much energy, so much love goes into creating music that you really believe in. But if you want people to pay attention to your musical genius, then you need to put just as much work into marketing and promoting it!

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Tags: AgoraPulse, album release, Artist, business, Curaçao, Do it yourself, Elance, email marketing, independent musicians, marketing, Marketing strategy, music marketing, music publicity, online marketing, release strategies, social media

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The Musician’s Guide to Hiring a Publicist

My team and I at Cyber PR spend all our working hours (and many non-working hours) talking to musicians who want publicity for their art. What continues to baffle us is the fact that many of the artists who contact us have no idea what publicists do, or what to realistically expect from a publicity campaign.

admin on 06/27/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church, ariel hyatt, Artist, Convention (meeting), DIY, DIY music publicity, DIY musicians, Do it yourself, Folk Alliance International, independent musicians, Michael Whalen, music publicists, music publicity, New York City, PR, public relations, publicists, Visual arts

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It’s Time To “Daydream” With YouTube’s VR Platform

Eager to be at the forefront of popularizing innovative new tech, Google recently announced their new high-quality virtual reality platform known as "Daydream," set to be released this fall, a platform. Continue reading

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Tags: Andre Harrell, Android (operating system), Apocalypse (comics), Do it yourself, Google, London, London Symphony Orchestra, Trafalgar Square, virtual reality, YouTube

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music

For independent DIY musicians looking to further their careers, Hypebot has tips on how to entice customers to buy their albums, get a publicist's attention, engage with "lite" fans, and. Continue reading

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Tags: Acrylic paint, CD Baby, Christmas, Do it yourself, Family (House), Keynote, live, music industry, Pinterest, Will Price

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Confessions Of A DIY Musician: Alex White Of White Mystery

In this article we hear from Alex White, one half of the critically acclaimed brother sister duo White Mystery, who discusses some of the challenges of running a independent band and the toll. Continue reading

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Tags: CD Baby, Chicago, Do it yourself, Keynote, live, Los Angeles, music industry, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, The Star-Spangled Banner, United States

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The 7 Types Of Twitter Contests

If you're an artist looking to up your fan engagement on Twitter, contests can be an excellent way to get your followers interested and interacting with you. Here are seven. Continue reading

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Tags: Album cover, Alex Day, Anwar Maqsood, Do it yourself, Facebook, Instagram, musician, social media, Twitter, YouTube

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The Most Overlooked Elements In An Artists’ Digital Presence

When it comes to developing your online presence as a band or artist, professionalism is key, and will help you to stand out from the herd. This article outlines some useful rules to implement. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, CD Baby, Compact disc, Do it yourself, Facebook, Soundcloud, Spotify, Twitter, YouTube

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