As a musician, you should be collecting money from MANY income streams. Do you know what they are? Royalties. Earnings. Income. Revenue. Scratch. Bones. Loot. Notes. Moolah. Dough. There are a lot of words for money. There are also a lot of ways for musicians to get paid today. Independent artists now have access to …
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You can still send regionally targeted emails, even if you didn’t collect your fans’ city, state, or zip code information. If you’re like me, your email list is a bit of a mess. For some subscribers you’ve got all the info — city, state, country, zip, favorite animal, albums purchased, mother’s maiden name. 😉 For …
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If you’ve never released music before, you have to start with a single song. Artists at the major label level usually put out a single first, unless they’re dropping one of those “secret” overnight albums. The lead single rallies the fans, gets press talking, and builds energy for playlists or radio. Here’s why releasing a …
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The power of independent music keeps growing. Are you set up for the year ahead? 2018 was huge for the CD Baby community. The clients we serve — indie artists who put a lot of heart and hard work into their music — earned well over $100million. ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS! That’s a ton of money, …
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Hello, I’m a professional HR Advisor… … .and a #1 Billboard Recording Artist. So you’re a musician with a full-time job? If ONLY you had all day to focus on your craft… If ONLY you could do music full-time…then… … THEN you would be able to write and release that hit song, or get your …
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“You should probably avoid open mics…” Or so says THIS article by Jeremy Young from Soundfly. Here are the negatives about open mics, according to Jeremy: The “audience” won’t be inclined to value your performance You’ll only be networking with beginners or open-mic lifers Your on-stage practice time would be better spent at a coffee-shop …
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