Marketing, business strategy and mindset for emerging bands
Spotify is one of the most powerful tools in today’s modern music industry. Being added to a playlist can skyrocket your success by exposing you to potential fans in your demographic on a grand scale. Plus, the more streams, the more revenue, right!? I’ve seen bands get asked to play festivals locally and overseas, score…
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No doubt Spotify is an important platform for artists. You may have seen bands asking their fans to pre-save their new release on Spotify. If you’ve never done this before, there are many ways to run a pre-save campaign. Distrokid sets this up automatically for you, whilst Show.co is free when you have a CD baby account…
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I’m so excited to bring to you one of my favourite interviews EVER so far with Lindsay Schoolcraft! Lindsay is not only the keyboardist and backing vocalist in Cradle of Filth, but has just released her debut solo record, Martyr, which is out now on all platforms! We talk about resilience, being your own record…
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As an emerging band, your job is to not only produce good music, but get exposure for it. But it can be hard to know where to begin in promoting your releases and shows. With constant algorithm changes and the unpredictability of platforms like Facebook and Instagram, you certainly can’t rely solely on social media…
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We’ve all done gigs where the turn out sucked. Here are 5 resons why no one is coming to your band’s shows, and what you can do about it.
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There is ALWAYS going to be an audience out there for every band. I don’t care if you’re a mathcore band that screams in Spanish and incorporates traditional Irish fiddle whilst performing in mankinis. There’s an audience out there for you (and if you’re that hypothetical band, they’re probably going to be extremely loyal due…
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