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Category Archives: Independent Artists – Advice
How to Increase Your YouTube Views (Part 1)
I recently posted a cover of Lil Wayne’s track Blunt Blowin’. I got a fair number of hits on it … nearly 2000 in one week. I am going to take a moment to give some insight into how that … Continue reading
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“Picking the Right Mastering Engineer for Your Music in 5 Steps” or “How I Wasted $1000″
I had a bad experience getting my first album mastered. I did a few things correctly but made a few mistakes that could have prevented me wasting a thousand dollars having to get it mastered again by someone else. I’m … Continue reading
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Paper Chase – The Quest for Inexpensive CD J-Cards/Inlays/Tray cards and How I Made My Own.
For my latest single, Back Again, I only manufactured the physical CD figuring that I can get a good deal on jewel cases if needed, and print the CD tray card using some sort of template kit from an electronics … Continue reading
Amazon Advantage … or Disadvantage?
I wanted to get the physical version of my debut CD, On the Level, on Amazon.com. Being one of the top retailers so it seemed like a “must do” … so I signed up for Amazon Advantage (the service that … Continue reading
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Tagged advantages, amazon advantage, amazon.com, canada, disadvantages, fees, indie music, indie musicians, physical CD, re-sellers
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Free Sonicbids for a Year
For all my musician friends, I just had to share this promo code with you. Enter SonicBMI and it will give you a free basic Sonicbids membership for one year, or the one that is the next level up for … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, EPK, free, indie music, june, one year, press kit, promo code, promotion, sonic bids, sonicbids
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How to Promote and Cross Promote Your Music on iTunes
There are three free things you can do to increase your sales and exposure on iTunes Continue reading
Is Your Myspace Page Hurting Your Music Career?
I have made a list of seven things people do and do not do on their Myspace page that could be hurting their career. Continue reading
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Retail and Independent Music
As a recording artist, I wanted to take a few minutes and offer some retail advice to all my friends making that Soulfisticated music we love so much. Continue reading
