Category Archives: Music Marketing

Which Music Marketing Methods Are Best For You?

With the current oversupply of music promotion tools, marketing methods, communities and advice musicians are very likely to lose track of it all. If we try to make use of every all-new tool and establish a presence in about every … Continue reading

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Become the Spokesperson of your Niche

The permanent „buy our music“ message will quickly annoy fans while good stories worth a press release are running out after a while. Don’t worry, there is a way to ensure your presence on the scene that has proven itself … Continue reading

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Likes are not a Currency

These days many musicians tend to prefer collecting Facebook likes rather than actually selling music. So what do we actually get from Facebook marketing? Is Facebook a useful marketing tool at all? And why are many musicians abandoning their Facebook … Continue reading

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Interview: Rotem Hecht

Getting your music licensed for film and television is all the rage right now, just like working from remote places over the internet. Composer Rotem Hecht combines all this. He lives far off the scene but still managed to get … Continue reading

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Interview: Phil Vanderkill

Phil Vanderkill is the lead singer of Sergeant Steel, a successfully self-marketed hard rock band from Austria (who actually worked with legendary producer Michael Wagener). I met Phil at a radio party and was impressed by his openness to sharing … Continue reading

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Mailorder Shops – hit the target with these outlets

If they cannot find it at the major chain stores devoted fans will get it from specific niche outlets. And that is where the chance is for musicians from all levels to get their music in front of targeted fans. … Continue reading

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Skills A Musician Needs Today

What does a musician has to be capale of these days to sustain a carreer in the music business? While some basics are still relevant after all those years – even decades – especially the internet comes with lots of … Continue reading

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When You are at a Dead End

Every now and then there comes a time when you feel treading water – or spinning your wheels for that matter. Your last music sale happened a few weeks ago, bookers who seemed to love you have become hesitant and … Continue reading

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Your First Album – a Test Object

With your debut album finished and ready to take on the world you may often feel like a lost soul in the big pond of the business. You could call it a vicious circle: Nobody knows you, so you’re not … Continue reading

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Holiday Season – the pros and cons for musicians

Approximately 20% of the annual music revenue is being generated during the last six to eight weeks of the year. Yes, we are talking Christmas. Christmas, the business that can never start too early for retailers. But what does this … Continue reading

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