Providing Resources and Tips on Innovative Music Promotion for Independent Musicians

Great article on Unsigned guide from unsigned band The Boxer Rebellion who had loads of interest from major labels but decided to go it alone.

The Boxer Rebellion Shocked by Success Without a Label – The Unsigned Guide

Skins has one of the best sound tracks on TV – here’s how to get your music into the inbox of the show’s music supervisor Kyle Lynd.

BBC Introducing blog: Q&A with Kyle Lynd – How to get your music on Skins

Steve Lawson is a amazing solo bass player (yes they do exist) and a prolific blogger over at stevelawson.net, he is one of the most passionate advocates I have ever met for musicians to go it alone and run all aspects of their musical careers themselves. The words ‘major label’ in Steve’s prescience (unless of course your slagging them off) seem to be like a red rag to Continue reading

Check out Greg Rollet’s run down of his music marketing thoughts for 2010 and download his invaluable updated 100 Social Media Resources.

Great little article with some wise tips on making a living as a musician…

how to make a living playing music | Ol’ Danny Barnes

Is emotional value going to be the thing that allows you to make money out of your music?

SmartBlog On Social Media » The value of emotional value

Check out the BBC – BBC Introducing blog: Making it in Music – two must-read PDFs for two great resources. ‘10 Key Steps to Succeed in the Music Business’ & ‘Best Practices of the Online Promotion of New Musical Content’.

Great little article on The App Gap about 5 myths to do with Social Media. Most usefully it has this great diagram of the demographic breakdown of the social media network audiences. When planning your music marketing, ask yourself who your audience is and where do they hang out online….

Top 5 Social Media Myths | The AppGap.

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