Getting an appearance on a music TV or show is still really tough but it should still be pursued along with all the mainstream radio shows. As with all things in the music industry, relationships are key and so try…
Promoting Your Music by Playing Live
By far the easiest way to promote your music is to just go out and play live show. Nothing beats the atmosphere and the vibe of a great show and if it’s sales your after then after the gig you’ve…
Indie Music Marketing
Promotions and Marketing we believe is the key to indie music success in the current music industry. The barrier of recording and distributing your record is now if not gone, then certainly a lot lower but getting people to actually…
Digital Music Distribution
Distribution has two main sides to it, firstly it’s about giving people who are a looking for your music place to easily find and buy it. In traditional music industry practice this meant getting your new release stocked at the…
Finding Finance For Your Album
Record Labels offer an artist two main areas of service, firstly the money to actually record and make a record; and secondly the distribution channels, marketing budget and contacts to promote the record to the audience. Here we’re dealing mainly…
Do You Really Need A Record Label?
There are many positives to signing with a ‘good’ label. Notice that the emphasis here is on a ‘good’ label! A good label in our book is one that loves your music and is working with you because they want…
How To Get Signed to a Record Deal
As much as we wished we could just say that all you need to do to get signed by an amazing label is be an astonishing songwriter/musician, we can’t because it’s simply not true. There are thousands of incredible artists…
The Indie Labels
In many ways the digital age has been the cloud with the silver lining for independent record labels. In some cases they have been hit hardest by the downturn in recorded music sales as their profit margins were so tight,…
