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Recorded Music Biz!Following on from previous post here I chose the above title for this book because its got everything to do with the next generation music biz and a lot to do with music a long time ago.  Somewhere in the middle up sprang the recorded music business that is now in decline.  As a musician [...]

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957080_rock_n_roll_1Finding effective strategies for marketing your band is a priority. Most would agree with this, but only when you get time to think about it.  The problem for many bands is actually finding the time to think, then think marketing then think ‘strategies’.  It amazes me how many times I still come across bands who …

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1040076_musicIndependent musicians and band members recognise how important promotion is.  You want to get this done as cost effectively as possible so here are some useful tips. Get signed up and connected to as many social networks as is humanly possible.  Not just MySpace and Facebook.  You need to be on the top social media [...]

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1040076_musicIf you’re ready to let the world know about you and your band a promo package is essential.  This is just what you need to start getting those local gigs. There are some pretty basic ingredients involved in the package.  It must include music, pictures, a biography about you or the band and maybe some [...]

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1102034_mailI had one of those emails just the other day, you know the ones.  I thought I recognised the contact details but the subject matter made no sense to me whatsoever.   On closer inspection I realised it was from a VP at Sony who I had not been in contact with for probably three years!  [...]

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myspace_friendsAs a musician or band you need to be utilizing every opportunity to market and promote your music to potential fans on a global basis.  The place to start is with your friends and contacts.  The good thing with MySpace is it can be used as a functional music website if you don’t have your [...]

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music_submitMusic SUBMIT does exactly that, it submits your music to genre-specific radio stations, online music magazines, online music directories, blogs, podcasts, indie record labels, and other electronic music media. The site was set up with the intention of saving musicians the research, time and energy required in such promotions so you can get on with [...]

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