10 Ways For Unknown Musicians To Get The Word Out
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Posted March 2nd, 2010 at 9:01 am
When Clear Channel controls the radio and the monopoly newspaper doesn't like you, how do you win over new audiences?The good news: there are many, many ways. Here are ten of my favorites.1. Approach a local college or alternative radio station or community access cable TV station with a programming idea, like a live songwriter showcase. Other musicians will want to be a part of your show, and you'll build an audience for your own music--and theirs.2. Write CD or concert reviews for a local alte...
Is Your Band Ready For CD Duplication Or CD Replication?
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Posted February 16th, 2010 at 1:01 am
It?s a typical situation. You?ve been putting a lot of energy in your craft and people are starting to talk about your band. You?ve played a few shows and everyone is asking for a CD. I used to think that in order to release your own CD you would go out and play a bunch of shows and then someone would come out and sign you. They?d take care of everything. They?d set up the recording studio, organize the artwork, and pay for it to get manufactured. That?s not the case these days.At present,...
Don’t Go Tubthumping
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Posted July 4th, 2009 at 6:00 am
I have always had a big problem with my addiction to music. I tend to hear I song I like, then rush out to the local record store to buy the CD, without consideration for whether or not I would actually like the rest of the songs on the set. After years of this habit, I have amassed a huge CD collection, but I have been left with many one-hit-wonder discs that I no longer listen to and just gather dust while taking up space in my small apartment (anyone else fall for the infectiousness of Chumba...
10 Ways For Unknown Musicians To Get The Word Out
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admin
Posted September 30th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
When Clear Channel controls the radio and the monopoly newspaper doesn't like you, how do you win over new audiences?The good news: there are many, many ways. Here are ten of my favorites.1. Approach a local college or alternative radio station or community access cable TV station with a programming idea, like a live songwriter showcase. Other musicians will want to be a part of your show, and you'll build an audience for your own music--and theirs.2. Write CD or concert reviews for a local alte...
