You have a killer track, a great band, a lot of enthusiasm and no music team. You aren’t signed to a label; your manager is your bass player’s cousin Amy who once appeared on MTV’s TRL and you have zero contacts at radio. You’re ready to hustle and you know the song is worth the […]
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In this age of renewed appreciation for our communities at large, and recognition of available resources, we take the opportunity to spotlight some of the many organizations and support available to musicians throughout Canada. Notably, a $100,000 fund has been announced in a partnership between The National Arts Centre and Facebook. The fund aims to […]
Let’s get this out of the way first. This could involve mastering a second language, a complex instrument like the violin, or getting a postgraduate degree in molecular biology. These are all admirable goals, and if you’ve got it in you, well, awesome.However, I’m guessing most people’s appetite for distraction would be best satisfied by a helping of lower hanging fruit. If that sounds just about right to you, read on…
During times of crisis it’s natural to turn inward. However, in the short and long term we are better served by doing the opposite; looking beyond ourselves to offer support to others in any way we can. That’s what artists all over the world are doing; using music to offer solace: playing virtual concerts, and even writing and releasing songs extolling the virtues of social distancing and self-isolation in inspirational and often hilarious ways.
Andrew Shapiro is a composer, songwriter and erstwhile TED Talk presenter, living in Brooklyn NY. His song “Airbox”, from the album Invisible Days was just placed in a Volkswagen commercial. Congrats, Andrew! “Last year, I was chatting with an Australian A&R guy about my frustrations trying to get my music to radio, and out to […]
After you’ve had initial success promoting artists to radio, and are steadily working with increasingly higher profile clients – you’ll want to build on that success and expand. Where do you go next?
To improve in-app workflows, and in-turn make meaningful improvements to our app, we really have to understand our users. What makes them tick and how they do their jobs, in other words, knowing the in’s and out’s of their daily workflow. Over the past year, we spoke with hundreds of users – from music […]
We’ve now made it easier for record labels and artists to create promotional content, review performance tracking results and collaborate with their teams from anywhere in the world. Newly added: Spanish, French, German and Japanese language settings are now available to our suite of promotion and distribution tools. Users can toggle between English and the […]
Beyond talent and songwriting chops, carving out a career as a successful independent artist requires unrelenting dedication. You are a small business – pure and simple. Your understanding of the music business, networking skills, marketing savvy, and your ability to organize and multi-task, will increase over time. But your career will only flourish if, off […]
Distilling and defining the impact of Jazz is a smidge like tackling the proof of a higher power or defining irony. Broad in scope, yet uniquely recognizable, you know it when you hear it but are likely hard-pressed to synthesize the magnitude of its impact: born in African tradition against the backdrop of slavery, jazz […]