| CD Baby DIY Musician Podcast |
June 29,
2009
Ep.65 : Matthew Ebel - Stream your concerts to the world
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Top Sellers
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Allowing you to set the selling price for your music — and to change it at any time — has been a core feature of CD Baby from the beginning. Unfortunately, most artists just choose a price when they initially sign up and never look back. Price changes on CD Baby are instantaneous, which allows for some unique marketing opportunities in conjunction with your email and social networking efforts. After all, people love feeling like they’re getting a bargain!
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Getting out on the road to build an audience is a constant struggle for the average indie artist. Limitations on time, money, and resources are all huge hurdles to overcome. But what if you could take your show around the world without moving a single guitar amp or eating another drive-thru meal? Now you can!
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Good self-promotion takes a lot more than a shout-out and a link to your MySpace page. One of the biggest mistakes we see artists making time and time again is how they approach media professionals via email. The next time you send an email to a booker, record label, promoter, venue, magazine, blog, or even a fan, keep in mind that practicing smart email etiquette can be the difference between getting a killer gig and a cold shoulder.
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We've sealed the hatches, prepped the foodstuffs, secured our luggage in the overhead compartments, and mixed our metaphors. With only a month remaining until the big re-launch of cdbaby.com, the countdown begins NOW! But before takeoff, we wanted to let you in on one final secret.
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Does anyone have experience with www.lastfm.com? Your comments are appreciated.
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| posted by Doug Cash on Wednesday June 10 2009 @ 01:46PM PDT |
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I 've spent many years in lots of bands playing all over northern and southern California. At the end of the night you might pocket anywhere from 50.00 to 150.00 bucks per man, for an hours work. I submit that within a 3 song kick ass performance, you can give away 20 cds and simply take donations.
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How can you expect people to take interest in your music if you can’t effectively describe it yourself? The style description on your album’s CD Baby page is a useful tool that can help attract potential sales to you music...
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Our DIY Musician Podcast distills the wisdom of industry experts into a 45-minute audio delight. For those of you who can't sit still that long, here's an excerpt from a classic episode to review at your leisure. Episode #55: Building a Music Career Online, with David Nevue
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In this crazy Web world where every artist is just a blog post away from being hailed as the "Saviors of Music," it is increasingly difficult to make positive press actually mean something.
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| posted by Rockin Dave on Friday May 29 2009 @ 03:29PM PDT |
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Just wonderering if anyone has heard of an out fit called 'bath tub music'? I sent them cds and set up fee. and never heard from them again.
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I just posted a detailed walkthrough to establishing yourself as an artist on my favorite music site, thesixtyone:
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| posted by Jim Dier on Tuesday May 26 2009 @ 10:50AM PDT |
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Plans for new Digital Distribution
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