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Webinar - Live performance streaming & social media best practices

Learn about live streaming platforms and social media planning and strategy. Watch our Webinar on live streaming and learn social media strategies. Take advantage of streaming live performances on platforms like Twitch, Instagram Live, Facebook Live, & YouTube Live. Learn best practices for using these platforms and managing your socials. Plan

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Instagram Stories Now Include Music

Instagram stories have become increasingly popular in the last year. While they originally had a lot of competition with Snapchat stories, Instagram has added many features, including polls, filters, and Boomerang, that have helped the platform gain more traction. The most recent feature to be added to Instagram stories is

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How to Expand Your Fan Base

With streaming and social media extremely accessible in today's world, there are several ways to get your music heard and expand your fan base. Some artists find this difficult, but with the right steps your music can be heard all over the world! First and foremost, no one is going

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7 Tips for Artists to use Social Media Effectively

To start in an obvious way, using social media effectively is critical! Phones, computers, tablets, etc are all devises that people are constantly using to check their social media accounts such as Facebook, Instagram, twitter, and Linkdin. Social media has increasingly become a source of connection and spotlight. However, the

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3 Major Challenges in the Music Industry

Working in the music industry is difficult and requires artists to push for themselves and their music. Disappointment is bound to happened in the beginning and learning from bumps in the road is critical. Here are three major challenges artists face: Lack of response to their music. Artists often don’

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Hype Machine

Today there is so much on the internet that it's often difficult to discern what is important to read. It is beneficial to have a reliable source that tracks the music people are talking about. Hype Machine does an incredible job of aggregating hundreds of publications, such as blog posts,

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The Ever Changing world: Technology as a Resource

The internet is full of what seems to be an endless amount of information and resources. However, many of these resources and technological innovations are daunting and difficult to navigate. As an artist, it has become increasingly important to make your music known, and discover where your music fits into

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The Importance of Social Media in the Music Industry

The axis of rotation may make the world spin scientifically, but social media is the ultimate globe spinner. Artists are constantly getting discovered through social media and it's a perfect platform for the artists to start marketing themselves. Benefits of Social Media Get your music out there Before the social

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Tips for Artists on Social Media

Tip #1: Look at the demographics of your followers What kind of people are following me on Instagram that aren't following me on Twitter? And consider why. Does it even matter to have this social media account? Do people even still go on MySpace? Tip #2: Have a mission statement

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The Musicians Guide to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & Snapchat

Social media is a world of its own. Just when you thought you mastered one platform for music promotion, there are new features and updates constantly being created. It's quite overwhelming. While mastering one social media platform is valuable, there are benefits to all of them as an aspiring musician.

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Become a Digital Rockstar: Using Social Media During Your Live Concerts

You may be a rock star on stage, but what about on social media? As a musician your mission it to make music and perform. So, why bother with social media? Although your music may be amazing, it doesn't promote itself. Social media offers independent artists a powerful tool to

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Five Twitter Accounts Musicians Should Be Following

In the world of social media, almost everyone self-appoints themselves as an "influencer." It can be a bit overwhelming finding the accounts you should be taking advice from among the thousands of music-centered blogs and Twitter handles. Whether you're looking to find the most effective ways to promote

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Five ways to promote your music on social media

Social media is a key area to promote your music. Duh! But you need to know how to promote your music on social media. Here are 5 ways to promote your music using social media. Build your initial following To get started, you will need to first get followers to

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Are you adapting? The Impact of Technological Convergence

These days as artists, we often struggle to meet the entire criterion it takes to get ourselves out there. From the material we write, to the shows, the time in the studio, keeping up with trends, managing your social media, your image, and maintaining relationships... It’s all very difficult

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Who is a fan and how to achieve fan loyalty

How do you measure who your real fans are? Is it the number of people who "like" you on Facebook? Do you collect "followers" on Twitter or Instagram? What does it actually mean to have a fan? True fans are those who love your music so

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3 Tips to use Twitter Effectively as a Musician

Twitter is a great tool to message, build, and engage followers. Here are some tips for the best way to use Twitter to your advantage and drive people away. 1. Tweet engaging content It seems obvious, but many artists only send consitent tweets that beg followers to check out their

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It's time to reconsider your approach to music promotion

To find new fans in the digital age, artists must think different What more could an artist want than seeing others take-in and enjoy their work? Dive deep into any great work of art and you will discover a remarkable combination of determination, confidence, talent, and above all else -