I see a new trend amongst artists looking to build a community around their music and have their fans play a major role in their development, and that of their content. The trend includes one of my 100 social media sites for musicians and goes well beyond your standard profile page. Ning is a powerful ...…
Britney Spears is on Twitter, yes the Real Britney Spears. The comeback is on and it will be social medialized. A few weeks back Britney and her new team re-launched BritneySpears.com in a blog/magazine style and honestly, I give the girl her props. She has taken some heat from some Social Media superstars including TechCrunch ...…
photo by comicbase Every once in a while you come across one of those no-brainer ideas that can help you exponentially. This is one of them. To all the bands going on tour, looking for free promotions to a built in audience. Bloggers are the journalism that you should be looking for and more specifically, ...…
In today’s music business you are seeing artists make money by doing anything but selling music. The fact is, your music can be a catalyst for your business. Rappers selling drinks, pop stars selling perfume and DJ’s rocking shows in mall stores for a few bucks. You see, it’s not just you, the artist who ...…
Contests are a great way to get people excited about your band, product, show or promotion. With the advent of Social Media it is extremely easy to get your fans to help spread the word and build that contest for you. All you need to do is pony up some prizes, make up some rules ...…
photo by fiveinchpixie Your rocked a show. Had the crowd moving and had them so excited that they came to talk to you after the show at your merch booth. Great thing right? What happens after the show?What if you don’t come back for 6 months, a year, 2 years? What if they were too ...…
Boy am I excited for this release. Have you been struggling with your Myspace returns? Are fans just not there like they used to be? The web is a very big and interesting place and music fans are spread out across many different Social Networks, Internet Radio Stations, Live Streaming Sites, Online Stores, Music Discovery ...…
I ran into Kim at Atlantis a few weeks back and we got to chatting on Social Media’s use for musicians. Well we talked about Twitter and its power and now I see Kim Twittering all over the place. Instead of hearing me talk, why don’t you listen to a real musician using the service ...…
