Coldwave Blog - Music Tips For Independent Artists

I really don't know why it took me so long to write this post, but finally it's done. I was planning, thinking, talking to myself: "- What is the best way to explain people they are doing it terribly wrong? Should I create a tutorial video to explain, or something else?". Well, I truly believe I made it, I've put together on this article some advices and important information, everything you need to know (and you should) when it comes to  Sending Demos to Records Labels . 1 - What are Demos? When it comes to music, more precisely electronic dance music (my area of expertise), Demos are the songs you send to record labels to get them signed, licensed or something. Those responsible for reviewing your music will listen to it, analyze it in studio, see its potential, maybe alongside partners that are working on the same record label, and once they put together their thoughts, they will send you a proper response, a proper feedback (or not, remember that some lab...

A guest post by Johnny Dwinell of Daredevil Production Originally from MusicClout In my job, I get to speak with many indie artists who are at different points in their journey.  They consistently make these common major mistakes.  Changing your approach will change your career.  I made this personal to drive the message home. 1.    Your Songs Suck – Consumers will instantly click past a crappy song to thousands of online radio stations till they find a good song that really moves them in the first 10-20 seconds.  You better have GREAT songs.  It’s a CRAFT; it always has been.  Treat is as such.  You need to seek out a few mentors to teach you what they know about their CRAFT and apply your unique vision and perspective to that knowledge.  Easy to do with all the online writing societies. 2.    You’re Producing Yourself – Have you ever wondered why a record label would NEVER let you or your friends produce your own r...

Written by Stan Popovich - December 7th 2012 Originally from MusicClout . It can be difficult for adults to have to take care of their families and manage their music careers. This can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. As a result, here are a few steps in how to do take care of your family and your music career without getting stressed. Try to set goals for yourself when you manage your family or career. When you go to work each day, try to set some goals for you to accomplish. For instance, let’s say your goal for today is to finish the report that your boss wants. At the end of the day, you will feel better about yourself knowing that you were able to finish that report. When you accomplish these smaller goals, you will feel happier, more confident, and less stressed. Delegate part of your responsibilities. When taking care of the family, get your spouse to help out. If your kids are older, get them to assist you. If you are at work, only take on what you can handl...

A guest post by Johnny Dwinell of Daredevil Production Originally from MusicClout.com Twitter is an awesome surgical marketing tool With over 250 million active users, you have an amazing FREE tool for finding people that are like-minded and connecting with them; like a cocktail party of sorts. After you have recorded your masterpiece, you need to bring it to the world. Twitter allows you to find people that are predisposed to liking your kind of music and facilitates a relationship if you have the balls to reach out and the brains to do it intelligently. Here are 5 Twitter marketing strategies to help you get your music out there and build a tribe Define And Find Your Audience Who is your audience? Is it EDM? Is it Metal? Is it Folk? Is it Country? Twitter even allows you to find sub genres within a certain genre, like Pop-Country, Country-Rock, Death Metal, Black Metal, etc. I always tell my artists to think of what artist they would love to open for if they cou...