Coldwave Blog - Music Tips For Independent Artists

Most informations were originally from a Symphonic Dist .'s e-mail and from the SymBlog . First, a personal note from me, Coldbeat. Coldbeat: "-I've recently been talking with a few artists about this subject, but it seems that most people don't have a full understanding on how STEMS work, and what are this new format of music file, hell.. I'm still not fully aware. But let's see what we know and what information we have so far. Most people will associate the word "STEMS" to remixes, right? Because those pieces you get from the Original Mixes, in order to reorganize them and make your own version of the song, those files are usually referred as STEMS. You're not wrong, those are the STEMS. But this new music format created by Native Instruments (I'm assuming) is quite different from those STEMS you're used to know from the remix packs and remix competitions. So, let's see what we know so far." About STEMS. Native Ins...

By Jorge Brea Originally from SymBlog . As a distribution company, our efforts have gone beyond just the delivery and fulfillment for record labels and artists. We’ve branched out into various other services (Publishing Administration, Neighboring Rights, etc.), but of course, being that the word “distribution” is in our DNA and literally, our company name, it’s our core business. An aspect that goes hand-in-hand with distribution is the marketing of products, labels and artists. We receive hundreds of requests in a given week that our team works hard to pitch to the different partnerships that we have. A lot of the requests are great and even when they aren’t, we try our best to educate our clients to take proper steps to where their products can be considered and featured. We wanted to take a moment to give direction and educate as many people who want to read this regarding the featured release process as it pertains to various different online outlets. We feel that...

Post originally from andylykens.com . I’ve always been very engaged with connecting music to advertising . Today, I want to get your wheels turning and get you thinking outside the box. What is the fastest way to get your music in a commercial? This answer may make you laugh: start a company. Originally I thought the answer was “start an advertising agency” but that isn’t really correct, though it could still be effective. Ad agencies still answer to clients (most of the time – sometimes they’re given artistic freedom by the brand). So even ad agencies can’t guarantee their final creative decision will be the approved one (even though plenty of times it is). Music is tremendous at creating engagement and targeting specific demographics that brands can’t help but put it into everything they do. Let’s look at 10 specific ways brands can use music: 1. Original content – some brands like Patagonia create amazing content which features the stories or glimpses of active i...

A guest post by Schwilly Family Musicians. Originally from MusicClout . One of the most common topics I get asked questions about is booking. There are a lot of musicians out there that have spent countless hours honing their skills and writing their songs, but have no idea where to start when it comes to finding gigs. So I would like to take this opportunity to lay out a systematic approach that you can use to get your gigging circuit started. There are a bazillion different types of gigs and venues. One could write an entire book about the intricacies and possibilities of booking. But what I want to do here is give you a template to follow so that you can get your feet wet and start getting your music heard. So let’s get started… Finding a Venue The obvious first step is to find an appropriate venue for your music. Finding venues is pretty easy. But finding the right venue to showcase you music takes a little more effort. So here are few ways to find your venue...