Coldwave Blog - Music Tips For Independent Artists

Blog post originally from the   SymphonicBlog . Written by Jorge Brea . As technology is growing and becoming much more accessible all over the world, more Record Labels and Artists are getting their Music Production hats on and releasing music to the world. The thrill of seeing the material out on platforms such as Beatport, iTunes, Google Play, and others is a great feeling but then the artist and record label begin to realize there is not enough attention that is needed and begin to ask, how can I get featured and get a banner on Beatport or iTunes and others? As a distributor of hundreds of thousands of releases, we don’t ever want to promise anyone that he or she will receive features because it would be dishonest and bad business. We will instead tell you that we will work extremely hard and WE WILL submit any release that you want to be featured for consideration to digital service providers worldwide such as long as it fits the specifications set forth by our partne...

Blog post originally from the SymphonicBlog . By: Point Blank Online The emails I receive from artists typically fall into one of two broad categories – ones to reply to, and ones to not reply to. Unfortunately, the majority of emails fall into the latter. It’s not because I don’t want to help them. It’s just because they’ve written a crap email – it’s either too long, they haven’t offered me a ‘what’s in it for me’, or they haven’t been specific about what they want. Let me run through five of the most common mistakes artists make when sending out demos or contacting music professionals. 1. Keep it short If your first email to someone is longer than 6 lines, it’s too long. People are busy and don’t need to know your band’s history. Just leave it at: Hi John, I came across your company and love what you’re doing. I’d love to hear your answer to this question [insert question]. I know you’re busy, but even a single sentence would mean the World to me. ...

Blog post originally from the SymphonicBlog . “THIS DAY AND AGE, JUST MAKING MUSIC IS NOT ALWAYS ENOUGH.” -ASAF BORGORE Here’s the reality: everybody makes music. In my niche, electronic music , this is especially the case. It easier now to be a musician than it has ever been before. To stand out from the sea of artists, it has never been more important to develop skill sets that complement your music. You might think, “Gee, Sky, shouldn’t I triple down on my music in order to stand out?” You could. It’s simpler to be different than to be better because there will always be people better than you. Unless you’re Beethoven and have been playing music since you could walk, you probably can’t skate by on music alone. So instead of directly competing with the thousands of musicians who make and play similar music to you, go the road less travelled by and build out your other skill sets. Whether you want to stand out to a promoter or cut through a label’s inbox, here are tips for...

Blog post originally from MusicClout . While today’s music industry climate may be more favorable to an independent approach, artists need to be more diligent and look for alternative and innovative ways to succeed. With music piracy rampant on the internet, artists more than ever must take advantage of opportunity to profit from their music. One rapidly developing area of the music industry is music licensing. So, what is music licensing? Music licensing is the licensed use of copyrighted material. Music licensing is intended to ensure that the owners of copyrights on musical works are compensated for certain uses of their work. It turns out that music licensing is happening every day, all around us. When you listen to music on the radio, that music is licensed. When you hear music in a commercial or on a sitcom, that music is licensed. And that music you hear playing during the credits of your favorite movie? You guessed it, that music is licensed. Music licensing, if done...