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October 29, 2013
Airplay Top 10 (Week 43 2013)
Promoting the Independent Musician
How does an artist stand out and get heard over the masses of music uploaded to the web each day? It can certainly be difficult for new acts to gain exposure.
This article from Music Think Tank written by Phosphene Productions focuses on both the physical and online marketing of your music. It also ties into two previously featured articles as well “treating your band as a business” and "online marketing crash course". (Links for those are provided on the article)
Click here to read more! http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/promotion-for-the-independent-musician.html
October 23, 2013
Social Network Crash Course
With so many new social media and marketing platforms out there, it's important for musicians to keep an active internet presence and understand some brand marketing basics.
This article from Music Think Tank written by Phosphene Productions focuses on some of these social networks, and which ones musicians should be using.
Click here to read more! http://www.
NEA Releases Public Participation Survey Highlights
Recently, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) - with help from the U.S. Census Bureau - published its 2012 Survey of Public Participation, and showed the growing trends and behavior in regards to Americans' relationship with music, arts, and media in 2013.
Our friends over at Future of Music recently posted the highlights of this very interesting survey, which can really help active artists better understand music and arts trends in America (& much of the world) today, in addition to promoting and finding music industry success amid these trends
Click Here to read more: http://futureofmusic.org/blog/2013/10/08/nea-releases-public-participation-survey-highlights
Check back often for more industry news, tips & tricks on how to make the most out of your promotion on Radio Airplay!
October 15, 2013
Contest - Submit Your Radio Airplay Songs
DEADLINE NOVEMBER 4th
ISC gives away more than $150,000 in cash and prizes to 68 winners, including $25,000 cash to the Grand Prize winner. Amateur and professional songwriters are welcome to enter. Entering ISC is now easier than ever, because ISC will go to your Radio Airplay, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, YouTube, or Facebook page to listen to your songs (so you don't even need to send us your songs!). ISC also accepts entries by mail or online (platforms including ISC, Sonicbids, ReverbNation, and Broadjam.
Visit: http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/submit to enter. |
ISC's prestigious panel of judges will select the winners (this could be you!). Don't miss out on this unprecedented opportunity to have these iconic artists and high-profile industry pros hear your music.
Tom Waits, Imagine Dragons, Josh Turner, Bernie Taupin (Elton John lyricist), Garbage, Mark Foster(Foster The People), Dido, Nas, Robert Smith (The Cure), Martina McBride, Florida Georgia Line, Keane, Selena Gomez, Joshua Redman, John Mayall, Avicii, Bruce Hornsby, Jason Isbell, Darryl McDaniels (Run D.M.C.), Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show), Anoushka Shankar, Brian Setzer, Simon Le Bon and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran), Black Francis (Pixies), Jon Secada, Monte Lipman (President Universal Republic Records), Dan McCarroll (President Capitol/Virgin Label Group), Ed Vetri (President Wind-Up Records), Richard Stumpf (President Imagem Music US), Alison Donald (Co-President Columbia Records UK)
Recording Artists: Michael W. Smith; Bombino; Gerald Casale (Devo); Alejandro Sanz; Boney James; Jeremy Camp; Craig Morgan; James Cotton; McCoy Tyner; Toots Hibbert (Toots & The Maytals); Jimmy Needham; Chayanne; and Matt Thiessen (Relient K)
Industry Executives: Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Bryan Leach (Sr. VP of A&R Urban, RCA); Angel Carrasco (Sr. VP A&R, Latin America, Sony/BMG); Anastasia Brown (Music Supervisor, FORMAT); Dan Storper (President, Putamayo World Music Records and Putumayo Kids); Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment); Lori Tieg (VP of Talent, VEVO); Steve Lillywhite (Producer); Kim Buie (Head of A&R, Thirty Tigers); Douglas C. Cohn (Sr. VP, Music Marketing & Talent, Nickelodeon); Leib Ostrow (Founder/CEO, Music For Little People); and Jamie Masada (Owner, Laugh Factory)
Adult Album Alternative (AAA), Adult Contemporary (AC), Americana, Blues, Children's Music, Comedy/Novelty, Country, Dance/Electronica, Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Gospel/Christian, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Music, Lyrics Only, Music Video, Pop/Top 40, Performance, R&B/Hip-Hop, Rock, Teen, Unsigned Only, and World Music.
Entrants may submit as many songs as they wish - different songs in the same category or the same song in multiple categories.
Presonus, Marshall Amplification, Lowden Guitars, DiscMakers, SongU.com, TuneCore, Berklee College of Music, Mrs. Fields Cookies, AirPlay Direct, The Music Business Registry, Celebrity Access, Indie Venue Bible, Thayers, Independent Mastering, Sonicbids, Taxi, SSL, D'Addario
Industry Executives: Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Bryan Leach (Sr. VP of A&R Urban, RCA); Angel Carrasco (Sr. VP A&R, Latin America, Sony/BMG); Anastasia Brown (Music Supervisor, FORMAT); Dan Storper (President, Putamayo World Music Records and Putumayo Kids); Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment); Lori Tieg (VP of Talent, VEVO); Steve Lillywhite (Producer); Kim Buie (Head of A&R, Thirty Tigers); Douglas C. Cohn (Sr. VP, Music Marketing & Talent, Nickelodeon); Leib Ostrow (Founder/CEO, Music For Little People); and Jamie Masada (Owner, Laugh Factory)
Adult Album Alternative (AAA), Adult Contemporary (AC), Americana, Blues, Children's Music, Comedy/Novelty, Country, Dance/Electronica, Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Gospel/Christian, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Music, Lyrics Only, Music Video, Pop/Top 40, Performance, R&B/Hip-Hop, Rock, Teen, Unsigned Only, and World Music.
Entrants may submit as many songs as they wish - different songs in the same category or the same song in multiple categories.
Presonus, Marshall Amplification, Lowden Guitars, DiscMakers, SongU.com, TuneCore, Berklee College of Music, Mrs. Fields Cookies, AirPlay Direct, The Music Business Registry, Celebrity Access, Indie Venue Bible, Thayers, Independent Mastering, Sonicbids, Taxi, SSL, D'Addario
October 10, 2013
Apps Are The Future of Music!
Apps (Applications, not appetizers!) are considered by most to be the future of the music industry. The Jango Radio app (jango.com/mobile), just as an example, already has millions of users and listeners all over the world, and this number will only grow as more and more people on Earth gain access to mobile devices and downloadable apps.
Our friends over at MUSIC THINK TANK recently posted great little article about the rough start but eventual huge success and impact apps are having and will continue to have on the entire music industry.
Our friends over at MUSIC THINK TANK recently posted great little article about the rough start but eventual huge success and impact apps are having and will continue to have on the entire music industry.
Click Here: http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/apps-are-the-future-of-music.html
Check back often for more industry news, tips & tricks on how to make the most out of your promotion on Radio Airplay!
Check back often for more industry news, tips & tricks on how to make the most out of your promotion on Radio Airplay!
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