November 25, 2015

The Most Overlooked Elements In An Artists’ Digital Presence


"By having a professional, solid and thorough feel to your social media, website, and all other digital outlets, you’re going to stand out from the static. A solid product and solid digital presence is certainly going to get you more attention than the artist that’s barely putting in any effort.

So, what makes a presence “professional”? And what are the most overlooked components of a professional presence?" 

Check out this excellent new article from our friends at Tunecore, all about using using the internet and social media to build, improve, and fully utilize your online music presence and get the best results from your promotion!

http://www.tunecore.com/blog/2015/11/the-most-overlooked-elements-in-an-artists-digital-presence.html

Why Your Current Songs Probably Won’t Work For Film Or TV


"You’re a songwriter. You’ve got dozens of songs that you’ve written and recorded. Maybe you wrote them for yourself hoping to perform them one day. Maybe you wrote them to pitch to other artists. Either way, these songs have been sitting around for some time now and you want to do SOMETHING with them – ANYTHING. So you think to yourself “Maybe I can get this song placed on a film or television show.

Stop! Erase that thought now! It’s probably not going to happen. Why? Because you didn’t write the song for film/TV and you probably don’t know the rules about writing for that medium.
Yep! Sorry to say, film/TV has it’s own rules. A lot of people think that it’s just the collecting place for songs that can’t find a home anywhere else but that’s totally not the case. Many of the songs you hear on your favorite shows were written by a songwriter like myself who has studied the rules of writing for film/TV." 

Take a look at this informative article by our partners at CD Baby with some "rules" that you should follow if you want to specifcally write songs to be synced for film or TV.

http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/musician-tips/why-your-current-songs-probably-wont-work-for-filmtv/

November 20, 2015

How Can I Add A Youtube Video To My Profile?

It's super simple to add your Youtube video to your profile! 

Just go to you Artist Content tab and select Videos from the drop down menu. 
Then, click the "Add Video" button. In the popup form you can supply your Video Title and then the YouTube link (URL). Then just click UPDATE to save. You will see the thumbnail of the video will now appear on your page. This means the video has been successfully added to your Jango profile. If you want to feature your video in your PROMO UNIT, you can select the "feature this" option. 



**Your YouTube link can be found by going to your video on YouTube and then clicking the "Share" button. You will see a site address (URL) will be supplied which you can copy from there to paste on our form. 

November 19, 2015

Center Stage - Bodhi Jar

We're pleased to present the winner of our recent Album Art Contest and our newest Center Stage band, Bodhi Jar

Find out the story behind the cover, where they find their inspiration, and what they've got in store for the future in this feature and interview:

"In 2013 we found each other and started down the path of creating music that was more than just a paycheck or a stepping-stone, but a true expression of the soul. We were like four pieces from four different puzzles that somehow fit together and laid the foundation of the Bodhi Jar sound."

What was the inspiration behind the album art?
We are all huge fans of Jeff Jordan’s work and were floored when he was actually interested in working with us. His art is so demanding it can completely consume you, which in a way, is what we are trying to achieve with our own art form. In the end it was less of a choice and more of a necessity.

How do you think your album art represents your music and sound?
It comes from the same realm we do. Visual arts and music have a deep relationship and that is very important to us. Jeff’s painting “Feeding Time” is just the perfect representation of what we created. At first glance it seems ordinary but the more attention you give the more you notice something very strange is going on. Strange is good.

Describe your sound in one ramble-on sentence.
Visceral and beautiful and groovy and jarring and progressive and funky and psychedelic and heavy and stinky.

What inspires you to make music?
We have all been musicians or surrounded by music our entire lives so it is honestly a compulsion. It is one of the few ways people can truly express themselves now. 

What aspect of making music excites you the most right now?
Just creating something is always the most exciting part, and the freedom to do so I suppose.

What are the biggest challenges you face as a musician?
Scheduling…because unfortunately we haven’t reached wandering bard status and still have to work outside of music to survive. 

What's one of your all-time favorite recordings?
“Goliath” off The Mars Volta’s album Bedlam in Goliath. That recording takes you on the craziest ride of your life. They truly tapped into some hidden power and somehow captured it.

Name three people who have influenced your music, and tell us why- Living or dead.
Omar Rodriguez Lopez, he is barely human with the amount of music he has created that is so rich and dense. He is a mad genius.

John Frusciante is another endless well of inspiration. There are two very different sides to his music. One is the very funky and organic with Red Hot Chili Peppers and the other being his solo career, which is an always morphing and growing and is a true expression of his soul.

Zach Hill! 

Do you have any recent or upcoming projects you'd like to share with us? Tell us about it.
Right now we are just trying to share what we have created with the EP and play as much as we can, but of course we are still writing new stuff everyday and it is turning out to be a very interesting story…

What is your ideal or target audience? 
Our target audience is anyone that our music can speak to. We aren’t trying to cater our music to anything really and it just comes out however it comes out. Never along the process do we stray and think what would people want to hear here, we just do what is best for the story we are trying to tell. The bottom line is making music that we can love and never want to stop playing, and if other people love it too it just helps us create more. 

Do you write/compose your own songs? Briefly describe your songwriting process.
Yes everything you hear comes straight from the Jar. One of us will have an idea and we just all dig in until something comes out or we drop it instead of forcing something. It is important that things come naturally to us even though some of our music doesn’t exactly sound natural.

What do you like the most about Radio Airplay?
I like that radio airplay lets us share our music with people all over the world and gives us a chance to see what our potential fans look like and listen to. 






November 18, 2015

How One Fan Can Get You A Gig In A New City"

Ready to start playing shows in a new city? "There’s a bit of a catch 22. In order to book gigs at clubs and venues in that new city, you need a local fanbase and be able to sell tickets, but in order to develop a local fanbase, you need to gig there."

Check out this informative and interesting new article from our friends at CD Baby, all about making and using your fan connections and developing strategies for landing gigs in more places, to push your music to the next level!

http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/musician-tips/how-one-fan-can-get-you-a-gig-in-a-new-city/#

7 Reasons Why You Should Be Pitching Smaller Music Blogs

"Everyone wants to be noticed by major publications and websites. Bands have long dreamed of being on the cover of Rolling Stone, and currently many artists have hopes of being on the front page of the most heavily trafficked sites on the internet. While that kind of placement is great, unless you’re on the level of a Taylor Swift, there’s a chance it isn’t going to do as much for your career as a placement on a smaller music blog. It sounds counterintuitive, but a great way to get big is by going small." 

Learn more about why you should be pitching smaller music blogs in this great recent post by Hypebot.com




http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/11/7-reasons-why-you-should-be-pitching-smaller-music-blogs.html

November 13, 2015

How Do I Use Premium Targeting?

If you are looking to focus plays in specific U.S. states or in particular Countries, you can do so using Premium Targeting. Premium Targeting will also allow you to choose a specific demographic (age range, gender) of listeners you would like to reach. 

ONLY when you turn Premium Targeting ON will you begin getting played solely in the selected regions and demographics. 

Once Premium Targeting is turned ON, you will begin using 2 credits per play instead of 1 credit per play with Standard Targeting. 

*Please note that selecting Premium Targeting reduces your eligible audience size and can significantly slow down your play rate due to the reduced number of available listeners.


You can turn Premium Targeting on and off, and set your Premium Targeting settings from the Campaign Settings menu and choose Premium Targeting. 





November 11, 2015

2015 Album Art Contest Winners Announced!

We had so much AMAZING album art to choose from -  you didn't make it easy on us to settle on just 10 winners! 

Thanks for submitting such great work and congratulations to all the winners! 


GRAND PRIZE WINNER



Bodhi Jar





RUNNERS UP


Steve Oakley Band
Sascha Osborn
KEYMONO
Ali3ncar
Lyriqs
diluvia
STARDUST CIRCUS
The Love Compartment

Fello Transit














10 Reasons You're Not Getting More Followers, And How You Can Change The Situation


"Growing your following on social media is an important part of your social media strategy, whether you are a seasoned veteran or just starting out." 

If you’re finding that your number of followers is just not going up, take a look at this checklist posted by our friends at Music Think Tank and decide if there are any holes in your strategy.


http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/10-reasons-youre-not-getting-more-followers-and-how-you-can.html

November 5, 2015

Center Stage - Burzinski

Burzinski is a solo musician who has been living in Paris for a while now. He has been working on music for a long time, but finally released his first real album in 2010. 

He is inspired by some of his favorite artists and aims to create sad, slow, melancholic and dreamy soundscapes. 

Find out more about Burzinski, his music, and career plans in our latest Center Stage feature. 

Describe your sound in one ramble-on sentence..Alternative mellotrons for your moments of melancholy.

What inspires you to make music?
Finding new, nice and original “old fashioned” sounds coupled with traditional instruments and vocals that shape a song. New and old fashioned at the same time might sound weird, but that’s what I try to get actually.


What aspect of making music excites you the most right now?
So excited to complete a song from start to finishIt definitely is a long process which is why it is so rewarding when done. Not even sure I did it myself each time so it remains quite mysterious.

What are the biggest challenges you face as a musician?

Guess the main one is to find enough time to work on music. I don’t do it for a living so I have to have a day job, like most of us. 

What's one of your all-time favorite recordings?
Hmm, Laughing Stock by Talk Talk… So beautiful… It’s the sound of silence, premises to what some post-rock became… also a reaction to the traditional pop format.


Name three people who have influenced your music, and tell us why- Living or dead.
Lou Reed (Velvet Underground), Robert Smith (The Cure), Reid brothers (The Jesus & Mary Chain). They all deeply shaped the way I react to music. A clear reference to my childhood.

Do you have any recent or upcoming projects you'd like to share with us? Tell us about it.
I just self-released a 4 songs EP earlier this year, after an almost 2 years hiatus. It's called "Paralysed". Would love to finish that next album now… one day… Hopefully next year.


What is your ideal or target audience?
I always found it hard to know about it. Always surprising, and rewarding, to be liked by somebody else for a reason up to their feelings…

Do you write/compose your own songs? Briefly describe your songwriting process..

Yes, it all start with rough demos played with a basic acoustic guitar /vocal. I generally spend some time playing around, then hear something interesting so I record it for later use. If it still excites me, it becomes a song. Production and arrangement come later.

What do you like the most about Radio Airplay?

One of the few services that allow us musicians to be heard and discovered by a targeted audience.



http://www.burzinskimusic.com
http://burzinski.bandcamp.com

November 4, 2015

NEW CONTEST!


Be a part of our latest contest by submitting your best album art/cover in the 2015 Radio Airplay Album Art Contest!


All details and including submission instructions can be found here http://radioairplayblog.blogspot.com/p/do-you-have-awesome-album-cover-with.html


7 DIY Tips For Making That First Music Sale


"Your music is being distributed independently. You want to get it heard and sold. Now what?"

Check out this great new article from our friends at Tunecore with excellent and helpful information and instructions for getting your music out there, pushing your overall promotion, and hopefully increasing your music sales!

http://www.tunecore.com/blog/2015/11/7-diy-tips-for-making-that-first-music-sale.html

The Best Advice For Today’s Music Industry Was Written 80 Years Ago


Dale Carnegie did all right for himself. So why not take a page out of his book and listen to his sound advice.You'll find is still as relevant today as it was 80 years ago. 

Learn more from this great post by our friends at DIY Musician.

http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/musician-tips/the-best-advice-for-todays-music-industry-was-written-80-years-ago/#