How often should you release music The question as to how often a singer should release new material is up for debate. But in this week’s blog post we will look at the EP campaign, and the results, following the launch of the THUG EP project by Dawit Jeffery and how it, assisted his career, as a recording artist. What better way than to show a real-life case study as to
When you look at the music landscape over the years to now, it can be said that the album as a format, is dying, or probably is dead. Nobody is buying albums, or singles, instead, you find persons streaming. The question is, what’s the purpose of doing an album as an artist, and how can an album be used to maximize the potential of sales, and be used as a
After you have recorded your song, have it mixed and mastered the next thing you will need to do is have your music in places for them to buy it. So how do you do that when you live outside the USA or don’t have a distributor? I look to answer that question in today’s post. Being outside the United States, or Europe, in order to get your music into
Create a marketing plan to promote your music. A marketing plan is a plan of action to get persons to listen to and buy your music. There are various components of a marketing plan to take into consideration. Who is your target for the music you create For example, say you do reggae music, your target would be people who listen to reggae. If it’s dancehall, you’d do the same,
A manager’s purpose is to help manage your career and to make sure you make as much money as possible, as an artist. That’s their purpose, to manage your career. They bring you to the next level in terms of exposure and earning money. If the manager you have is not making you money, get rid of him. Let’s examine the Pros and the Cons, of the matter. Yes To
The question is asked, how do you make money from making music as a recording artist? Because there are multiple ways of earning income as an artist I’ll focus on four of the main ones. Selling your albums and singles The first way is by sales. You may record an album, get it mixed and mastered, you package it by CDs, vinyl, cassette, flash drive, digital files, you sell those