Are You Promoting Your Music Enough?
Promotion, possibly a musician's worse enemy? I say this because it's the part most people get wrong, intentionally or not. I've seen people take time to record the perfect CD, pay to have an excellent cover done, get it into shops worldwide, then just sit down and wait for their CD to sell. But it hardly does. Why? BECAUSE THEY HARDLY PROMOTED IT!! You can't just expect people to walk into a record shop and buy your music, you have to let people know it's there and give them a good reason to buy it! Now I know you may not have yourself down as a sales person. And that's OK, most musicians don't. But I'll tell you now, without including some form of promotion in your campaigns, your music won't get very far. So how much promotion do you need to do for a successful release? Well, that would depend on the size and type of the project. One thing's for sure though, you should be promoting your release between 2 and 4 week prior to the release date. You start out mentioning it without too many details, then as the date gets closer give more details and making a bigger deal out of it. Creating anticipation is a great way to pre sell your music, and if done correctly will mean that a nice portion of your sells should come within the first week. Once you've released your CD, you should carry on promoting and spend all your time on it. Where possible you should be doing radio appearances, live shows, interviews, online promotion, flyering, and anything else you can fit in. Simply writing a one off post on a music forum won't get you the amount of sales you'll need to even cover the cost of making your music, so think bigger. Even a one off advert in a popular magazine often isn't enough, people react better to buying when they've seen your promotion in a few places and are more curious about your product. That means for the next month or more after your release you need to be EVERYWHERE your customers turn! Please don't make the mistake of under promoting your music, if you're going to put the effort in to recording and releasing your music, the least you could do is let it reach it's full potential. To your success.
ERICA CAMPBELL OF MARY MARY DEBUTS SOLO SONG “A LITTLE MORE JESUS”
Erica Campbell, one half
of the phenomenal Grammy winning duo Mary Mary, stepped out in New York this
Sunday to perform the first single “A Little More Jesus” off her forthcoming
solo CD.
Performing before a packed house at Manhattan’s Village Underground, Campbell had the crowd on their feet with an upbeat tune that took people back to that classic and old-school church sound. Her energy, styling and vocals left everyone wanting more. “A Little More Jesus” hits radio this week and is sure to be an instant hit.
Campbell will work with husband, producer Warryn Campbell on the project which is slated to be released later this year on My Block Records / eOne Music.
Performing before a packed house at Manhattan’s Village Underground, Campbell had the crowd on their feet with an upbeat tune that took people back to that classic and old-school church sound. Her energy, styling and vocals left everyone wanting more. “A Little More Jesus” hits radio this week and is sure to be an instant hit.
Campbell will work with husband, producer Warryn Campbell on the project which is slated to be released later this year on My Block Records / eOne Music.
Get Your Music Marketing Tips
Marketing is all of the activities and processes of planning, communicating and executing a product, with a price, the promotion and the placement of an item to an end user. Your music is the product you are supplying to the end user – the music fan. Between you and the fan is a big gap and you need to find out how to bridge this gap. You may think that if you just get a record deal with some label, your prayers are answered and instantly a bridge is built across that gap. This is for the most part, not how things work today. As an aspiring indie or unsigned singer, songwriter, or a musician in a band you can not do just a few things to promote yourself and expect success in your music career. Offline and online music promotion and marketing exposure is an ongoing process in today’s DIY age. Music companies today are looking for artists that already have fan bases, sold CDs that have proven themselves ready to move up to a higher level. Presented in this report are tips and ideas for you to think about and tweak as you need, to get noticed, gain fans, and get heard. You have to find a way to stand above the crowd, because talent alone is not enough.
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7 Of My Instrumental Songs For You
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#4 SUNRISE, will be Released on My Next CD project coming soon. You can preview
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Published on Feb 17, 2013
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THE COLLABORATION STATION
Hello Music Lovers, are you Looking To Collaborate with Other Liked Minded Music Lovers by sharing, Trading Ideas, or Lending Your Musical Talents and Gift of Music? If You Create Music, Make Beats, or Simply Love Music, This Group is for You! Maybe You Know Something About The Music Industry and Would Like to Share that Information by Posting or Blogging it. If that be you, I Want To Invite You To Join Me in the Group Page “COLLABORATE STATION”
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CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN CONNECTION
We are Independent
Artists Networking with Online Radio Personalities and each other by working
together to help promote and gain exposure through airplay and other media. This facebook Group Page is where You and the Christian Musician can Connect
and Network with other Christian Musicians, Fans and Venues. Please
Feel Free to Share your Music, Promote your Websites, Music Blogs,
Videos, Upcoming Performances and any Helpful Music Industry Information
and Resource you’d like to share. If you are looking for Christian
Artist and Musician to Minister at your Church or function, or just want
to Network. Feel free to post that information and make a connection.
THIS IS A CHRIST CENTERED MUSIC GROUP WHERE WE LIFT UP THE NAME OF JESUS IN OUR MUSIC.
I truly believe that God’s gift to us is life, and what we do with our life, is our gift back to Him……
LET’S ALL GIVE HIM GLORY.
THIS IS A CHRIST CENTERED MUSIC GROUP WHERE WE LIFT UP THE NAME OF JESUS IN OUR MUSIC.
I truly believe that God’s gift to us is life, and what we do with our life, is our gift back to Him……
LET’S ALL GIVE HIM GLORY.
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SUNRISE
This is a rough draft instrumental version of my new single that will be featured on my next CD Project soon to be released called "SUNRISE". All Rights Reserved, Use By Permission.Your feedback is always welcomed. God Bless. http://snd.sc/NoDr3Q I AM INSPIRED BY YOU ALL!
Yours in service
David E. Maxwell
Yours in service
David E. Maxwell
Who Is David E. Maxwell?
My name is
David E. Maxwell and I am an Independent Christian Musician, Producer and
Composer who became interested in music at the early age of five. I play by ear
and I’m basically self taught and can play several different instruments. As a
young adult I joined several top forty bands that traveled and played on the
local circuit. April of 1990 was an important turning point in my life.
Returning to my church roots, I began again, to rebuild my foundation and faith
in God. As the years went by I was blessed to have been the praise and worship
leader for several churches. In 2011, I released my debut CD called, “The Praise Up Project”, and I’m now currently working on releasing my second CD in
2012. Being an Independent Artist has many challenges. This is what prompted me
to create “Christian Musician Connection” on facebook. Where I provide a
platform for Christian Musicians, Worship Leaders, Gospel Singers, Recording
Artist, Music Producer/Promoter, Radio Personalities and Venues to Post and
promote their Music, Blogs, Videos and Connect with Other Artists, to exchange
valuable music industry information, share ideas and much more. One of my
visions is to create a Record Label not only as a business but as a ministry as
well. My goal is to help other independent artists reach their goals in the
music industry. You will always hear me say, “God’s gift to us is life, and what we do with our life, is our gift back to Him.”
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