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Oct 3, 2012 Blog Leave a comment
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This looks pretty good. CDBaby is a great distribution platform for DIY musicians (CD’s as well as digital), and has great informational resources, too. They’ve just released this free guide to YouTube promotions, and I encourage everyone to take a look!
http://members.cdbaby.com/campaigns/request-youtube-guide.aspx
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Jul 15, 2011 Blog Leave a comment
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This looks cool — Onesheet. It’s a landing page (or portal) for your band that pulls in all your activity around the web into one….er, sheet. It’s like About.me for bands if you’re familiar with that service. Send your fans to your Onesheet page and they’ll have instant access to your uber web presence whether […]
May 16, 2011 Infographics 1 Comment
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Our panel of band promotion experts went deep into the minds of musicians and the world they live in to find out what it’s really like to be in a band. In the handy Infographic below, you’ll find out — among other fascinating facts — what band members really think of each other, why they […]
May 2, 2011 Blog 1 Comment
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f you’re a savvy band marketing guru, you’re always on the hunt for websites to drop a link on and leave some information about your band. We’ve made it easy! Head over to our guestbook page were we actually encourage you to self-promote, leave a link and otherwise spam the shit out of our beautiful […]
Apr 8, 2011 Blog Leave a comment
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I love reading about legendary music promoters, and how they did what they did. I came across this Malcolm McLarens obit, the infamous Sex Pistols manager . In it are some gems about the genesis of The Sex Pistols (lead signer auditions included Midge Ure, later of Ultravox fame –and Kevin Rowland, who became singer […]
Mar 20, 2011 Blog Leave a comment
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Some of you may be familiar with the (now famous) video from Peter Malkin titled “Mgmt. in the New Digital World”. If not, here it is for your education and enjoyment. Embed This Video: Video By Band Promo Me
Jan 12, 2011 Blog 2 Comments
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Is MySpace closing? Not just yet, although their CEO did admit to a looming layoff of half the workforce. Whether or not MySpace survives is a question to consider if you’re a band or artist who has a presence there. But the bigger lesson in MySpace’s announcement is this: in today’s quickly morphing webscape, having […]
Dec 18, 2010 Blog 1 Comment
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There’s a great article in the Wall Street Journal written by Damian Kulush from OK Go you should read that talks about what “success” is in today’s record biz. He makes the point (which was also echoed in a recent NYT magazine interview with Mick Jagger) that the traditional idea of success — getting signed […]
Oct 21, 2010 Blog 6 Comments
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Hey everyone and welcome to BandPromo.me. We’re here to help you — the Indie/DIY band or musician — promote your music more effectively online. I created this site after slaving away promoting my own albums online and realizing there weren’t any great resources out there that told you — step-by-step — how to build and […]
Apr 8, 2010 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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The best Portland Cover Band around, hands down. I love these guys, maybe because I’m their drummer. Forget the tired old Classic Rock bands. This is what cover bands are supposed to be — great rock from the 80’s, 90’s and today (tons of cool 90’s rock, which IMO was the best decade for rock […]