Play the album you loved at seventeen. You might remember the bedroom where you first heard it, the friend who insisted you listen, or the person you were trying to impress. Before the first chorus ar…

A first band EPK should make it easy to hear your music, understand your project and contact you. Start with your band name, location, a short biography, music links, a performance video, photographs …

To get your first gig as a band, prepare a set you can perform reliably, record a clear rehearsal video and approach local venues or promoters whose events suit your music. Send a short booking email …

You can submit rock and alternative music for free to Kallitone for discovery through listener voting, or approach outlets such as Fresh On The Net, KEXP, Post-Trash, Various Small Flames and KUTX thr…

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To choose a record label, compare its work with artists like you, the people who would handle your releases, and the support it will commit to providing. Then examine the rights, costs, payments and d…

To write a musician bio, introduce your artist name, describe what your music sounds like, add one or two details about how you make it, and explain what you are working on now. If you are starting ou…

Imagine hearing the same song in two different settings. In one, it arrives inside a beautifully shot video, with an artist who looks completely at home on screen. In the other, it appears beside an o…

Think about an artist you now love. Can you remember the first time you heard them? Perhaps you can. Perhaps the beginning is less clear: a song in the background, a recommendation you almost ignored,…

Before every music app learned to say made for you, there was another internet. People made mixtapes for strangers. Friends chose one song and stood behind it for an entire week. Fans entered virtual …

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You spend months making a song. You pay for the mix, finish the artwork, and finally release it. Then you refresh the numbers and wonder how to get anyone beyond your friends to listen. A promotion of…

There used to be a practical limit to how much music the world could produce. A song took time to write, rehearse, record, mix, master and release. Even a rough track represented hours of decisions ma…

The song is finished. You have listened to the final mix on headphones, cheap speakers and in the car. You are finally ready to let it go. Then you open your phone. Now you need a video idea. A hook f…