March 30, 2021 All musicians with a passion and trust in their own music want their songs to be heard. I am one of them for sure. I know that my music comes from the heart and there are people out there who would like the sounds I have created. So how to reach those people?
Digital Distribution tagged China, playlisting, streaming music January 26, 2021 There is a possibility that your distributor or label might have at sometime distributed your music in the past to China and it is now floating around somewhere out there. This search will find if your music is there, it may be just a catalogue list with no sound file or it may be that it wasn’t properly removed when you changed labels or distributors and was left with no one to claim its license. If you do find your music in the search to your surprise, then you may contact your current or previous label or distributor to claim the licence or you may inquire a distributor like Musicinfo who specializes in digital music distribution to China to help claim your music.
July 3, 2020 The future of streaming music and consumerism is in China with interactive social virtual environments that drives users to engage three times more. Music streaming is focused on banking on fandom not consumerism, like it is in the West. A very social virtual environment makes it happen.
January 21, 2020 What does the Chinese New Year and the year of the rat mean to Musicians.
January 9, 2020 Creating a great body of work is the first step towards a successful career in the music business, but getting the songs heard by countless people across the world should be the next move. It can be challenging to get your first album distributed and into the homes, cars, and playlist of music listeners, but it is not impossible. Below are some of the ways that you can handle the distribution cost for your first album, putting you even closer to a great music career.
Advice, Digital Distribution, Finance tagged Album Release, Distribution, cost, finance, money October 28, 2019 Picture this: You’ve just spent some quality time finishing a new track and it’s brilliant.
You’re super pumped for other people to hear it and can’t wait to send it to people for feedback, maybe get a preview up on Soundcloud or even get it released on Spotify etc.
Stop.
Before you do anything with the track, you need to wait.
September 12, 2019 As social media becomes the main place fans find out about the latest music news, what’s happening to popular and indie print music magazines? Brand recognition only goes so far, even for music industry staples like Rolling Stone Magazine and NME.
Even for younger fans, there’s a nostalgia attached to print music publications. Anyone aware of modern music history understands the importance of journalistic interviews, especially in rock and roll. Though print magazines have long shared the stage with radio and TV, they maintained a prestigious foothold in pop culture — until digital media changed the landscape
Let’s take a closer look at how music magazines cope with changes in how people consume music-related content.
December 14, 2018 You’ve heard it before: owning and nurturing your own fan base is the key to marketing success. So, how do you enhance that relationship with fans and grow your reach? Offer a VIP experience that ensures they are the first to hear a new album when it drops.
That’s why Spotify released Pre-Save in 2017, a major innovation in online music marketing. With a simple click of a button, fans are able to add unreleased music to their Spotify library, giving them instant access to listen the moment it becomes available. Fans don’t have to worry about missing an exciting new release, and labels get an immediate boost to their streams which makes a big difference to future placement on Spotify.
October 12, 2018 June 1, 2018 Musicinfo advocates independent musicians by connecting them to digital distribution and social media services in China.
January 17, 2018 The music industry is caught up with streaming and playlists and with good reasons, but what about radio? How does the future look for the radio format and is it still relevant?
March 12, 2017 If you’re already using Bandcamp for digital downloads of your music, then you know what a powerful sales tool the platform can be. But if you limit yourself to only selling those digital downloads, you’re leaving money on the table. Here’s a brief guide to the benefits of adding merchandise to your Bandcamp store.
March 4, 2016 Fully embracing the possibilities of digital media may have some repercussions in the future, particularly in terms of how viable it might be to preserve the music we love.
February 12, 2016 Part and parcel of getting your music out there into the world is ensuring that you can be found in all the right stores.
I say “right” because, not everybody will want full coverage in every store, and appropriateness of certain services or platforms will be down to your judgement but generally most artists will likely want to get their music onto many of the key online stores and streaming platforms like iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Shazam and so on.
There are a few ways of doing this.
