3 Tips on Getting the Attention of Media Producers
Today’s post is another contribution from Lancaster-based artist and house show host, Jason Mundok. If you’re a musician looking for radio play, reviews, interviews, and show preview write-ups, this post is for you! ______________________________________________________________________________ The number of independent musicians competing for gigs, fans, and attention grows exponentially each year as high-quality recording equipment becomes more [...]
Your Band Featured on Grassrootsy
GET FEATURED – (bands and solo artist) Send a few paragraphs about any innovative marketing your band is doing. Tell Grassrootsy readers what has worked for you and/or what has not worked for you? or Send a few paragraphs about any specific Grassrootsy posts (or tips) you/your band has applied. How have you applied them and how have they helped? Include a [...]
How Do I Score Reviews of my CD Before the Release?
So here’s the second installment of ”Ask Grassrootsy”. If you have questions, be sure to send them in. Today’s Ask Grassrootsy question is something I’m sure most artist wonder about… THE BAND: Natalie John THE QUESTION: I am working on promoting my first original jazz music album. I’d love to score some reviews of [...]
5 Things I Learned from my Kickstarter Campaign
I first discoverd Kickstarter when I came across independent artist Allison Weiss last summer. KS caught my eye as an innovative idea – a recycled concept made fresh by techy art lovers using social media to help artists succeed. And they’re doing just that! With the struggling economy, I began to reconsider whether or not [...]
Ode to Steve Jobs and The Job of Music-Making
Who hasn’t been affected by the death of Steve Jobs? I’m actually not an iPhone user (or a user of any Mac products), but i have alot of respect for this guy. My genuine interest in him began rather late in the game. In fact, I was on the road this past August and came [...]
Using YouTube to Engage Your Fans
So after a while, you spend so much time working on making new fans, that you forget the ones that already exist! You’re in between CDs, they come to shows every now and then, and they respond to some of your FB posts, but they’re kinda just hanging there. Hovering and waiting for something new. [...]
Twitter Twricks: 2 Other Ways to Use Twitter
Andrew Holland Who doens’t love twitter, really? Comments about nothing. Notes about something. 140-character press releases! Immediate answers to questions you never thought you’d ask. The possibilities are endless! Here are some newer, unexpected ways that twitter can come in handy for you… THE TWITTER FEED Twitter keeps my site updated even when I [...]
DAY 3: WHAT EXACTLY DOES A FULL-TIME ARTIST DO ALL DAY? AN INTERVIEW WITH JOY IKE.
Today’s post is the third installment of a 5-day series where 5 different full-time artist share what it looks like to pursue music for a living. Today’s contributor is, Joy Ike (that’s me…aka founder/writer of gRassrootsy). ——————— Official: www.joyike.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/joyike Twitter: www.twitter.com/joyike The day’s routine varies on a weekly…and sometimes daily basis. For the [...]
Quotable Quotes
Here are a few quotes that have made me re-evalute what it personally means to make art and be determined and successful in what I do. If you’re following us on twitter, you’ve seen a few of these before. @RevRunWisdom “The problem with not havin a goal is, u keep runnin up & down life’s field [...]
Social Networking, Haiti, & The Musician
If you’re following Grassrootsy on Facebook, you’ll remember a few days ago, I suggested that artists consider putting together a benefit concert in their city to help raise money for the crisis in Haiti. Well…i wanted to talk about the power of social networking as it relates to this specific idea…and even more specifically to [...]
Drawing Traffic to your Website – Part 1
There are so many ways to draw traffic to your website(s)…and they all work. The basic rule is to update your website as often as you want people to visit. Don’t expect people to visit your site regularly if there’s nothing new to keep them engaged. DEFAULT IMAGE Change your default image (facebook) regularly. Weekly. [...]
