What is Spotify?
Spotify is currently the largest digital music streaming service in the world. It’s listed as having 381 million active subscribers. That includes subscribers in over 65 different regions including Europe, the United States, Asia, Africa, and Oceania in approximately 178 different countries. Spotify had its beginnings in 2006, when its founders, Daniel Ek and […]
Distrokid
DistroKid is an independent digital music distributor based in New York. It was founded by the 46-year-old computer programmer and serial internet entrepreneur, Philip J. ‘Pud’ Kaplan in 2013. It was a natural progression after he created the social networking site, ‘Fandalism’ for musicians in 2012. DistroKid gives musicians and other rights-holders a very reasonably […]
Jay Z
Shawn Corey Carter is Jay-Z, the 51-year-old hip hop artist, music mogul, and general entrepreneur. A Brooklyn, New York native, Jay-Z used his single parent upbringing to charge forward in life transforming his unfortunate beginnings by using his talent for rapping into very fruitful ventures. His first real world venture was Rock-A-Fella Records, which […]
Soundcloud
What is Soundcloud: Soundcloud is a leading music streamer. Soundcloud.com is both an online streaming service and a podcast platform. Founded in Stockholm, Sweden by Ljung and Eric Wahlforss in 2007. The company is now based in Berlin, Germany. Soundcloud.com had its first appearance in 2008. The service now offers both free and paid subscriptions […]
Email list For your Band
Email is free to use for promotion of your music/band. It is six times more effective in communicating with the public than social media platforms. It also gives you some degree of control over communications with your fan base. Plus, your email list can expand to any number. There is no limit. Email […]
Promote on Spotify
Spotify was founded in 2006 by two Sweds, Daniel Ek and Sven Hans Martin Lorentzon. The platform is available in 178 countries including the Americas, Europe, 40 African countries including South Africa and the island of Mauritius as well as Asia. That’s a huge audience to be exposed to (365 million users and 165 million […]
Use Social Media to Promote Your Music
If you’re an artist, you need to be fully aware of how much the influence social media can have on promoting your music. If you do nothing else to promote your music, you must take this one important strategic step: find some social media websites that will allow you to promote and share your music. […]
Zoom
What is Zoom and How Can it Help You? Founded in 2011, Zoom is an audio and web conferencing platform that is used to conduct meetings with employees and co-workers. Family members use it to chat with each other. Social groups, religious congregations, scouts, leaders, etc. can use to rally, inform, and teach. You […]
MTV Doesn’t Play Videos Anymore
Did MTV Shake Off the Dead Weight of the Music Video? MTV is considered the number one global media brand. It influences more than 387 million worldwide viewers. These same viewers spend $250 billion dollars annually. Their ages, surprisingly range from 12 to 34 years old. Despite the preponderance of youth, they have a […]
Sean P.Diddy Combs
Who’s Sean P. Diddy, Puffy, Puff Daddy, Diddy Combs? Part I Sean Combs otherwise known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy or Diddy is one of the top three music earners in the Rap business. His network is sitting somewhere between $740 to $885 million. With a stature spanning several well-earned titles, he’s a top […]