That was the Dewey Beach Music Conference then. Phew, a hectic three days. I've got a couch 20 minutes away in Lewe so I can hang out at the local coffee shop and try to digest all the advice and contacts. It's been information overload.
Before I forget, here are the new tips I collected which might be useful if you're also performing. The panels covered from booking to recording but it mostly came down to the web:
- NACA.org- college shows
- Organise theme nights with similar artists
- soundexchange.com to get paid automatically for being played on internet radio
- ping.fm updates all social networks at once
- live365.com find DJs
- livemusicmachine.com/blog with a booking widget
- Facebook music pages
- Tunecore.com digital distribution
- Echonest.com finds blogs and feeds spotify.com
- musiciancoaching.com blog
- Tagging posts with good words
- Reply with videos to popular videos on youtube
- Swapgigs.com
- PWYC for merch
- Merch packages ($30, $40 or $50)
- Indieonthemove.com
- Ifans.com
- Google analytics
- Texasmusicoffice.com
- Musiciansatlas.com
- Push lyrics more
- Posed shots and live shots in press kits
- Dotted lines on mailing lists make people write legibly (BIG TIP!)
- Fans will pay more than the itunes price if it's just available on your website
- Connect more with the bands you play with
- Wear a name badge at conferences
- Put the band name out front at shows
- Contact people before and after conferences
- After seeing hundreds of bands, it's the talking inbetween that is the most interesting part
- Make a stunning merch case with lights and headphones
- getitnowcards.com
- Keep a blog ;)
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