Category: The creative life
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I Signed A Big Record Deal And Thought I’d Made It. I Had No Idea What I Was About To Face.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/signed-big-record-deal-thought-140032386.html
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So many years in and still going
Thinking back to almost 20 years ago when i first wrote these songs it’s hard to believe that so much time has gone by. So many years of writing and recording and all the work that has gone into these songs. Seeing them come together in their re-recorded form is one of the most fulfilling…
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Can independent / DIY bands generate enough buzz to be as powerful as a major label?
Let’s find out! Click on the image below to visit the pinboard playlist page.
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Making a better Spotify playlist
As independent artists, we all want to build great playlists and include our own music on them to introduce our work to a wider streaming audience. There are some really big mistakes that artists often make when creating and promoting their playlist and it can really derail the main object of the playlist. Here are…
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I ordered playlist promotion bumper stickers!
To further promote the pinboard playlists on submittoplaylists.com I have ordered bumper stickers for my car. The url to submit to playlists website is printed on the sticker along with the QR code that can be scanned with most smartphone cameras. Hopefully this will spread the word to local bands and artists looking to promote…
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Submit to songwriter playlist
Check out the new songwriter playlist. If you are a singer songwriter you can submit your track
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The next viral song playlist
The next viral song playlist is just one of the playlists that you can submit your song to on pinboard playlists. Check out the details here read more about how it works. Add your song to a playlist
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Song of the Year songwriting contest
I received a letter from the Song of the Year songwriting contest. I didn’t win, but got a Semi-Finalist placement and this neat little emblem above. I’ve embedded the song below on Spotify. What do you think of the song?
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10 things music fans can do to help their favorite local / independent band
Many independent or DIY artists work a “day job” or “9-5” to make ends meet in-between playing live or recording new material. I can only speak for myself when it comes to daily routines and artist process, but I think every artist can relate to how exhausting it can become if you don’t take a…
Coffee & a Playlist 