The following ranking comes from music software (DAW) specialist Digital Music Doctor. Throughout the year, the company has been scanning roughly one-hundred search terms related to 15 music software packages. And this is what they interpolated on broader demand. This isn’t based on actual sales data, though search traffic arguably offers a rough approximation of demand. […]
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Plan some milestones starting from two months before the release date to at least one month after the album comes out. Here is how this could look: Two Months Before Release – Release a single, a great way to get the fans excited and also to get some current press quotes to include when contacting press […]
A big component when promoting a new album is the press campaign, working with either a PR company to handle your press outreach or going the DIY route. I talk to many independent artists who don’t see the point in a press campaign for their new release, usually because either an artist they know, or […]
A great way to build excitement amongst your fanbase leading up to the release of a new album is to organize a pre-sale campaign. Hold a contest, where everyone that makes a pre-sale purchase is entered in to win a prize. Prizes could be additional merchandise, tickets to the CD release show, or if you […]
The first piece in this 3 part series discussed steps you should take before you start promoting a new album, such as having your online presence all in order. In Part 2, I will go over some basic elements for, yep you guessed it, promoting a new album.
