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10 Instagram Tips For Bands, By Bands
From Mashable: Tour diaries: They are the satisfying sustenance required by every hardcore music fan to feed a band addiction. A glimpse into the backstage, on-tour-bus life of one’s favorite band. Now, thanks to the marvels of modern technology, it’s easier than ever to create a highly visual tour diary to sate the appetite of your friends and followers. One word, my musically inclined friends: Instagram. Instagram, that increasingly popular photo … Read entire article »
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10 Tips To Get Your Music News & Content Into Facebook’s Top News Feed
From Hypebot: Since Facebook separated its News Feedinto Top News and Most Recent, it’s become really important to get into the Top News feed which is the default and where you’re most likely to be seen. If not, despite all the fans who liked your account or your band’s Facebook Page, much of what you do is likely to go unnoticed. And that means that learning more about EdgeRank, the algorithm which decides who’s in and who’s out, … Read entire article »
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What Would John Doe Do? – Singing Technique Tips
A Question from Jon Hey there John! I’ve been a huge fan of X, the Knitters, and all of your solo work for a long time. You always sound great live when you’re singing even when you’re moving around. I’ve been having trouble with getting volume out of the mic, and I was wondering how you get your sound. So what, are you yelling your head off? Do you have an amazing sound guy that tours with … Read entire article »
Opening Band Etiquette by Heather McDonald
From About.com Music Careers: Being chosen as the opening band for a more established act can mean great things in your music career. You will get to play for larger audience than you might draw at your own show – an audience who might then get excited about turning out for your next headlining set. An added bonus is that peppered in amongst those potential new fans might be members of the … Read entire article »
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