DIY Musician Stories #4 : Sunny War
Sunny War is a Folk-Punk musician based in LA. In this episode, Sunny talks about moving from addiction into music, on the perils of social media, on her experiences busking, on finding meaningful ways to…
#237: 6 months of music news in 60 minutes
Catch up on the first half of 2019’s big music stories in less than an hour! Kevin and Chris talk through a number of recent news items that relate to independent music-makers. Plus, listener calls…
#236: The 7 most important things to know about distribution in the stre...
Musicians make a lot of assumptions about what it means to “distribute” a track or album. In the wake of Spotify jumping out of the distribution game (almost as quickly as they jumped in), what…
#235: 5 things that can crush the soul of musicians (and how to avoid th...
A life in music is full of high highs and low lows — but being down doesn’t mean you have to stay down. In this episode, Kevin and Chris talk about five common ways musicians…
#234: The 2019 DIY Musician Conference preview
3 days could change the course of your whole music career. In this episode, Kevin and Chris discuss what sets the DIY Musician Conference apart from other industry events, and they preview some of the…
#233: Building a powerful setlist
Are listeners leaning in at your gigs, or are they tuning you out? There are many ways to build a solid set list, but lots of ways to lose your audience too. In this episode,…
#232: Before you choose your artist or band name, listen to this!
A good band name is hard to com by. Before you decide what you’re going to call yourself as an artist, listen to this episode. Kevin and Chris list a number of common problems with band…
#231: Creating a livestream experience with your fans
Live-streaming gives you as a DIY musician a consistent, low-cost way to reach listeners on huge social platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and more. You can also format your broadcasts in a number of ways:…
#230: Have your say – what musicians want to know pt 2!
In this listener feedback episode, Kevin and Chris answer emails and calls from DIY musicians who are wondering how to market their music in the streaming world, how to brand themselves, how to make sure…
#229: How to build your list and make a profit giving away your music
In this live taping of the DIY Musician Podcast, CD Baby’s Kevin Breuner and Chris Robley compare notes on how they launched and managed their “Free + Shipping & Handling” campaigns to give away their…
#228: How to find a producer that won’t drive you mad
A good producer can turn your songs into masterpieces. But a bad producer can ruin more than just your recordings. They can sap your self-confidence, wreck your reputation, and exhaust your energy and bank account….
#227: Marketing trends to watch in 2019
The foundations of music marketing stay pretty solid: capture attention, offer value, lead listeners on a journey from awareness to action. But the house you build on that foundation is always shifting. What older marketing…
#226: The new way to market your music!
At CD Baby, we are always looking for new and innovative ways for artists to market and promote their music. That’s why we’re happy to announce Spotify audio ads and banner ad targeting as a…
#225: 25 ways you’re sabotaging your music career
Are you standing in the way of your own success? Are you accidentally making it harder to accomplish your music goals? In this episode Kevin and Chris talk about 25 kinds of self-sabotaging artist. Are…
#224: Have your say, Pt 2 — what MORE musicians want to know…
As we close out 2018, we have another episode dedicated (mostly) to our listeners, where DIY musicians call and email with great questions and tips! “Mostly” dedicated, because the episode begins with Kevin and Chris…
#223: Have your say – what musicians want to know!
Our listeners ask great questions, so we thought we’d do a whole episode taking calls and emails from DIY musicians, and then try our best to provide answers that aren’t bonkers. Plus, inspirational film and…
#222: Tips to promote your music in the holiday season (2018 edition)
The holiday season is the perfect time of year to crank up your music promotion efforts and try something new and different to engage your fans. In this episode, Kevin and Chris share their holiday…
#221: 8 music myths you need to leave behind
Time to say goodbye to a few false assumptions that have been holding you back! The music industry has stayed loyal to some really destructive myths, so it’s always great to see when independent artists…
#220: The right way to do cover songs
Do “real” artists do cover songs? What kind of songs should you cover? And what are the different uses of a great cover version? In this episode, Kevin and Chris talk about the controversy and…
#219: Kristen Ford – How to tour Europe without a booking agent or label
The European market has a rich live-music tradition, but artists often feel lost when trying to infiltrate the scene as an outsider. However, with the aid of online tools like Google Translate and Skype, booking…
#218: Everything you need to sell and stream your music online
Once you’ve finished recording your new album or single there is still some work to do in order to get the release over the finish line. In this episode, Kevin and Chris discuss all the…
#217: DIY Musician Podcast Live! – Successful release strategies i...
Streaming has opened up new opportunities for artists to get creative with the way they release music. What strategies actually work? How can you ensure your album release has maximum impact? In this episode that…
#216: Marketing music with Instagram and Instagram Stories
The way musicians — heck, the way ANYONE uses Instagram today — is very different from how we used it years ago. Whether you’ve been marketing your music on Instagram for years or you’re brand…
#215: 8 takeaways from the 2018 DIY Musician Conference
Whether you were at the 2018 DIY Musician Conference in Nashville, missed out, or didn’t even know it existed, Kevin and Chris talk about 8 lessons learned at the event, and how they apply to…
#214: The truth about Spotify playlists, Pt 2
Let’s get beyond the basics of Spotify playlists. How do you determine which playlists will actually make a difference for your career? How do you find them, hunt down the contact info of the curator…
#213: The truth about Spotify playlists, Pt 1
Rethinking everything you know about Spotify playlists means you have to revisit your assumptions. In this first of a two-part series, Kevin and Chris talk through the foundations of a playlisting strategy, touching upon a…
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