Music Marketing Chat

Mar 15 2020

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simpl. was built with one thing in mind – to empower musicians and give them the tools, resources, and guidance to maximize their future release. The internet is full of information, but we cut through the noise and clutter to provide you with the latest music marketing tips, tricks, and guides to plan an effective DIY release. There are no overnight success stories here – only real, hard-working industry folk that we love to connect with and learn more about their journey.

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E7 Artist Management, Music Business + More w/ Jesse From PinUp Artist Management

Mar 15 2020 71 mins

Episode Notes "If only we had a label, we'd be able to do X, Y, and Z." With so many artists out there wanting to "make it", people are bombarded with a slew of unsolicited page invites, random friend requests/follows, and more. Artists are becoming lazy and are using terrible tactics to market themselves, yet not investing time into learning how to properly brand themselves, pract

E6 Community, Touring + More w/ Sierra From With Sails Ahead

Mar 02 2020 42 mins

"BIG THINGS COMING SOON." We've all been there. And we've all taken on different personas throughout our careers in music. But how do you find your brand voice? Is it an overnight thing? Does it just happen naturally? How many times can you post one-word eerie aesthetic posts before you drop music before your fan base gets irritated? In this episode, we talk to Sierra Binondo, the

E5 Why Design & Branding Are Important w/ Bailey from Halfheart Media

Feb 17 2020 44 mins

Design, branding, and aesthetics are all things that artists want to have down to a tee (aside from the music itself), but that all begins with your designer. Bailey Zindel (also known as Halfheart Media) is a designer that has worked with artists such as Weezer, Mayday Parade, Panic! At the Disco, Fall Out Boy + more artists you've probably heard of before. In this episode we take

E4 Networking Do's & Dont's + More w/ James From IndustryHours

Feb 10 2020 41 mins

Ever hit a dry spell through your creative outlet? Whether you're a musician, photographer, creative - we've all been there. James Gross is an entrepreneur from the Los Angeles area, setting the stage for what content creation should be from behind a lens, as well as making it easier for people in the music industry to connect through a platform he created called IndustryHours. We

E3 Fighting the Corporate & Algorithm Driven Industry w/ Endre From LÜM

Feb 03 2020 43 mins

90% of streams from Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora + more come from the top 1% of artists - leaving 99% of artists accounting for only 10% of streams. Crazy, right? In this episode, Endre Krumholz talks about how we can change the future of music discovery and support through LÜM, a social media, music discovery, and streaming application that allows fans to directly support their

E2 Toplines, Marketing + Songwriting Tips w/ Josh Matotek

Jan 27 2020 77 mins

Many artists struggle to develop a following, let alone make sure their music is written well and marketed efficiently. Josh Matotek, a producer & songwriter from Florida, is one of the few producers out there that not only take pride in making sure that an artist sounds good, but makes the most out of their releases. We covered a lot in this episode, such as the stigma behind

E1 Pros & Cons of Being A DIY Artist w/ Andrés

Jan 19 2020 53 mins

Anthony had the opportunity to chat with Andrés, an independent artist from Bakersfield, California who has shared the stage with Kurt Travis, Strawberry Girls, The Fall of Troy + more. As an artist, a record label seems to be the goal - but is that still the case? Listen to the first episode of a simpl. podcast to discover the pros and cons of being a DIY artist, some Facebook m