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Industry Talk
This category is for opinion articles about different aspects of the music industry and what it means to be a part of it. Covering production technique, to vocal styles, to stage presentation.
How to Improve Your Social Media Profile
01 month ago
As an artist one of the main things that you should be sure to do is to make your work as easy to find as possible. When bloggers, reporters, radio hosts, and DJ’s are looking for your work they should be able to find it within one or two clicks of landing on one of your profile pages. Making [...]
How To Support Your Local Artists
03 months ago
by Stephen Ellis
in Industry Talk
In today’s digital age there are more and more artists stepping into the field of independent music. There are a few facts that they face: people don’t pay for music anymore and there is an enormous amount of competition. So the question any music lover has is “How do I support my favorite local [...]
Eddie Murphy “DJ Ez Eddie D” – Letters to Hip-Hop
04 months ago
Eddie Murphy also know as DJ Ez Eddie D, hosts the second longest running hip-hop radio show in the nation. The show “Knowledge Dropped, Lessons Taught” is a platform from which Murphy promotes the local music scene and its artists. On his Facebook page Eddie posted an essay outlining his thoughts [...]
The Negative Effects of Misrepresentation
09 months ago
by Stephen Ellis
in Industry Talk
As a music promoter and blogger there are many times were you will come across music that is submitted either by agents or artists looking for your help in promoting their latest single or album. Submissions are the holy grail of music blogging because they come from someone that engaged with your [...]
Going Dub: The Dubstep Show
01 year ago
Every Tuesday night at 8:00, Deep Ellum On Air broadcasts “Going Dub: The Dubstep Show.” This show is a jewel of internet radio. DJs Jantzen Ray, Jimmy Ryan, and Ambassador Austin bring you real conversation about all things Dubstep: the culture, the history, and emotion behind the music. [...]
How to Use Spotify to Promote Local Artists
01 year ago
by Stephen Ellis
in Industry Talk
Over the last week Facebook has launched a whole slew of updates to the sites layout and to the way that users interact with their profiles. One of the updates that will greatly benefit the local music scene is the integration of Spotify with Facebook.
Spotify syncs itself with the music stored on [...]
Independent Music Marketing – LinkedIn
11 year ago
by Stephen Ellis
in Industry Talk
LinkedIn is the largest professional networking platform on the internet. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, LinkedIn reports more than 100 million registered users, spanning more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. LinkedIn is the go to place for companies and employees [...]
Independent Music Marketing – YouTube
11 year ago
by Stephen Ellis
in Industry Talk
(This is a reissue of an earlier post on the same topic)
The music industry has gone through many changes to the way that music is created, produced and marketed. The industry today resembles the Wild West, with many independent artists and labels producing and marketing their own type of music. [...]
Independent Music Marketing -Twitter
11 year ago
by Stephen Ellis
in Industry Talk
Twitter is one of the major social networking entities, coming right behind Facebook, and YouTube in usage and reach. Twitter is the next generation of chat, standing halfway between instant and on demand communication.
For artist and labels looking to promote on Twitter there are some common [...]
Independent Music Marketing – Facebook
11 year ago
by Stephen Ellis
in Industry Talk
For any independent artists or labels a personal/company website is a must because it serves as a home base and a way for fans to connect with the music and the artist. For those that don’t have the time, money, or knowledge to create a good webpage, a Facebook fan page is a good start.
Fan pages [...]
