Marketing a Music Website

The music industry has many components that need to be completed if you want to be placed in the best position for success. You have hire the right publisher, agent, manager, and booking agent. You have to get the right studio people involved for the recording and of course you have to have good music. You got to posses an ability to write, play, sing or all of the above.

One of the most important aspects of any business is marketing. Without marketing, that good work is wasted. Sure, some of the above businesses or team members will help you do that, but what are you doing specifically and individually to make sure you increase your presence in the music industry? Today the way to do that best is a professional Internet presence.

Free Music Marketing Ideas: Give your Music Away?

Dexter Bryant Jr. wrote an article that I found on Artist Music House called “Free Music = Free Advertising = Smart Business.” That’s an interesting concept in an age where artists, songwriter and the music industry in general are taking every precaution and measure available under the law to stop people getting music for free and Bryant suggest that we give it away.  Well I think he is right.

The New Myspace for Artists

MySpace attempts to return to it former form by going after the artists. Recently Rolling Stone reported a preview video of the MySpace redesigned site.  MySpace apparently will use stakeholder Justin Timberlake to help them draw musicians and other entertainment and creative industry people to choose MySpace as the social network of choice.