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ReverbNation, Marketing Yourself, and some STEPS TO TAKE 4 MUSICIANS TRYING TO "MAKE IT BIG"!
***CALLING ALL ARTISTS & MUSICIANS TRYING TO MAKE IT BIG IN THE MUSIC BIZ! PLEASE READ to learn a thing or two about steps to take to making it big in your artistic craft!***
-- Emily Moldy
Lord knows that this business isn't easy, and that despite what we see on TV and music videos, "making it big" is probably not going to look like getting picked up off the street one day, signed to a big record label and then BOOM... it's all money, champagne, and limo rides from there on out. Nope, sadly "making it big" takes A LOT of self-determination, some business skills, an understanding of the music industry, and knowing the right people.
(Of course talent and luck have something to do with it too. :))
One cool thing about YMR is... that when you come here, you are surrounding yourself with people who have the same dreams as you, and who may know some things about the business that you don't. Through Femi, (YMR's Artist Development Instructor!!!) I learned about REVERBNATION and how useful it is for lost lil' artists like myself, trying to get out there! (I am a singer/songwriter, just put out my first EP, and have been serious about my music career for about two years now)... I think you all should know about it because it has already helped me develop myself as an artist! Check it out!
WHAT IS IT?: ReverbNation is a music site made for independent artists, producers, fans, venues, and industry people to be able to self-promote, connect, and collaborate with one another. It's kind of like a music MySpace or Facebook, but with LOTS of tools provided to help you "get out there" with your music.
WHAT TOOLS?:
- Provides a place to make your songs accessible online so people can listen to them
- Allows you to put pictures and a BIO of yourself up
- You can put YouTube videos of yourself and/or of your shows
- Helps you promote your shows
- Build a fan base by creating a "fan-email" list, AND...
- Sets you up to get your music on i-tunes & pandora, PLUS SO MUCH MORE.
HOW?: Go to www.reverbnation.com to sign up! BUT FIRST, come to Femi's Artist Development workshop on Tuesdays at 5:30pm here at YMR and receive guidance on writing your Artist Bio, developing your identity and direction as an artist, and how to make the BEST lookin' artist profile EVA!
WHY?: Because we are living in the DIGITAL AGE my friends, and having a web-presence is SO important for networking. When you walk into a room and you tell people you are an artist, having a website where they can find & listen to your music makes you seem LEGIT! SO GET INFORMED! To find out more information, come check in with us at the office here at Youth Movement Records!
