Guest Posts

Professional Recording – why great recordings matter

by Admin on April 28, 2011

This is a second guest post from the very knowledgeable Nick Lewis. Nick is MD of online mastering studio Brighton Mastering. It’s easy to hear stories about Michelle Shocked being discovered thanks to a warped dictaphone recording and Justin Bieber’s YouTube genesis and think that your music will shine through even the most woeful of [...]

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Social Networking for Musicians – Quality vs Quantity

by Admin on March 29, 2011

This is a guest post. Nick Lewis is a digital strategist working on behalf of Zimbalam – leaders in digital music distribution. One of the first things everyone learns about social networking is the importance of keeping up a regular stream of content. This can be daunting for people more interested in micro-tones than micro-blogging, [...]

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10 Tips to make your Facebook Music Page work better

by Admin on March 24, 2011

This is a guest post. Chris Rockett is a musician and music marketing consultant from London who uses Direct-to-Fan marketing tactics to help level the playing field between DIY musicians and major label artists. Feel free to follow along on his Music Marketing Blog or Facebook Page. A common email I get from up and [...]

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Songwriting Tips – Songs as stepping stones

by Admin on March 4, 2011

This post on songwriting tips is from Ben Cooper. Ben is a professional songwriter living in Nashville, TN. Read more at The Songbird Project. “Keep writing.” This is how I sign off every time I post something on my blog, The Songbird Project. Why do I do this? Well, because I know from experience that [...]

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How to promote music online – practical examples and theory

by Admin on September 22, 2009

A Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer To the readers of the Make It In Music blog, I would like to present my paper looking into some of the best practices of the online promotion of new music releases. The paper identifies trends at play in the online practices of music promotion, looks at five different [...]

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What makes a great song?

by Admin on May 19, 2009

A Guest Post by Fraser Smith What makes a great song? It’s a big question, and one that has been written about endlessly in an attempt to unravel the “formula” for creating a world dominating smash hit record. Sure, there are some basic rules and if you were to examine a handful of the most [...]

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