Have you ever wondered how to get your album up for iTunes pre-sale? It can be a great way to start the hype of your album through social media even before the official release date and can have a big impact on first day sales and iTunes ranking. iTunes uploads …
Tip 1. Press Kits are SOOOO 2008… DO NOT waste your time making a hard copy press kit to mail out to companies. They are often seen as garbage and will not be listened to and likely thrown out. Tip 2. EPK’s are becoming almost obsolete. When a band is …
Vine is a new fun and easy FREE app that lets you shoot 6 second videos that are posted and shared online to your followers. Upload them to your Vine account sync them with your friends on Twitter and Facebook. Additionally, Vine has a lot of great marketing benefits that …
Chief, my boss and mentor started out doing live sound and audio engineering. His first band ever recorded some 17 years ago in Vancouver, BC was Nickelback; before anyone had ever heard a song or had seen a live show. As they started to gig around town, they asked Chief …
For any up and coming bands; Vancouver’s The Peak has opened a new round to their Peak Performance Project. Make sure to register your band today: http://peakperformanceproject.com You will gain a ton of knowledge, experience and contacts through this contest and could even win 102,700 dollars as first prize winner! Apply …
Thanks so much to Music BC for putting on a FACTOR seminar last night on the new website and changes. Some MAJOR things have been changed and for any canadian artist looking to apply for funding in the next 3 weeks you will have to: 1. Create an user account …
At this time, you have already released your album and single. You have been promoting and building a team. There are a couple steps which you need to take in order to proceed. Here is part 5 of 5; A Month After the Album/EP Release: (Canadian bands apply for any additional …
This checklist is at the time that your EP/Album will be released both digital and hard copy. Here are some things you need to do at that time that are key for release week! Album release: – Continue your daily online posts/ promo for your album on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter to create …
Here is part 3 of 5 for your project checklist for an upcoming album/EP release. This is already past the stage of Recording and Mastering. You are now releasing your single and the EP/album to follow roughly 4 weeks later: Single out + 4 weeks to album/EP release : (Canadian …
Here is Part 2 of 5 for your project checklist when releasing an album up to indstry standards. This is in the phase of getting your final masters in hand. Here is what needs to roll out during this time: Masters: (Canadian bands apply for FACTOR Marketing and Promotions grant …
