With over 7 million registered users in Europe, it’s hard to ignore Spotify’s presence in digital music.  Although many bands are skeptical about how much Spotify can help them financially, there are some positive stories coming out of Sweden.  The Local, a Swedish news site, reported Spotify’s royalty payments rose 800% to songwriters over the past 12 months.

If a band wants to use Spotify to gain more European fans, they can do so through TuneCore.  But first, the band needs to see how it can actually benefit them.  At the root, it’s understanding how to leverage free content to maximize paid content.  Simply stated, just by holding certain songs outside of Spotify, bands have a greater chance of monetization while gaining new fans.

Maybe your band already

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What has always made Nashville great is the voices that have been recorded here, & the lyrics that have been created here. Those lyrics have been formed out of personal experiences & hardships. As the rest of the musical world has lost its heart & soul Nashville has managed to keep it. Robby Hecht is a perfect example of an artist who writes lyrics with plenty of heart & whose voice has been praised by the likes of Jeff Coffin & compared to James Taylor, Paul Simon & Amos Lee. Robby was born in East TN but did not start writing until he attended the University of WI in Madison. From there he spent some

What is JamLegend?

Imagine a free version of Guitar Hero that lets you compete with Facebook friends, and have the ability to upload your own music? It’s pretty awesome, and it’s called JamLegend.

JamLegend lets users play guitar or drums on their keyboard. If the user has a Guitar Hero controller, they can easily plug and play. The game requires no programming from the user to play their own songs. After uploading a song, JamLegend automatically detects rhythms and pauses within a few seconds.

Bands can apply to start their own profile pages at https://www.jamlegend.com/platform/info. It is a great way to engage with fans. The possibility of contests, awards and giveaways are endless. More bands should be doing it, especially in the rock genre.

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Fellow Social Deviant, Taylor Vick, and I met with a business associate, Celeste Rains of Flying Otter Marketing, at local hot spot The Patterson House, Nashville’s answer to the mixology rage sweeping the nation. It is a dimly-lit and not very air conditioned lounge in a historic house where drinks cost between $10 and $15 [...]

We all have to write a note on Facebook for one reason or another. As an artist you do it more often to get information to your fans.  One thing you may not know though is you can do some fancy tricks to make it more branded for “YOUR” fans. Here is a step by step process on how to do it.

1. Go to your Fan Page

2. Click on the NOTES tab

3. Click on + WRITE A NEW NOTE

4. Add A Title

5. Add Your Text to the Body