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When Does An Artist Need A Publicist?
In this clip, Curtis Smith, the head of Maelstrom Music and Maelstrom Music PR, talks about how to know when it’s time for artists to start thinking about getting a publicist, and what to look for...
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Don’t Just Push Music, Push Personality
Building a fan base takes more than just having good music. People can connect to a great song and not give a shit about the artist who made it. Listeners like to connect to an idea, an experience…a...
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Skyzoo on What it Takes to Be a Successful Indie Hip Hop Artist
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jE27aX65QA In this video Skyzoo shares some great info on how he remains successful as an independent hip hop artist. Good stuff! Shout out to Eliment at TM101Radio.com for...
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What is an Artist Onesheet and How Do You Make One?
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=paT52Rnvlgo Onesheets used to serve the primary function of informing distributers about your new release. Now, onesheets can be very useful tool when also contacting...
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Hip Hop Blog: 5 Reasons Why You Should Be Blogging
I’m going to start a series of posts here that will focus on the benefits and power of blogging. It will even have it’s own category (Hip Hop Blog). I’ll be sharing how, after almost 3 years of...
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Artists: How to Blog, Make Money, and Expand Your Audience
This is the second post in a series that I promised to deliver on the rewards and benefits of blogging. Sorry that it took so long to write this follow up. The first post was titled, 5 Reasons Why...
View ArticleHip Hop Profits: The Potential Benefits of Having A Logo
Artists today are looking for and experimenting with alternative ways to diversify their income. Most of these ideas fall under the umbrella of what is called “branding”. This word means different...
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The Practice of Developing Your Audience and Stage Presence
After many conversations with experienced and talented producers and various hip hop artists, I’ve come to the conclusion that there are several parts to the act of pursuing music. However, performing...
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Interview with a Hip Hop Booking Agent
by Lola Sims As the widely respected and well connected CEO of Total Access Talent, Melissa Sessoms is a veteran with some of entertainment’s biggest artists at her fingertips. Formerly a...
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8 Common Mistakes Artists Make When Submitting Music [excerpt]
This is an excerpt from our e-book Online Grind, Hip Hop Directory Some artists will never know why they aren’t getting their music submissions accepted, or why they never receive a reply. A...
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The Hip Hop Artist’s Guide to Building a Valuable Fan List
If you don’t have a fan list, you need to start building one. What I’m referring to is a list of people and their email addresses. But this is not just any list. You don’t just put any email address...
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How to Make Your Music Video Go Viral
How do I make my video go viral? This is a question I get asked often. It’s as if there’s a magic formula, out there somewhere, that can be applied to any video to make this possible. There isn’t...
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Facebook Pages: Why Artists Can’t Solely Depend on Social Networks
Social networks like Facebook oftentimes switch shit up on you whenever they feel like it. And it sucks that you’re powerless to do anything about it. These changes can have huge effects on your...
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Why You Should Pay For Exposure
Every other business does it. Why shouldn’t you? If you’re a business, you need to market and advertise. Somehow a lot of up and coming artists think that they can bypass this important necessity in...
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Hip Hop Artists: An Example of Creative Promotion
Spotted this at artist Grade Aplus’s Tumblr This is the kind of sticky promotional tactic that works well to keep your name, label, or website in the minds of your fans. People can always find use for...
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