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Did You Feel “Butterflies” In Your Stomach This Valentine’s Day? BlackBoxEnt invites you to watch a brand new indie film this Valentine’s Day. “Butterflies” is a short rom-com about a guy ready to give up on love until something interesting happens… “Trevor Jones is trying to drown his sorrows in alcohol when suddenly, the two […]
itsmannimania Branches Into The Film/TV Industry With His New Animation Projects Manni vs Mania itsmannimania is branching into the film and TV industries with his new animation projects. He’s currently in the production phase for his new animation series: Manni vs Mania. Manni vs Mania will be an animated shorts series about itsmannimania’s own personal […]
How To Build Your Email List As A Musician Any digital marketer with a half brain will tell you that the first place to start when growing a business is to create an email list. In this article, we’ll explain why mailing lists are critical to your music marketing strategy and show you how to […]
How To Promote Your Music Effectively On Social Media Building your presence across multiple platforms can do wonders for your exponential growth in popularity and influence. With the advent of more modern platforms like Instagram and Tik Tok, it’s in your best interest to build your presence across the board. Whether you’re promoting your music […]
Music Marketing Tips For Independent Musicians If you’re an independent artist looking to promote your music, it’s important that you have a music marketing strategy with bonfires and fireworks. You won’t be able to successfully promote your music without developing a marketing plan. Whether you’re an independent musician, producer, or band, digital promotion should be […]
Get More People To Hear Your Music One of the most common questions we get asked is how to get people to listen to your music. The thing is if your music isn’t as good (or at least very close) as what other people already offer, you’re going to have an uphill battle right now […]
What It Takes To Make A Living As An Independent Artist There are many ways to make money as an independent musician – you just need to be open-minded and understand that your income can come from many different places. Given the state of the music industry, one of the most important things you can […]
Grow Your Fan Base Fast Before we explain how you can grow your online music fan base, let’s go over the basic principles of fan engagement. If you want to know how to build a fan base, you need to align your goals and make real connections to get your music heard. But if you […]
What do you believe is the number one thing that musicians are doing to ruin their chances at succeeding in the music industry? Is it: not practicing their instrument enough? Not putting together enough good music industry connections? Living in a city with no music scene? The answer to all of this is NO – […]
The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing” Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog Boing Boing, is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build […]