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Facebook Fatigue

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Thought we’d take a few minutes to update on the marketing of @DrasticJo and reflect on a recent Facebook campaign. Jo has an album coming out in November and we’re tasked with finding the people who would like it and developing a relationship with them so that they will buy it. Tommy Silverman recently made [...]

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Turning Fickle Fans into Friends

May 13, 2010

Just got off the weekly skype call with one of our artists – Drastic Jo – she has a release scheduled for November 13 and we’re busy developing the direct to fan marketing plan. Typically one of the most important parts of such a plan is the acquisition stage – this is where you set [...]

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Is a Free Band Website Really Possible?

April 27, 2010

Yes, if you do it yourself, but frankly do you really have the time & the chops? It’s not just design and coding, it’s how to integrate social media, how to keep it fresh, how to professionally embed ecommerce and distribution, how to collect email, how to pay for hosting and tech support, and how [...]

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The kilted Chaos Questionnaire

February 24, 2010

1/ How many hours a week do you spend on your site? 2/ Why do you do this? 3/ Why should people come to your site? 4/ How do artists / bands get onto your site? 5/ What can a band / artist do to get featured on your site 6/ What are the top [...]

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7 Questions For Music Sites #Kiltfeed 02.24.10

February 24, 2010

Kilted_Alex @kilted_andrew and its goodnight from him #kiltfeed 4 minutes ago from TweetDeck Reply Retweet   Kilted_Alex @michaelGregoire had some stellar points about music promotion etc: http://bit.ly/bwKKL4 #kiltfeed #netlabel 4 minutes ago from TweetDeck Reply Retweet   kilted_andrew So – until next week – it’s goodnight from me #kiltfeed 4 minutes ago from TweetDeck Reply [...]

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Netlabel 101 with Blocsonic

February 8, 2010

We at Kilted Chaos love netlabels, I think that’s obvious, but the one we think is putting out quality releases right now is blocSonic. Now 3 years strong, the blocSonic crew are releasing a solid mix of netaudio samplers and original releases, and the quality of their recordings, and the attention to detail that goes [...]

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Digital Music News

February 4, 2010

If you’re thinking of your band as a business – (which we sincerely hope you are by now) then there is another read that you might want to incorporate into your daily routine: Digital Music News.  Written by Scion of the business Paul Resnikoff and his team out of Los Angeles, the Daily Snapshot is [...]

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Myxer – Free Ringtones & More

February 2, 2010

There are many ways to get ringtones out to your fans but by far the easiest way is to hook up with Myxer.    You can upload tracks, images even your videos and use the platform to get the content distributed straight into the hands of your most ardent followers.  Check them out here: I first [...]

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One Track Mind – Music Discovery Made Easy, One Track at a Time

February 1, 2010

For the next couple of weeks in support of the #FreeChaos competition, we’re going to be writing about music sites that we dig and that offer resources to independent bands / artists / DJs.  One of my favorite sites for music blogs is: One Track Mind – Music Discovery Made Easy, One Song at a [...]

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Give Your Girlfiend Tim Halperin For Valentine’s Day

January 30, 2010

Tim Halperin’s music is piano driven accessible pop / rock – think The Fray, Ben Folds, ColdPlay with an 80’s twist – that kind of thing – he’s got a great distinctive voice that sits nicely on top and he writes the kind of songs that make your girlfriend open up. But we’re writing about [...]

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