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Dangerous Muzik Presents: Shade Theory

Shade Theory is a new Neo-Soul effort from westcoast producer Tommy Danger. Combining deep, soulful melodies with live instrument and percussion, Shade Theory brings that classic Neo-Soul vibe to present with new grooves and lyrics. Shade Theory features smooth vocals, drums by Jeff Lees, and bass by Wade Ware. If you're looking for where to find new Neo-Soul music, then you're in the right place because Shade Theory provides what you need for that Neo-Soul fix.

What Measures To Consider About Your Music Before Proceeding In The Music Publishing and Licensing Industry

I frequently get asked by artists how should they proceed with getting their music in the GFM Catalog. Really its not about how you should proceed, its about what to consider before submitting your music to a music publisher. Though this post is mainly about how Grimm Factor Music is operating at this moment, I believe that this info can cover a broad range of companies like other music publishers, music libraries, and music curators. Even if you wanted to go right to the source and omit the middle man, these are still important things to consider.

A List Of Music Supervisors On Twitter And How To Engage With Them

Check out this list of music supervisors on twitter that I constantly add to as I find them. So far there are nearly 100 of them on there. Hop on twitter and subscribe to the list.

This Should Be Called 12 Essential Marketing Tips For Up And Coming Artists, But Its Not

You Have Great Music, Now Lets Do Great Marketing

As far as marketing yourself as an up and coming musical artist, its best to have your social profiles and websites setup before making your big push. Keep your bios consistent across the net. Always consider the fact that your supporters or anyone interested in your music will become interested in you and your brand extensions.

There are tons of free ways to get things together like clothing lines and accessories. Companies like Cafepress and Zazzle let you to design and brand your own gear then sell it from their site without any overhead.

10 Suggestions To Consider When Marketing Your Brand Online.

10 Is A Pretty Good Number 

It seems like I have an affinity for creating lists in 10s. I mean really, people say that 3 is the perfect number. Well, sometimes you need more than 3. That's why I try to give you at least 10. So here's another list of useful information for you. 

10 Ass Kickingly Awesome And Easy Marketing Tips For More Traffic, Views, Followers, Fans, and Likes

YOU'VE ALREADY BEGUN NOW LETS GET YOU MOVING FORWARD

Let's say you have a just created your new site, blog, or social network profile and really don't know how to best get the word out so you can build your audience. You may not know what to do next. I'd say the best thing to do is get your website, blog, and social network profile links out there. The more backlinks you can setup, the more traffic, visitors, and views you can get. This can raise your internet visibility with the search engines and get more likes and followers. Now I'm writing this off the top of my head. If you blog, you have my permission to copy and paste this into a blog post. Just give credit where credit is due, ok?? I can guarantee that if you share this info, a ton of people will take notice. Everyone from brands to fans would love to get their hands on this all this info in one place. The best thing about this post is that nearly 99% of the stuff in these tips can be implemented for free! So lets get started!

GFM Money Kit For Musicians In The New Music Industry

Being a musician, band, artist, or composer in the new music industry can be tough considering that your act may or may not have capital backing to dump into your marketing and promotion efforts. The beauty of the new music industry is that, at its core, a huge part of it is online based and like many major and small business, the internet is a life saver for a fledgling business. Take this into account when thinking that the internet holds no weight in commerce for business. Now here's where a split can happen between music acts these days. Some want fans, fame, and fortune. Some just want to make a living without being in the spotlight. As a musician, artist, band, or composer you have to choose. You may not choose your ultimate path at first, but within time you should...and probably will.

Here's where I plan to help. This blog is usually chock full of info about the new music industry, music publishing, and different ways to make money with your music. However, there may be some of you who are just starting but don't know where to begin or which avenues you should consider implementing into your plans. There are tons of ways to go about it. I will attempt to combine a few of the suggestions I've made in the post HOW YOU CAN MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR MUSIC with some suggestions to grow your fan base, create an income stream, and keep the income coming in. 

How to be a fan and support your favorite indie band and artists

Being an artist or band in today's new music industry is not an easy task. The difficulty is not in the form of what you have to do, but how much you have to do it and timing is crucial to the success or failure of a band's endeavors. Rallying the troops to get behind your brand and keeping them loyal to you is easier said than done. It requires effort on both parts, the band and the artist, in order to work properly. These days, music acts need to stay engaged with the fans, and in order for a fan to see their favorite artists thrive with recognition they must also properly support those artists.

I Won't Catalog Sample Based Music And Here's Why

The music scene is full of urban music (and other genres) producers that love to sample. Sampling can be considered an art in itself. I don't necessarily agree but what I can say is that using someone else's creation to create your own is like wearing someone else's clothes when you have your own. The mindset, to me, is I want to look as good as you do or better than you did with the same stuff you got. I honestly have no problem with a person that samples. I really didn't care to do it myself. I may have sampled 3 or 4 classic songs in my life as an urban music producer. Even then, I didn't care to do it.

This is not the basis on why I won't add sample based music in my catalog. My main motive for this is because I want a catalog of original material. Original music is easier to clear for licensing. There's no red tape to cut through or any aspect of copyright infringement to worry about. 

34 Rock Solid Tips To Grow Your Twitter Community

...Organically. This means without having to pay for anything.

I use these strategies everyday and every time I'm on twitter. This information is given to you for free. I'm not asking for any money nor am I selling you anything. How about a favor for a favor? I help you with Twitter, and you help me by viewing my campaign for contributions on indiegogo OR just share the link. That's all. I'm taking a fair amount of time to write this. More time than it would take to share this intact to others.