ReverbNation Video Tutorials Now Available @ Viddler.com

The other day I sat down with some friends of mine who just dropped their debut album and are getting into marketing mode. For months now I’ve been telling them to get their asses on ReverbNation, and they finally were ready to listen.

Val Kilmer is a Musician and Uses ReverbNation & Snocap!

I’ve been really busy over at ReverbNation this week as I begin expanding my artist roster to include to local acts which I have had the pleasure of helping out over the past year, 61 North and Julian Day. We’ll have some more info on those acts here at evolvor shortly, but first I have to talk about one of the featured artists I saw while over the site.

Is This the Beginning of the End of Indie Labels?

There was a time when an unknown band could turn to an indie label to get their music out there. Nowadays, this seems harder and harder to do.

Peter Gabriel Launches We7

Musical pioneer Peter Gabriel has now ventured into the world of free music sites.

Yesterday the former Genesis frontman launched the full version of We7, which after an initial visit to the site reminds of a nice hybrid of imeem and iTunes.

ReverbNation Does Distribution, EPK’s, and Takes Out The Trash

I’ve been waiting for this day to arrive for a few months now!

ReverbNation quietly rolled out too hugely freakin’ important things over the weekend that further proves why they are the coolest kids on the block.

MySpace Unveils New MySpace Music and I’m Not Impressed

So the day finally came last Thursday - MySpace finally unveiled it’s much talked about MySpace Music Platform.

Understanding the FLAC Audio File Format

Okay, so you’ve recorded your album, had it mixed and probably pressed some cd’s. You’ve also probably ripped it into a computer and have mp3’s available for sale through your website, have uploaded them to all the places on the web like MySpace, Imeem, and Reverbnation, and are ready to start selling tracks and albums.

TuneCore.com Hooks Up Customers With iTunes Data

Got another press release for ya kids, this time from our friends over at Tunecore. This is a BIG DEAL, so pay attention:

Why Automated Music Submission Services DON’T Work

Over the past year studying the various forms of music promotion online, one thing that I see here and there is automated music submission services.

In a nutshell, these are services that send your press release or press kit to music related places all over the ‘net - music blogs, online radio stations, music journalists, etc.

“Time Distribution”

Rand has a wonderful post about “Time Distribution” in online marketing.