DIY Musician Podcast
CD Baby
DIY Musician Podcast
CD Baby
Wednesday 29 July 2020 : Mary Gauthier is a Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter who has struck a balance between her own artistry and penning songs for singers...
Monday 27 July 2020 : Singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah is a solo artist, and can be heard alongside Layla McCalla, Allison Russell and Rhiannon Giddens in the...
Monday 27 July 2020 : It’s time to rethink the way you release singles. Standalone tracks are no longer SOLELY tied to larger album promo efforts. In this...
Tuesday 14 July 2020 : Misty Boyce is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is part of Sara Bareilles and Lord Huron’s band, and has an...
Wednesday 10 June 2020 : With so many artists turning to live-streaming, it’s time to ensure you stand out from the rest and take yours to the next level. In this...
Tuesday 26 May 2020 : On this episode of the podcast, Kevin chats with Henry Invisible to discuss how he’s using live-streaming to make his music go further and...
Sunday 17 May 2020 : Like many artists, Dawn set her sights on Nashville in order to pursue her musical dreams. When things hit rock bottom, she randomly notice...
Thursday 30 April 2020 : Is your social feed crowded with seemingly every musician on the planet "going live" at once? How many of those livestreams feel like...
Tuesday 14 April 2020 : You might have missed some important music industry news during the COVID-19 pandemic. Let's catch you up! In this episode, Kevin and Chris...
Wednesday 01 April 2020 : There are seven things that many musicians get mixed up — publishers and PROs, cover songs and Public Domain tunes, UPCs and ISRCs, etc....
Thursday 19 March 2020 : What do you do when a gig or tour is cancelled? Touring musicians are facing a time of uncertainty and financial sacrifice as the...
Friday 28 February 2020 : Whether you want a gig, playlist placement, or press opportunity, you're going to need to sell someone on your music — and that means...
Monday 24 February 2020 : Promoting your music on social media can eat up a lot of your time. Sadly, most artists waste that precious time using social media in ways...
Wednesday 12 February 2020 : The music business is constantly evolving. Streaming dominates. Markets are truly global. The way people promote & monetize music shifts...
Friday 07 February 2020 : TikTok has more than half a billion active users, it's the most downloaded app in the world, and the entire platform runs on music! Now that...
Tuesday 04 February 2020 : Having your own pro website is even MORE important in an age where fan relationships are often owned by anyone but the artist. In this...
Tuesday 14 January 2020 : First time releasing music? Returning to music after a hiatus? Where do you even start? With a plan — then you build the foundation. In...
Monday 23 December 2019 : What kind of merch is selling in the streaming era? How do you experiment with t-shirts and other kinds of band merch without going broke?...
Saturday 14 December 2019 : With over 600 million users on Instagram every day, you need your IG game to be strong. In this session recorded at the 2019 DIY Musician...
Wednesday 27 November 2019 : "Everything about my music career will get better, easier, bigger, once I'm on a label." That's what musicians tell themselves, and in most...
Friday 01 November 2019 : Music mastering can be the mysterious and stressful punctuation at the end of your creative recording process. Or it can bring out the best...
Friday 11 October 2019 : Musicians are natural storytellers, but for some reason we don't apply that talent to our music marketing. The best music marketing...
Friday 27 September 2019 : The world’s most successful artists, brands, and companies have one thing in common: They understand their true fans. If you want to build...
Thursday 12 September 2019 : You can learn a thing or two (or seven) when you hang out with 1000+ DIY musicians for an entire weekend. In this episode, Kevin and Chris...
Wednesday 28 August 2019 : Once upon a time crowd funding (or fan funding) offered artists the illusion of musical streets paved with gold, all paid for by their...
DIY Musician Podcast
CD Baby
DIY Musician Stories Ep: 03: Mary Gauthier
Mary Gauthier is a Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter who has struck a balance between her own artistry and penning songs for singers...
DIY Musician Stories Ep. 02: Amythyst Kiah
Singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah is a solo artist, and can be heard alongside Layla McCalla, Allison Russell and Rhiannon Giddens in the...
#259: 10 Strategies for releasing a single in 2020
It’s time to rethink the way you release singles. Standalone tracks are no longer SOLELY tied to larger album promo efforts. In this...
Ep 01: Misty Boyce - DIY Musician Stories
Misty Boyce is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is part of Sara Bareilles and Lord Huron’s band, and has an...
#258: Taking your live-stream to the next level!
With so many artists turning to live-streaming, it’s time to ensure you stand out from the rest and take yours to the next level. In this...
#257: Live-stream success pt 2 - Henry Invisible
On this episode of the podcast, Kevin chats with Henry Invisible to discuss how he’s using live-streaming to make his music go further and...
#256: Live-stream success pt 1 - Dawn Beyer
Like many artists, Dawn set her sights on Nashville in order to pursue her musical dreams. When things hit rock bottom, she randomly notice...
#255: The truth about live-streaming!
Is your social feed crowded with seemingly every musician on the planet "going live" at once? How many of those livestreams feel like...
#254: Important news you might have missed
You might have missed some important music industry news during the COVID-19 pandemic. Let's catch you up! In this episode, Kevin and Chris...
#253: What's the difference between This and That?
There are seven things that many musicians get mixed up — publishers and PROs, cover songs and Public Domain tunes, UPCs and ISRCs, etc....
#252: What to do when your tour gets canceled
What do you do when a gig or tour is cancelled? Touring musicians are facing a time of uncertainty and financial sacrifice as the...
#251: 7 tips for pitching your music
Whether you want a gig, playlist placement, or press opportunity, you're going to need to sell someone on your music — and that means...
#250: Social media marketing hacks
Promoting your music on social media can eat up a lot of your time. Sadly, most artists waste that precious time using social media in ways...
#249: Evolving with the music business
The music business is constantly evolving. Streaming dominates. Markets are truly global. The way people promote & monetize music shifts...
#248: TikTok 101 for musicians
TikTok has more than half a billion active users, it's the most downloaded app in the world, and the entire platform runs on music! Now that...
#247: Dave Cool - Building a compelling artist website
Having your own pro website is even MORE important in an age where fan relationships are often owned by anyone but the artist. In this...
#246: Starting your music career from the beginning
First time releasing music? Returning to music after a hiatus? Where do you even start? With a plan — then you build the foundation. In...
#245: Merch sales and your music career
What kind of merch is selling in the streaming era? How do you experiment with t-shirts and other kinds of band merch without going broke?...
#244: How to monetize your Instagram
With over 600 million users on Instagram every day, you need your IG game to be strong. In this session recorded at the 2019 DIY Musician...
#243: What record companies don't want you to know
"Everything about my music career will get better, easier, bigger, once I'm on a label." That's what musicians tell themselves, and in most...
#242: 5 things you need to know about mastering that have nothing to do with audio engineering
Music mastering can be the mysterious and stressful punctuation at the end of your creative recording process. Or it can bring out the best...
#241: Building a story into your marketing plan
Musicians are natural storytellers, but for some reason we don't apply that talent to our music marketing. The best music marketing...
#240: Target audiences - How to dominate in a niche market
The world’s most successful artists, brands, and companies have one thing in common: They understand their true fans. If you want to build...
#239: 7 things we just learned about pursuing a music career
You can learn a thing or two (or seven) when you hang out with 1000+ DIY musicians for an entire weekend. In this episode, Kevin and Chris...
#238: DIY Musician Podcast Live – Crowdfunding is dead. What's next?
Once upon a time crowd funding (or fan funding) offered artists the illusion of musical streets paved with gold, all paid for by their...
