Social Media: Music Distribution 101

Social Media: Music Distribution 101

I receive emails from independent artists, record labels, promoters, managers daily of new music. 10% of those emails consist of music links without a group/artist name, location, contact information, etc. What do you think industry representatives do with those types of emails?! Let’s say it together… DELETE!! Below are examples of proper music distribution etiquette.

Are you ready to blast out your Music?! Here is information that should be included with your MP3 Formatted Music:

- Artist/ Band Name
- Manager's Contact Name and Number
- Location/ Record Label
- Name of Single/ Mixtape
- Producers
- Features
- Graphic Design
- Contact Information (Myspace, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc.)
- MP3 Format Music Links (Zip Files are preferred)
- Small Biography

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Building the Right Team

Building the Right Team

When you look at any of the corporate companies they have several departments with different management staff members and various employees that are skills for their specific jobs. Now look at your business or label, how many people are skilled in the position that they are assigned to? Sometimes businesses/ artists lack the network to put a skilled team together and have to play several different roles. With that being said, the experience of being just a singer/ rapper or just a business owner goes out the window. The music industry is 90% business and 10% music; vice versa, in the entrepreneurship world it’s 90% business and 10% product.

Below is a list of positions that an upcoming business or an independent artist would need to get his/her career in the right direction. Even if they don’t have or know anybody capable of filling a specific job, knowledge is power. Recruit someone in training or get someone trained. Investments in people reaps the biggest harvest ~ Tee Hershey.

Basic Team Members:

- CEO/Manager
- Attorney or Legal Agent
- Accountant
- Media Specialist
- Booking Agent
- Promotions Coordinator or Publicist
- Street Team