#TCVideoFridays – July 26th 2013
Discover some new music by checking out a few music videos from TuneCore Artists…
View PostTuneCore Artists Score Big on iTunes July Charts
TuneCore Committed to Supporting Artists and Their Music
New York, New York, July 25, 2013
TuneCore’s commitment to support the artist is just one of the reasons artists, month after month, choose TuneCore to distribute their music worldwide. The month of July has been no exception with over 7,000 new releases, including several TuneCore Artist releases ranking high on iTunes’ music charts.
Ben Rector, working with TuneCore and iTunes, secured the coveted Single of the Week feature in iTunes for his track “Beautiful” for the week of July 23. His single is driving his new album Walking in Between (currently in pre-order) to be #1 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter chart. Additionally, Young British YouTube star Emma Blackery released her debut EP Distance on July 16th, and it is a hit, holding steady at #3 on the iTunes UK charts…
View Post10 Questions to Ask When Selecting a Digital Music Distributor
When it comes to choosing a digital music distributor to get your music on sites like iTunes, Amazon MP3 and Spotify, you want to feel confident in your choice. If music is important to you, you want to know who’s handling your music assets, the quality of the service and the value you’re getting for the distribution fees you’re paying.
Here are 10 questions you should ask any digital music distributor before you entrust your music to them. Choosing the right distributor is just as crucial as picking the right guitar (or microphone or drum set or, well, you get the point)…
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Join TuneCore at the Music + Tech Meetup!
Want to mingle with people in the music and tech industries? Come over to HiFi Bar in the East Village tomorrow night for Sneak Attack Media’s monthly Music + Tech meet up series…
TuneCore’s the July sponsor, and we’ll be joined by representatives from PledgeMusic, Paper Garden Records and Bandsintown.
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Be Part of the Efficacy Series: Tell Your Story
Music industry publicist Fiona Bloom who runs the agency The Bloom Effect (and works with musicians like TuneCore Artist Avery*Sunshine), has a developed a very cool series called “Efficacy,” focused on telling artists’ stories. Each webisode is created and edited by the undiscovered artist/creative type featured, and is intended to capture his or her interests outside of music.
There are 117 episodes so far, including one featuring TuneCore Artist Soul Khan, with new episodes premiering every Tuesday on YouTube.
Find out how to submit to be featured…
View PostTuneCore Announces New Partnerships with Gracenote and Shazam
Partners’ Music Identification Technology Expands TuneCore Artists’ Reach
New York, NY, July 18, 2013
TuneCore, the premier digital music distributor, announced today partnerships with two of the world leaders in music identification technology – Gracenote and Shazam. TuneCore Artists will now have the option to add their music to Gracenote and Shazam music registries, which will audio fingerprint their music. This will greatly increase the artists’ exposure to more consumers who are looking to discover new music, by providing information such as artist name, track title, and links to purchase the song…
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Get Out of Your House & Into Theirs – Booking a House Concert Tour
By Mikey Wax
Hey TuneCore friends – My name is Mikey Wax, and I’m a singer/songwriter from Long Island, NY. I’ve released two full length albums, and have been successfully touring for the past few years. After releasing my first album at the end of ’08, I built a small but promising fan base through word-of-mouth on social media sites. From that, I was able to sign with a small booking agency at the time who got me on a couple tours, but the relationship wasn’t right and soon parted ways. That’s when I was forced to think outside-the-box and find other ways to gain more fans. It turns out that losing my agent was actually one of the best things for moving my career forward, as it was then that I came up with the idea of booking house concerts…
View PostNew TuneCore Summer Compilation Album – Submit Your Music Now!
Last summer we created a TuneCore Artist Compilation 25 Songs of Summer to get the word out about TuneCore Artists and help generate new fans. This year we want to continue with the summer tradition. Introducing our newest compilation: 25 Songs of Summer 2013.
Past TuneCore promotional compilation albums have seen over 300,000 downloads, and they consistently rank in the Top 10 for free albums on Amazon MP3 U.S. around their release dates.
Being a featured artist on a TuneCore compilation album is a unique opportunity to find new fans who may not know your music.
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