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6 Instagram Story Features Artists Should Be Using – And How They Can Be Useful
Instagram has emerged as perhaps the most important and valuable social media network for musicians. It’s one of the most popular apps in the world, and many users spend long stretches of time on the platform, so it’s vital that you not just have a presence, but are...
Gear Highlights from the “Let It Be” Documentary
The 2022 release of Peter Jackson’s Let It Be documentary has re-energized professionals and hobbyists alike to “get back” into the jam space and dig into playing some good old fashioned Rock n Roll. New and upcoming indie artists have been drawing inspiration from...
5 Reasons Why You Should Be Scheduling Tweets
Social media can be a huge timesuck for anyone, but for those who use it not just for work, it can take up an inordinate amount of time. Sure, promoting your music releases online and accruing fans is incredibly important, but it can’t be all you do, because if it...
How To Make Custom Band Tees That Will Sell
Merchandise is a key component of most musicians' income plan. Band CDs don’t sell like they used to and streaming royalties usually don’t add up like they should, so many artists now rely on the money they may get from selling items such as clothing, stickers, pins,...
Artist Feature: Cones
Planetary Group took some time to get to know brothers Michael and Jonathan Rosen, the two members of Cones… Planetary Group: Tell us about your latest release. How did you come to create it? Michael: Our latest release is called Almanac, and it's our second record....
Modern Day Tip Jar: 6 Ways For Musicians To Accept Tips
The idea of musicians accepting tips is not a new one. In fact, far from it! Those who enjoy what they see and hear have been giving a few cents or dollars to artists for pretty much…forever. For decades, this has taken the form of artists busking on the street for...
Artist Feature: Eva Shaw
Planetary Group took some time to get to know Eva Shaw… Planetary Group: Tell us about your latest release. How did you come to create it? Eva: I just dropped my debut album called Solo. I started it during the pandemic because I wasn't doing DJ shows and I had...
Artist Feature: Pick Patek
Planetary Group took some time to get to know Pick Patek… Planetary Group: Tell us about your latest release. How did you come to create it? Pick: Yung Wacho sent me a starter for a song, like a bare bones beat with a light structure. I took the beat, I...
Artist Feature: Pkay
Planetary Group took some time to get to know Pkay… Planetary Group: Tell us about your latest release. How did you come to create it? Pkay: “mommas boi” is actually a part of an eight-song EP that I'm releasing called Year 2000. It's actually pretty funny, my...
Artist Feature: Sylvia Rose Novak
Planetary Group took some time to get to know Sylvia… Planetary Group: Tell us about your latest release. How did you come to create it? Sylvia: A Miss/ A Masterpiece was a pandemic record. I wrote most of it in 2020 & recorded all of it that year. It's...