It’s not easy to be an indie musician today. You have to do everything including marketing your stuff. Good thing there are so many ways to do it\u00a0thanks to the internet. But because there are so many ways to do it, that means you should strategize. Which ones are you going to focus on and which ones you won’t even try. Here are the top music marketing trends you should consider:<\/p>\n
#1. Live streaming<\/strong><\/p>\n Make an intimate connection with your fans, effortlessly, by live streaming whatever you’re doing as long as it doesn’t involve the bathroom and the kitchen sink. Or…wait. Maybe the kitchen sink is okay, too. It doesn’t take much effort yet it’s a good fertilizer. It’s now a matter of where you want to Livestream—Facebook, Instagram or Youtube. Test it out and see if it’s something for you.<\/p>\n #2. Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n IG stories, Facebook stories. More and more musicians are using this platform, too! There are some people who prefer to check the latest happenings using messenger or Instagram. You can post your latest gig scheds, or whatever you think tickles the fancy of your fanbase.<\/p>\n #3. Creating cool press kits<\/strong><\/p>\n you do not want to make something less than outstanding, right? These record companies and press people receive bazillions of press kits from all sorts of musicians every single day and you do not want yours to be included in the pile that\u2019s to thrown in the trash bin. No siree. You want that the moment your envelope reaches the hands of the right people, they would stop for a minute and actually read through your write-up and go \u201chmm\u2026looks promising\u201d. Same goes with your electronic press kit (EPK). Invest some time in really coming up with something cool.<\/p>\n