{"id":6976,"date":"2022-11-18T16:55:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T16:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/what-your-music-needs-besides-mastering-music-marketing-blog\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T16:55:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T16:55:08","slug":"what-your-music-needs-besides-mastering-music-marketing-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/what-your-music-needs-besides-mastering-music-marketing-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"What Your Music Needs Besides Mastering Music Marketing Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/what-your-music-needs-besides-mastering-music-marketing-blog\/#%E2%80%9CEverything_AFTER_the_music%E2%80%A6%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cEverything AFTER the music\u2026\u201d<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/what-your-music-needs-besides-mastering-music-marketing-blog\/#To_skip_right_to_a_particular_section_just_hit_the_timestamp_corresponding_to\" >To skip right to a particular section, just hit the timestamp corresponding to:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEverything_AFTER_the_music%E2%80%A6%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">\u201cEverything AFTER the music\u2026\u201d<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">Want your release to a be a success? Then you need much more than <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/releasing-music\/what-is-music-mastering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mastered music files<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">There are a number of big-picture and nitty-gritty things you\u2019ll want to prepare <a href=\"https:\/\/release.cdbaby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">before you launch your next single or album<\/a> into the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">In this episode of the DIY Musician Podcast, we talk through the whole checklist.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_skip_right_to_a_particular_section_just_hit_the_timestamp_corresponding_to\"><\/span>To skip right to a particular section, just hit the timestamp corresponding to:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">00:00<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> INTRO <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=324s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">05:24<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> What else you need once the music is mixed &amp; mastered <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=437s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">07:17<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Making a music release checklist <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=524s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">08:44<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Defining your priority goal and budget for this music release <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=909s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15:09<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Music file formats, cloud storage, and private sharing <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=1087s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">18:07<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Formatted lyrics <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=1154s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">19:14<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Variations of your artist image <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=1225s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20:25<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Good artist photos, album art, social imagery <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=1532s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">25:32<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> A consistent brand and style guidelines <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=1723s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">28:43<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Building a world around your music <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=1789s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">29:49<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Dialing in your artist story <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=1903s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">31:43<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> UPC, ISRCs, RIYL (what other artists do you sound like?) <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=2186s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">36:26<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> The essential components of your web presence <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=2328s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">38:48<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Getting fans\u2019 contact info with a lead magnet <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=2487s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">41:27<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Have one good live video <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=2670s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">44:30<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Getting press, playlist placements, and audience attention <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=2826s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">47:06<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Music promo tools to simplify your life <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=2960s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">49:20<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> A checklist on its own won\u2019t drive success <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=3097s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">51:37<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Listener calls and emails <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=3115s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">51:55<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> How to use Spotify\u2019s notes field when pitching <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=3348s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">55:48<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> How to write a great music pitch or ad copy <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=3464s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">57:44<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Expanding the gender demographics of your fanbase <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=3990s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">01:06:30<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Kickstarer vs pre-orders <\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ztfP8b0wRDs&amp;t=4274s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">01:11:14<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> Final Thoughts<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be sure to use our free Release Plan Generator to make the most of your next single or album launch!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"co-button\" href=\"https:\/\/release.cdbaby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PLAN MUSIC RELEASE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/music-career\/planning-music-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Your Music Needs Besides Mastering<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIY Musician<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cEverything AFTER the music\u2026\u201d Want your release to a be a success? Then you need much more than mastered music files. There are a number of big-picture and nitty-gritty things you\u2019ll want to prepare before you launch your next single or album into the world. In this episode of the DIY Musician Podcast, we talk through the whole checklist. To skip right to a particular section, just hit the timestamp corresponding to: 00:00 INTRO 05:24 What else you need once the music is mixed &amp; mastered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-marketing-blogs"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/author\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6976\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}