In the digitally driven world of today, Instagram is an integral part of the music industry's toolkit for promoting your music and for reaching out to new audiences. As an independent musician, it's crucial to leverage the power of Instagram not just for showcasing...
NFT has become the buzzword of the last few months. There are those of you who will have checked it out, read up on it, perhaps tried it out; there are those of you who will be shooting down the NFT highway, music up loud and watching people eat your dust; there will...
Stefany Martens from band Wolf & Moon is back with this week's From Artist to Artist Podcast, presented by indieRepublik. Florian Kreier is a German artist, film composer, author and journalist. In this episode, he reveals where he gets his inspiration, his...
Bandcamp have been around since 2008 when Ethan Diamond and three developer friends set it up - a way to sell music and merch for all and any bands without need for a record label or pretty much anything else at all. And since then they've proved their coolness and...
Very happy that the legendary New York music PR consultant Ariel Hyatt has agreed that we post some of her hugely informative articles on indieRepublik...this week it's 8 easy steps on how to format a press release! Take it away Ariel.... Here at Cyber PR I frequently...
Hidden within Berlin’s dark eccentric bowels is a culture of surprising artistic revelation. Surprises that could change the future of visual arts as we know it, the way they are imagined, perceived and consumed. ENBYX - TOTAL WASTE by Yaron Maïm Indieberlin met with...
As any creative knows, getting paid for your work, particularly when you first start out, is a major challenge. Is Deezer’s UCPS system the way forward? By now, everyone is familiar with streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. Most people would also be...
This is a guest post from Natalie at guitarpal.com. As an emerging artist, you may be solely focused on working on your music, finding a label to represent you, and getting as much airplay as possible. What you may not be too worried about at this point are fans....
Mastering Spotify is crucial if you want to build a vibrant fanbase. Spotify is the predominant streaming service with 140 Million users in 60 countries. But first: Ariel Hyatt, specialist in PR and marketing for bands and musicians, is by this time something of a...
It's not far off the mark to say that Michael Spencer Jones defined the look of Britpop. He was the man who shot all the famous album covers of Oasis, the Verve and many others, and he was also ensconced with Oasis in their early groundbreaking days on tour. Now...
Two UK musicians who have been in Berlin long enough to become part of the fabric of the scene are Cameron Laing and Andy Pegram. Cameron has recently signed a publishing deal with Universal Publishing and Andy's band Herdwhite is going great guns too. Now they've...
As part of our ongoing Ask The Industry Expert Series, we recently announced our latest expert, Stefan Wittich, internationally touring musician and man at MusicDNA. You sent us the questions, we put them to the man. IB: I'm interested in the fact that you've started...
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