Another Perfect Frame from Jake Davis.
one Widget at a time...
It’s hard for an indie artist…the giants of the musical industry do not have a vested interest in your success. Radio stations may or may not play your music. It is life in the uncertain world of making it on your own. As one indie artist has said, “It is a marathon, not a sprint.” It is one spin at a time at one radio station at a time, one sold-out venue at a time where he performs the new song, and a whole lot of perseverance.
Since Taylor Hicks released What’s Right is Right to radio play January 27, it has steadily climbed the radio play charts. It has enjoyed added spins continually since its hitting the air waves, especially in Huntsville, AL and far away Hawaii!
Current stats from Mediabase:
Feb. 10, 2009
It’s hard for an indie artist…the giants of the musical industry do not have a vested interest in your success. Radio stations may or may not play your music. It is life in the uncertain world of making it on your own. As one indie artist has said, “It is a marathon, not a sprint.” It is one spin at a time at one radio station at a time, one sold-out venue at a time where he performs the new song, and a whole lot of perseverance.
Since Taylor Hicks released What’s Right is Right to radio play January 27, it has steadily climbed the radio play charts. It has enjoyed added spins continually since its hitting the air waves, especially in Huntsville, AL and far away Hawaii!
Current stats from Mediabase:
Feb. 10, 2009
7:00 AM EST
# 25 on the MediaBase A/C Chart
107 spins
18 station average
up +3.4
Making it for the indie artist is one fan at a time who takes the artist’s music to places where others can hear it and perhaps buy it. There is seldom an overnight sensation or an instant hit. There is a long, steady road of hard work, grueling schedules, and endless media contacts. At the end of the day, an artist must lay it down and hope that he has connected with those who will love his music.
That connection between the artist and the music lover may be an elusive one to make.
The internet has become an amazing connector. We all know a little bit about that. Connections are made in message boards, blogs, googles, and now “Widgets.” You can grab the Widget to the right, take it anywhere to your web places. It is from a blog, The Distance, which has been set up to track information about What's Right is Right and The Distance. It will only be open until The Distance has made its initial sales cycle.
It will ONLY have information about the CD, sales, and radio play--nothing else.
IT IS NOT RELATED TO THE TAYLOR HICKS COMMUNITY OR OUR MESSAGE BOARD, CONNECTIONS. It will not refer to any boards or websites. It is designed to create interest and excitement up to the release.
It follows the current stats and information on the climb of our own indie artist, Taylor Hicks! You may take it somewhere that he will be able to make that connection with one more person who will love his music.
That’s how the indie artist does it!
Grab The Distance Widget and help Taylor make one more connection…or many!
For the indie artist, “making it” may just depend on one Widget at a time!
Thanks to Jake Davis for another perfect frame!
Making it for the indie artist is one fan at a time who takes the artist’s music to places where others can hear it and perhaps buy it. There is seldom an overnight sensation or an instant hit. There is a long, steady road of hard work, grueling schedules, and endless media contacts. At the end of the day, an artist must lay it down and hope that he has connected with those who will love his music.
That connection between the artist and the music lover may be an elusive one to make.
The internet has become an amazing connector. We all know a little bit about that. Connections are made in message boards, blogs, googles, and now “Widgets.” You can grab the Widget to the right, take it anywhere to your web places. It is from a blog, The Distance, which has been set up to track information about What's Right is Right and The Distance. It will only be open until The Distance has made its initial sales cycle.
It will ONLY have information about the CD, sales, and radio play--nothing else.
IT IS NOT RELATED TO THE TAYLOR HICKS COMMUNITY OR OUR MESSAGE BOARD, CONNECTIONS. It will not refer to any boards or websites. It is designed to create interest and excitement up to the release.
It follows the current stats and information on the climb of our own indie artist, Taylor Hicks! You may take it somewhere that he will be able to make that connection with one more person who will love his music.
That’s how the indie artist does it!
Grab The Distance Widget and help Taylor make one more connection…or many!
For the indie artist, “making it” may just depend on one Widget at a time!
Thanks to Jake Davis for another perfect frame!
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