Music Ally is usually a mine of information, and they’ve just published a neat little top-ten list of spin off sites that link into Spotify and help you discover music, explore other people’s collections and playlists, and all of which provide channels through which you can promote your music to people once you’ve got your music on Spotify by using our free-to-sign-up digital music distribution service 
You might not be able to get a slot on From The Basement without greasing some major label palms, but BalconyTV is a channel that does daily sessions with unsigned and indie artists. So far they’ve had more than 8 million views across their bands, with The Script netting almost half a million plays as their most popular band. You can apply to play a session here, and then wend your way to either Dublin, London or Hamburg for a one day, live, unplugged recording session that they’ll chop up into a little video for you. Obviously if any of our distribution clients get on there we’d love to know about it so we can promote you on this blog!
Two words you should think hard about. Music. Business. If you’re just having fun playing jam nights and amazing your friends with your mad guitar skillz then that’s cool, and we’d love to help you put out a release if you record anything you’re happy with, but to take music forward as a career you’ve got to accept that it needs to be a business. This means effort, people!
First of all, get your music right. This is the first and most important step in your career as a musician. It’s also the fun part. Regardless of anything else, fans will come to you for this reason first and foremost, and if you’ve got a great sound, the battle is half won. The other half of the fight is a dirty slog through the trenches, getting your music in everyone’s ears, making yourself impossible to ignore.
