June 2010
6 posts
New merge.fm features
Well, it’s been 2 weeks since launch and we have some new features to let you know about.
Each artist now has a free preview song that is open to the public to give people a chance to try it out. Look for this indicator on the preview songs:
Artists can now see how many subscribers they have when logged in on their artist page.
We’ve revamped the landing page and video, as well...
Talking to a live crowd is tough
by Adam Steele
During the first show we ever played in the first band I was ever in, we said almost nothing to the crowd between songs and it was awkward silence out the rear. Second, third and fourth show…pretty much the same thing if not worse. After we’d had enough of embarrassing ourselves, we started trying your classic things like “how’s everybody doing?”
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Gladys...NOOOOO!
By Dan Willis
The crowd is swaying to your music in perfect sync with the movement of your beet red plectrum across the strings; the lights are flashing across your eyelids enhancing your buzz; the humidity inside the room has grown tropical; you’re in the groove and nothing can stop you from performing at your peak…when out of nowhere you’re strumming air. The weight from your...
merge.fm is live
Today, we turned the key and took merge.fm live! We wanted to get this out as soon as possible, so it may be a little rough around the edges. But we are making improvements, adding new features, and bringing on new bands and artists almost daily.
We would also like to give a huge thank you to all the bands, musicians, and music fans who tested out the site, as well as all the other people who...
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Figuring out the subs
by Dan Willis
Back in college at Penn State, we had a band called Wits End. If you’ve ever been to central PA before, you know that it’s pretty rural and not the best indie music scene around. With strict as hell liquor laws and having to be 21 in order to get a gig at the bars (as the baby of the band I was only 18) we had to suck it up and do 3 hour sets of covers at the frats, and then work in...
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#2 - Music Marketing Tip TWO
by Dan Willis
Set up a merchandise table at your shows!
Come on, this is just a straight up no-brainer, and if you don’t have any merch to sell, then make some. There are tons of ways to not only make the stuff, but even different ways to sell it… In fact, you can now scan credit cards into your handy iPhone or iPad with Squareup (https://squareup.com/).
All right, I think I’m done...