How To Write A Song, A Simple Guide
In this guest post, Adam Pickering from the musical duo The Daydream Club explains how to write a song. About The Daydream Club The...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Aug 3
- 1 min
Musicians Wanted. Join Our Whitelist & Get A Free Music Marketing Guide
Did you know... 71% of musicians tolerate or actively dislike their music distributor and only 18% of musicians are confident they...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Jul 8
- 4 min
The 10 Best Google Chrome Extensions For Independent Artists & Managers
In 2021 there was an estimated 3.2bn people using Google Chrome as their default website browser. While Google Chrome helps you find the...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- May 15
- 3 min
Independent Musician? Don't Confuse Music Promotion With Effective Music Marketing
In this article, we explore the subtle, but important differences between music marketing and music promotion and explain how...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Apr 7
- 4 min
NFT's The Opportunity For Independent Musicians
In this article, we demystify NFTs and explain the real opportunity for independent musicians.
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Feb 24
- 3 min
Major Labl launches FREE music marketing training for unsigned musicians
Major Labl launches Free music marketing training for unsigned musicians
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Jan 21
- 7 min
Independent Musician? How To Promote Music In 2022. A 20-Step Expert Checklist.
Last year we produced a checklist to help independent musicians promote their music more effectively. With changes to Facebook Ads and...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Sep 12, 2021
- 3 min
Independent Artist? 6 quick ways to create a 'bonfire' music marketing strategy
If you are an independent artist looking to promote your music, it's important you have both a bonfire and firework music marketing strategy
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Aug 31, 2021
- 7 min
6 Things Independent Musicians Can Learn About Growth From Successful Brands
In this article, Major Labl founder, Mark Knight considers the parallels between brands and bands and asks what can independent musicians...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Apr 11, 2021
- 5 min
How To Promote Independent Music In 2021. The Expert Guide.
Major Labl founder Mark Knight, provides the ultimate checklist to promote independent music more effectively in 2021. Record and produce...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
Three reasons why paying for playlist promotion is a terrible idea for independent artists
Independent artists know every stream on Spotify earns them money, so why wouldn't they play a playlister to guarantee streams? Here are...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Feb 24, 2021
- 4 min
Why Spotify Marquee Could Be A Game Changer For Independent Artist Promotion
At Spotify's recent Stream On event, they announced their roadmap for the improvement of the service highlighting 8 key changes, one...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Feb 18, 2021
- 3 min
Did Instagram Stories Kill The Full Length Music Video?
When Instagram launched Stories, many commentators cynically saw this as a simple attack on SnapChat, but five years on it's clear the...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Feb 14, 2021
- 1 min
What Size Should My Spotify Banner Be? This And Every Other Size A Musician Needs In One Place
Canva is amazing, it helps you create your visual identity and brand online. But if you are a musician, artist, manager or just work with...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
Comparing Music Distribution Companies
In this article, we take a look at the music distribution market and profile the key players, business models and service offerings. Are...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
Right Chord Music launches the RCM Indie music collective to support independent artists
Top 10 ranked indie music blog, www.RightChordMusic.co.uk (RCM) are inviting independent music blogs, freelance writers, playlisters, DJs...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- Jun 17, 2020
- 4 min
Unsigned Musician? Stop Wasting Money On Radio Pluggers
After working with unsigned artists for over 10 years it's easy to conclude that paying for a radio plugger is not an effective or...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- May 21, 2020
- 5 min
Does AWAL Help Or Hinder Independent Artists?
In this article, Major Labl founder Mark Knight critically examines the AWAL offer. Asking do AWAL really offer any more than an...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- May 21, 2020
- 3 min
Independent Artist? Music Marketing Must Drive The Play Count
In this article Mark Knight, founder of Major Labl explains why music promotion is only effective if it drives the play count. Focusing...
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Mark Knight, Founder.
- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
The 7 Quickest Way To Be Ignored By Music Blog
Last week we posted an article explaining how to build relationships with music blogs and how to increase the chances of being featured....
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The Major Labl blog shares music marketing thought pieces for unsigned bands and independent artists. All articles are written by Mark Knight.