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Starting your music career is difficult. Even when you're in the middle of it, a little bit of guidance can go a long way. I developed an E-book that will teach you my system for getting an artist started. This has been crafted by taking more than 20 years of information and putting it into 38 pages. We walk through the Product, Placement, Publishing, & Promotion. None of these things work alone. They all must be done together, and with some hard work, you can build your independent music career.
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When it comes to promoting music, most musicians are NOT prepared to promote.
Musicians like to create but there is another component to this equation, that is the business. Marketing is a part of your business.
This is a comprehensive guide to creating a College Radio campaign for your music. This step by step guide adds the following tools to help you get your music into college radio:
*PLEASE NOTE* The radio list will need to be updated regularly. The last update was in June 2021. Purchase at your own risk.
The Step by Step Guide
A Radio Contact Starter Spreadsheet - Updated 6-27-2021
One-Sheet Template
Email/Letter Template
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This guide is an overview and does not contain every situation. Your unique situation may need the guidance of someone answering some specific for you. Also, there will be times where choices have to be made by you and/or your band members. It wouldn’t be ethical for WordPlay T. Jay or just about anyone to advise you on legal matters. If there is a legal matter or contract dispute, hire a lawyer.
Therefore, this guide is not meant to be a legal reference or catch all for specific situations. The intent of this guide is to show you the basics and allow you to take control of your music publishing.
This guide is also meant for individuals or groups that live within the United States. We are not experts on every other territory.
Lastly, if you do have specific questions that you feel I can answer, send me an email at wptj@otmmg.com
This checklist provides musicians with the necessary steps to release commercial single and be sure that it is fully monetized and promoted. The steps are not exclusive to any process and can be used in conjunction with other tools to maximize growth.
This checklist provides musicians with the necessary steps to promote a live event and be sure that people know it exists. The steps are not exclusive to any process and can be used in conjunction with other tools to maximize growth.
In this guide, musicians can learn how to maximize their SEO on the web as well as obtain a Google Knowledge Panel for their music.
This template gives you a basic guide for how to write a musician’s biography. Use it to the best of your ability to write from your own perspective and your own words. Then have another person, that you trust, proofread it. Sentences should be a mix of long and short sentences. It’s okay to say, “Artist is from Little Rock, Arkansas.
Making content as a musician can be a scary task. It can also be very overwhelming. This guide helps musicians create a system for creating and automating their social media marketing on a platform they choose.
This guide includes:
21-page guide (PDF)
Social Media Promotional Worksheet (Printable)
Job Application (10th Anniversary Edition) revisits WordPlay T. Jay’s fifth independent album with newly remixed and remastered production, bringing fresh clarity and depth to a project that captured a pivotal moment in his career.
Originally released during a period of transition, Job Application documents the years after early momentum sparked by appearances such as MTV’s RapFix Live began to fade, forcing T. Jay to balance multiple day jobs while continuing to chase music full-time. The album unfolds like a conversation about ambition and survival. Throughout the project, discussions with his parents about pursuing a “dream job” frame the central question: What does it really take to bet on yourself?