As an unsigned artist, publicity is a huge driving force when you’re looking at success in the music industry. Although it’s definitely beneficial to retain a publicist once you have your music career in gear, you can still manage to create a little buzz on your own in the meantime. Below are the top ten tips for generating your own publicity as a music artist.

1. Make sure you have a press kit that includes a well-written bio, an 8X10 photo, CD and contact info you never know the next person you are meeting; they may just ask for that besides it tells you, you have just started
2. Go local. Local press is by far the easiest press to get. Let them know your story and send in a CD. Shoot for the music editor or columnist and if they don’t have one assigned specifically, contact the entertainment editor.
3. Social networking sites are all about music these days. For example, the Bigspinonline.com is incredible for gaining new fans. Where else can you find millions of people around the world to read and share your picture and know about you and your music in the convenience of their own home? Make sure you are updating your profile online, adding and inviting friends, keeping them all posted, and updating you concert dates and current project. There are magazines looking for stories to feature all the time; look out.


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