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FREE Webinar May 21: bringing music tech to your students!

By Ryan Roullard | Published: May 20, 2013

This Tuesday, May 21st, at 7 p.m. EST,  PreSonus’  Education Market Manager John Mlynczak will be presenting a free webinar on incorporating technology into music curriculums at all levels: Click here to sign up! This session will cover: Using Studio One Free to teach composition, theory, and much more Recording your own school performances Sharing recordings with students and families Check [...]

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Nimbit’s localized currency functions discussed on Marketing Musician Podcast

By Ryan Roullard | Published: May 17, 2013

The Marketing Musician Podcast is aimed to help musicians get more gigs, more fans, and more music sales by harnessing the power of the Internet through relentless marketing, efficient use of music promotion tools, and a driving desire to spread their music to the world.  In their latest installment Keeping Things Simple, they have  some great things to say [...]

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How to Use Facebook as a Singer or Songwriter

By Ryan Roullard | Published: May 17, 2013

Here’s a great piece from Matt McKay of Opposing Views targeted directly at the online-savvy songwriter, rife with insights on the best ways to leverage Facbook platforms to expand the reach of your craft.  Topics include creating your Facebook page from the ground up, best practices, and more. Totally read-worthy! Check out How to Use Facebook as A Singer Songwriter. [...]

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Patrick Faucher on Direct To Fan Panel at Sync Up Music conferece

By Ryan Roullard | Published: May 14, 2013

Check out this video of the Direct to Fan panel from The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation‘s Sync Up conference, which was held on April 27, 2013. It runs for a full hour, so you may want to make a sandwich first. Patrick Faucher, Co-founder and CTO of Nimbit, has the opportunity to share some [...]

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Facebook & Twitter Tips for Musicians

By Carl Jacobson | Published: May 1, 2013
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Checking the blogs this morning, I came across two articles with some good advice for musicians.  Here’s a summary. In 5 Facebook Tips for Bands, Robin Davey recommends the following to reach more people on Facebook. Use plain text Facebook updates  Tag other Facebook pages in tweets Use your header or profile picture to make [...]

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Getting Ready for Direct Pay (Verify Your PayPal)

By Carl Jacobson | Published: April 16, 2013
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Next month we’re switching over to a Direct Pay model.  That means you’ll get paid as your direct sales happen (no more waiting). Once the new system is in place transactions will be processed directly through your PayPal account and money will become available to you as soon as the transaction clears in your account. Because [...]

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Nimbit To Extend Direct-To-Fan Sales To New Markets with Localized Currencies and Stores

By Carl Jacobson | Published: April 10, 2013
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Frankfurt, Germany, April 2013… Nimbit®, a PreSonus® company, today announced a major update to its direct-to-fan sales and promotion platform to enable musicians around the world to sell in their local currencies. The initial rollout, planned for May 2013 will support the following currencies: Australian Dollar British Pound Sterling Canadian Dollar Euro Hong Kong Dollar [...]

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Video: How to Sell Music on Facebook

By Carl Jacobson | Published: April 3, 2013
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Hey there, we’ve created a new video that shows just how easy it is to install the Nimbit store and start selling your music on Facebook. You’ll also learn why if you’re an artist you need to be using a fan page for your music, not your personal Facebook page. You can install the Nimbit [...]

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Video: Direct-to-Fan Advice for Musicians / New Music Seminar

By Carl Jacobson | Published: April 2, 2013
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Here’s Nimbit Founder Phil Antoniades & CEO Bob Cramer jamming & presenting at the New Music Seminar 2011. The Nimbit platform they show is a dated compared to today, but the direct-to-fan concepts for musicians are still highly valuable.

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How to sell music on SoundCloud

By Carl Jacobson | Published: February 26, 2013
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 There’s no denying, SoundCloud® has rapidly turned into the “YouTube of music discovery.” Thousands of artists and millions of fans stream, share, and comment on music on SoundCloud every day. But what do you do when a fan discovers your music on SoundCloud? There is a little known feature that allows you to add a “Buy” button [...]

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