How Mixtapes Can Help Your Career

The mixtape game is probably at the best place it’s ever been.  Hundreds of artist are dropping mixtapes on a daily basis.  With so many artist doing it; it can easily become saturated but at the same time it puts indie artist on a level playing field with the majors.

Mixtapes can help your career in numerous ways.  It’s cost effective.  It’s cheaper to produce mixtapes online rather than hardcopies.  Releasing your music Online costs little to nothing in most cases.  Having a mixtape Exposes your music to new audiences, however it also makes selling hardcopies at your show a breeze.  Sell your mixtapes at your shows and see how well they do.  Don’t have any shirts or posters, post your cds up for sell after a gig and see how well it works out for you.

Making Your Mixtape Standout

In order to stand out your mixtape will have to be seen.  Check out the Mixtape Promo Report for a list of sites to upload your music yourself.

Remember, repetition is very powerful.  Seeing your cover, even if it doesn’t register the first time it is noticed – once they repeatedly see your image it will begin to.  Selling your mixtape can be a problem if your not using your own original music, but you can stand out if your using original songs because then you can also use distribution sites like Tunecore to distribute your mixtape.

Mix your mixtape – Sound Quality for your mixtape can make you stand out also.  Having your mixtape atleast mixed will do wonders and if you choose to take it up a notch you can get it mastered to.  Another thing you can do is mix it like a dj, meaning you could make the songs run into each other with no pause between songs which is how most mixtapes are done.

Create a buzz with your mixtape.  Get people talking.  For instance, give away a free incentive to those who by your mixtape.  Like a free ticket or flyer with every purchase, something that will get people talking.

Keep in mind if your constantly in peoples face they will take notice.  Do a mixtape series, this will make you stand out from those who only put out one tape.

Use established features to stand out from those who don’t and to also gain fans from the featured Artist.  There are fans who will download your mixtape because of your featured Artist.

Hope this help, Good Luck.