so uh, what the eff do i do now?

To date, a few nice reviews, unsolicited.

Some people have bought the album... COOL.

should i try and get more people to review it? How do you do that?

in the meantime, booking more solo gigs, trying to get my band to rehearse so we can gig, and booking a solo tour this summer. If you're anywhere between say, austin and cleveland, or cleveland and L.A., let me know.

I'm coming through your town, we're gonna party down, I'm an american clown.

Website? Facebook page? Twitter account? Just make sure that when you use the social media that you aren't overwhelming people with the same stuff over and over again, or irrelevant crap. That's a great way for me to unfollow someone. I don't want to follow people who post 20 times a day. If you want to stay in my spotlight giove me quality posts.

I have a list of names and addresses that you can hit up. Can email.

First of all - Make a video. It's the single most important marketing tool you have in today's age.

Then, I'd work on more internet infrastructure. Take some pro photos, etc. Get an e-press kit together, and make sure to emphasize the fact that you're a touring band.

I'd move on after the summer tour, and start recording the next album. Don't look back, and don't overwork a single release. The most important thing you can do is put more product out there. Literally every band alive has one professionally released record out. A few less than every band alive have two records out. Many, many, MANY less than that have three. It's no coincidence that no band on my label has ever gotten to three. If you can get to three, you'll start seeing some major changes with how seriously people start taking you.

Play every show with purpose. Don't just play shows once a month to play them. You wear out your audience, and your friends and family will stop coming out to see you. When you head back into the studio, stop playing live. Think about what works and what doesn't.

Treat your next album releases like a theatrical run. Put together a promotion three months out, hire a publicist, start working on infrastructure way far out, and have coordinated things hit. Release show, video, reviews, etc. Then, for god's sake, put it to bed for a while after a few months.

Oh do you have a press release for the album? I can send you mine.

+1

this is all good advice

Wish I could be there to take some photos for you.

Go viral.

Did that in college.
Then I broke up with the bitch who did it to me.

You should go hang out with my buddy Aaron Beavers; he's a"lifer" musician based in Austin. He's been on the podcast a couple of times and is a super nice guy with a lot of knowledge about the ups and downs of the music business. I can hook you up if you want.

Matt, did you write your own press release? Go ahead and send me that.

Chris, an introduction would be great.

Kyle, I'll make it up there someday, hopefully this will go well enough that i can scrape by instead of sub teaching, and I'll hit the road in the fall again.

I sent you the presser with the physicals list - I did write it. Did you not receive it?

Are you on Twitter?

Got it... overlooked it in haste.

on twitter.

Also, update your Twitter profile with your album information, ya big galoot!

fixed

love this!

what, you thought i wasn't think of your cmj geek love when i came up with that beaut?

c'mon bobbo...

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