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Investing in Your Music Pays Off, Shadow Wulf Records’ Releases Lead the Pack

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What does it take for a music release to hit a chart? Just ask Los-Angeles based Shadow Wulf Records who has seen every single one of their releases land on several of Beatport’s charts. Beginner’s luck you say? Not in this case. Investing in music coupled with their rich experience has helped them land success after success. The techno label comprised of Aaron Jacobs, Drew Blyther, and Crescendoll has more than 35 years of combined experience in the music industry. You could say they know a thing or two about what it takes to run a promising, successful label. They’re not only label owners, but they live, eat and breathe the house and techno culture as artists too. The Shadow Wulf Records family talks about their journey as artists, growing as a label, and why it’s important to develop relationships outside of one’s own pack.

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The Correlation Between Social Media and Developing Talented Electronic Music Artists

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In today’s society, Social Media plays a big role in people’s everyday lives as well as business. Social Media is also turning out to be an important vehicle for bringing to light the talent of new electronic music artists, through making them known to fans and promoting their brand.

Electronic dance music is over saturated, so you need to be clever when you are attempting to reach your potential fans, media outlets, labels and managers to pay attention to you. It is not enough for artists to keep posting their music on their YouTube or SoundCloud accounts over and over. It is not enough for artists to wait for their manager to make a move. Production Music Live explains why this is: “Your post isn’t just competing with another producer’s post – it’s also competing with a meme and a cat video someone shared. No wonder why the link to your music gets lost in this stream – it’s just not the most engaging post.” Artists need to keep this fact in mind in order to navigate the social media stream. Here are some factors that may improve social media standing and lead to developing the career of talented electronic music artists:

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How To Promote Yourself As A DJ In Your Local Market

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Imagine how many DJs are out there right now wanting the same things that you want? How many hardworking musicians are competing just to get recognition and be known both in their local market and globally? There are a lot, as a matter of fact there are more than you may even imagine. So what makes you standout? How are you able to promote yourself as a DJ in your local market?

Well, it takes more than just great talent to stand out and get noticed in the music business these days. That is why in order to be successful, it is important for you to know that no matter how great you are, you need to be able to come up with a substantial and steadfast marketing strategy.

Here are some techniques to help you efficiently promote yourself as a DJ in your local market:

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