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Hip Hop Marketing in the 21st Century - Facebook Youtube Twitter

How to step your game up in the new marketing age. Facebook - Youtube - Twitter - Instagram - Blogs - Websites

Importance of Internet Promo - Times Have Changed, You Should Too!

Importance of Internet Promo - Times Have Changed, You Should Too!

In the past 22 years I have seen music marketing go from flyers, banners, billboards, and videos into a worldwide internet pandemic. From Myspace, Facebook, to Twitter thousands of music artists have been under utilizing these mass marketing tools just hoping that the right person will view their profile, wrong! Without proper promotion you are not going to get anywhere. It's like a chef without the right ingredients. First of all you need a plan of attack, simply creating a page and posting things is not going to help you at all. 

Content:

What are you promoting? This is the number one question you need to ask yourself. Are you using your social networks to be social and promotes your music, or are you using them to promote yourself and try to score dates which is a very big mistake. No one is going to take you seriously as a music artist if you are always trying to hit on potential fans. It just causes friction and potential fan loss. What you post is very important too. Your post don't always have to be about music, you do have to show your fans there is a human side to you rather than a music robot. My point is your post have to remain neutral in some sort of way. Just remember you always have the freedom of speech. A little controversy doesn't hurt either, just don't get into heated arguments online, it's pointless. We all have our views, just have respect for other peoples views as they should yours. If they don't then ignore them.

Do's:

• Use as many social outlets as you can to spread your music and word. Sites such as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, ReverbNation, and Instagram have really helped pave the way for many artists in the industry. You can also create a blog or website and post links or music players with your music

•  Invest money in your craft which is your music. Instead of saving to buy the next pair of Jordan's or an 8th of weed, use that money to buy an original beat or for studio time. Now you can make a hot song to promote on the internet.

• Be original, yes it's cool at times to rock on another artists beat. But invest in your own, there are many producer out there selling great quality original that you can have partial rights to. Of course the producer does retain some rights but that's standard.

•  Ask your friends to help you promote your songs. If they are truly your friends and believe in what you do they will help you unconditionally.

• Use professionals to help you with promotional material such as mixtape covers, promo banners, and photos. Pictures in your bathroom, dark photos, low quality photos just won't cut it. This is where you have to invest a bit in yourself as well. Get a professional EPK done, get a photo shoot done, have a DJ host a mixtape for you.

• One major important to to me in the music industry is Gmail. If you don't have a Gmail account, please get one, it makes sharing music and beats with artists and producers so much simpler. Gmail comes with a built in music player, so when a producer sends you a beat, or an artist send you a song, you can play it right on the spot before downloading it. It does have to be in mp3 format though.

Don't:

• Don't use your social networking sites as a dating site, use your real name then. Otherwise you're probably going to start detracting or losing potential fans.  

•  Don't think promoting one hot song, once a week is going to help you become a star. It's not, chances are it's not really going to be heard.

•  One thing I urge artist not to do is pay for plays or fans. You have many sites that offer plays and fans on Youtube and Reverbnation for a fee. Yes they will get you plays, but no, no one is really listening and the fans really don't care about your music. You are just over inflating your stats, and you really don't know who is listening to keep track how you are really doing.

I really hope some of these things bring to light the importance of using the internet to go viral. If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment below.

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Acapella MC CYPHER Hosted by DJ Tecnine

The Unexpected Takeover MC Freestyle Hosted by Dj Tecnine in Jersey

Electronic Press Kings - Press Kit and Digital Graphic Design

Do you need the right graphics to help promote yourself, group, or band? Then you have come to the right place. Electronic Press Kings can meet your demands. We specialize in digital design of electronic press kits, flyers, mixtape covers, logos, and more. 

Specialized Promotion Banners

EPK's or Electronic Press Kits are a new standard now in the music industry, and having one is a must if you are submitting music to music labels, A&R's, and music executives. A publicist will tell you it is important to have, many people that do interviews will ask for one also. An EPK contains your photo, biography with some personal information such as where you are from, how long you have been in the music business, highlights if any of your music career and other related venues, and other music artists you have worked with in the past.

If you need a custom EPK such as the one below contact Electronic Press Kings.

1 Page: $125

2 Pages: $150

Mixtape Covers

1 Side Design $50
2 Side Design $75

For more info contact:

electronicpresskings@gmail.com

D.J. Tecnine Interviews @KyWill211 on Set on "Bang" Video feat. Doitall & Treach

This was last summers interview with Ky Williams in Newark, NJ on the video set of "Bang" featuring hip hop legends Doitall of Lords of the Underground and Treach of Naughty by Nature, produced by Xing and Fox. Both videos will linked below, enjoy. LGz up!!!

Ky Williams Interview

Importance of Well Designed Custom Electronic Press Kits / EPK

EPK's or Electronic Press Kits are a new standard now in the music industry, and having one is a must if you are submitting music to music labels, A&R's, and music executives. A publicist will tell you it is important to have, many people that do interviews will ask for one also. An EPK contains your photo, biography with some personal information such as where you are from, how long you have been in the music business, highlights if any of your music career and other related venues, and other music artists you have worked with in the past.

If you need a custom EPK such as the one below contact Business Effects.

1 Page: $125

2 Pages: $150

businesseffects@gmaill.com

or

Dj Tecnine for more info

We The People Should Base Politician Salary on Merit

We The People of The United States of America should base politician salary on merit. I'm pretty sure many of you are sick of hearing "deficit this, budget cut that, unemployment rate up". I know I am, and we can't all point the finger at the President either because it all starts at the local level. We are paying politicians out of our taxes to raise our taxes, create new laws for the Police Department we fund out of tax dollars to fine us for, and approving their own raises. Can anyone really tell me what exactly your tax dollars were spent on? I highly doubt it, because the government doesn't work that way. Don't get me wrong, I still love this country. But we need to get our priorities straight. We need to stop over paying our government officials to screw us up! The people should have a vote on politician's raises based on how well he or she has done in office. Do any of us get a raise if we do a horrible job, not at all. We'll find ourselves in that unemployment bracket. This isn't a Republican or Democrat thing, this is an American thing.

Naughty by Nature - Hip Hop Hooray Tour 2013 BTS

What an "Epic" night we had at the Gramercy Theater in NYC last Sunday at the 20th Anniversary Hip Hop Hooray Tour by Naughty by Nature. The 90's "True School" era was in full effect with special guests doing appearances during the show. Some of the special guests included Doitall of the legendary Lords of the Underground, Channel Live, Dres of Black Sheep, Mr Cheeks of the Lost Boys, Bumpy Knuckles, aka Freddy Fox, and more... Also in the mix were legends such as DJ Kool Herc, Ed Lover of Yo MTV Raps, and Eric Sermon just to mention a few. Check out some of the pics below. Video footage will be added once we get clearance to show it from Naughty by Nature.

DJ Tecnine with Treach of Naughty by Nature

 DJ Tecnine with Maine Gotti, and Crisis

DJ Tecnine with Dres of Black Sheep

DJ Tecnine with Ed Lover former host of Yo MTV Raps

DJ Tecnine with Hakim Green of Channel Live

DJ Tecnine with Rob Realz, Ky Williams