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NoiseTrade – Tools for Indie Musicians

by Brian|on October 14, 2011 |in Blog, Tools For Musicians |Leave a comment

In my Tools for Indie musicians series (hit the link to see all the posts), I’ve covered 3 different ways to get your music out there. CD Baby and TuneCore both distribute your music to iTunes, Amazon, and the like. BandCamp lets you set up a storefront and sell stuff (or give it away) on your terms. This post is all about NoiseTrade, which is yet another venue for digitally releasing your music.

Visit NoiseTrade.com

I think NoiseTrade is special. It has something the others don’t. At least that’s been my experience. That something special is the exposure factor. For me, no online service or marketing tool has been as successful as NoiseTrade, except maybe for YouTube.

First let’s talk about how the service works, and then I’ll dive into exactly how I use it.

No Perfect Son (single) – Free Music Friday

by Brian|on October 6, 2011 |in Blog, Free Music Friday, My Music |10 Comments

<a href="http://store.brianwahlmusic.com/album/no-perfect-son-single">No Perfect Son (single) by Brian Wahl</a>

No Perfect Son

Free Music Friday – October 2011 // Inspired by the story of the Prodigal Son.

Charts:

Key of C (capo) // Key of Eb

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Ustream Acoustic Show – Oct 3, 2011

by Brian|on October 3, 2011 |in Gigs, Ustream Shows |Leave a comment

In case you missed the Ustream show tonight, here it is in its entirety!

Set list (and times, in case you’d like to fast-forward):

Mysterious Way (U2) – 1:05
To Love Somebody (Bee Gees) – 6:15
Seasons – 10:20
God Is My Helper – 15:10
Come Find Rest – 19:40
Cumbersome (7 Mary 3) – 24:04
Empty Faith – 28:42
Deconstruction (Justin McRoberts) – 33:30
All I Want Is You (U2) – 37:40
I Have A Plan For You – 42:30
No Perfect Son – 47:28 (plus a super-secret announcement)
Though I Walk Through The Valley – 52:15

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BandCamp – Tools for Indie Musicians

by Brian|on October 3, 2011 |in Blog, Tools For Musicians |Leave a comment

See all the posts in the Tools for Indie Musicians series.

Simply put, BandCamp is a free service that allows you to display and sell your music. If you are an indie musician and you aren’t using BandCamp, I really can’t think of a reason why you shouldn’t. Let’s look at what you can do.

Visit BandCamp.com

Ustream Acoustic Concert Series

by Brian|on September 26, 2011 |in Blog, Gigs |Leave a comment

Between leading worship every weekend and regular youth events, I don’t get a ton of opportunities to play live. Well, that’s all going to change. Today I’m performing my first Ustream acoustic concert!

I’m going live at 6:00p Eastern. I’ll play for 30 or 45 minutes – maybe longer if there is some good viewer interaction. You’ll be able to interact using Twitter, Facebook, or the Ustream chat client.

Scheduling

Mondays at 6:00p EST.

My goal is to do these regularly. I’m going to start out with a weekly schedule. Every Monday at 6 eastern.

Where to watch

You’ll be able to watch right here at Brian Wahl Music at the Live page.

I’ll also be live at my Ustream page, or on Facebook.

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My interview at the Scripture to Music Collective

by Brian|on September 20, 2011 |in Blog |Leave a comment

You’ve heard me talk about the Scripture To Music collective around here before. If not – definitely go check it out. The site is run by Caroline Cobb and it is an awesome resource of Biblical songs. I’ve got a few songs featured over there as well.

Just a few weeks ago, Caroline interviewed me for the site.

Click here to read the interview.

I shared a bit about my songwriting process, my favorite songwriters, and more.

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Though I Walk Through The Valley (Brian Wahl) – Tutorial

by Brian|on September 20, 2011 |in Tutorials |2 Comments

Chord Charts

Key of G (capo) // Key of Bb

Chord Diagrams

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You Never Let Go (Matt Redman) – Tutorial

by Brian|on September 18, 2011 |in Tutorials |4 Comments

Chord charts:

Key of G // Key of B // Key of A

Chord diagrams:

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Giving Away Your Music For Free – Tools For Indie Musicians

by Brian|on September 17, 2011 |in Blog, Tips, Tools For Musicians |3 Comments

This post is part of the “Tools for Indie Musicians series. See all the posts here.

This is more of a strategy than a tool, but strategies are tools, right?

All of my original music is free. I’m going to explain my strategy in this post, but first, let’s look at this idea from both sides.

Argument against free downloads

You can do a google search and read tons of opinions on artists giving away their music for free. Many are passionately against the idea. I’ve read a lot of arguments against giving away music, and I’ll sum them up with this statement:

Giving away your music for free cheapens it. You put lots of work into creating music, and if you believe it is valuable, you shouldn’t just give it away. Furthermore, it harms the entire music industry, conditioning fans to expect to listen to and download music for free.

Why I choose to give my music away free

I believe the argument for giving away music is stronger. So, this is why I give away my music for free.

I am an unknown artist. Sure – I may have more than 2 or 3 twitter followers, and my mailing list has more than 13 emails on it, but in the grand scheme of things, I’m totally 100% an unknown.
As an unknown artist, exposure is worth way more than money.

Unfailing Love (Single) – Free Music Friday

by Brian|on September 16, 2011 |in Blog, Free Music Friday, My Music |Leave a comment

A Free Music Friday bonus release! I guess I just got too excited and had to release two singles this month.

Download from iTunes ($0.99)

Download the chord chart

This song is based on Psalm 57. My favorite part of the Psalm is also the bridge of the song, and it states:

Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth.

This song will remain free through NoiseTrade until October, when the next free song is released. If you download through NoiseTrade, you’ll get the acoustic version as well.

NoiseTrade – Tools for Indie Musicians