S5.2/E79: How to Market With or Without a Budget w/ Magen Tracy

About this episode

Emily White discusses music marketing strategies with guest Magen Tracy, focusing on monetization and preparation for music release.

Your art is together; congrats! But how do you monetize your music before it’s even out and ensure your marketing platforms are ready to go for release? To discuss this topic Host Emily White chats with Magen Tracy who has deep roots in the Boston music scene working for Don Law, as a musician, and at her current position of Senior Director of Marketing and Communications and New England Conservatory of Music. We hope you enjoy! Bandzoogle is an all-in-one platform that makes it easy to launch a website and online store for your music in minutes. Bandzoogle members always keep 100% of their earnings from sales, and plans start at just $6.37 a month, which includes a free custom domain name. Our podcast listeners can go to Bandzoogle.com to try it free for 30 days, and use the promo code “SUSTAINABLE15” to get 15% off the first year of any subscription. Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Emily White⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Executive Producer Frank Woodworth. Special Thanks to Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media & Design + Music Department, Grace Bizzell, Professors Hilary Porris, David…

People in this episode

Host: Emily White

Guest: Magen Tracy

Topics covered

• music marketing
• budgeting
• revenue streams
• music release
• Boston music scene

Keywords

• music marketing
• monetization
• release strategy
• Boston music
• Bandzoogle

Sponsors

Bandzoogle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New England Conservatory of Music

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