We started our journey two years ago. Friends for many years, we found our great passions connect: our endless love for music, our deep connection to electronic music, along with our admiration for independent musicians and our strong connection to technology. The stars aligned and timing was just right for us to join forces. And so we did, Soundudes was born.
Our CTO is a super talented pianist – check him out at his recent jam session
Hello world, we’re here to help independent musicians get discovered!
“How can we help independent musicians get discovered?”
Who are we? Three dudes: Jonathan with startup tenure, SiPo with software development savvy and Opher with music industry know-how — united by their passion for music — want to answer it.Continue Reading..
Where are musicians most likely to earn a buck?
(By Marisa Frydman)
Between internationally popular services such as Spotify and Pandora, musician-owned services such as Jay-Z’s Tidal and Neil Young’s Pono, and highly anticipated services from Apple and Google, music streaming has officially solidified its position as the new popular method of listening to music.
70-20-10: Promoting Your Music On Social Media
(By Marisa Frydman)
I’m going to go ahead and say it, social media is utterly fantastic. Never has a particular piece of technology made it so easy for one person to connect with anyone or anything else. Because of digital outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, people are able to take part in conversations with international brands, world renown politicians, and of course, their favorite musicians.Continue Reading..
Being Social Is A Big Part Of Being An Indie Musician
(By Mike Post)
Being an independent musician this day and age is a bit of a dichotomy – while it’s never been easier to share your music, it’s also never been harder to cut through the heavily saturated world wide web we’ve all come to know and love. Anyone with a computer knows how easy it is to share something with your friends through the ever-changing popular social networks, but we’re also bombarded with more information and misinformation on the Internet today than ever before. Continue Reading..
Building a real audience for my music. Real Vs. Fake Fans?
(By Oliver Cox)
Plenty of companies offer all sorts of SoundCloud goodies with no effort on your part, for a fee—let’s see how it works and whether it’s the right choice.
Who’s Responsible For Indie Music’s Fast Rise To The Top
(By Mike Post)
It’s hard to argue with the idea that independent music is the fastest growing segment of the music industry today.
It’s common knowledge at this point that file sharing and music streaming has decimated the music industry of the past few decades, leaving in its wake a new era of how music is acquired and consumed. This has directly lead to majorly reduced record budgets and is the primary reason we’ve seen such a big rise in the independent music sector. Continue Reading..