Smart musicians know that their career depends on building a loyal relationship with as many fans as possible. But before you can start to build that relationship, you have to get people’s attention…

So how do you cut through the noise?

Well, here’s a simple rule: What stands out gets remembered and talked about. What blends in gets forgotten - or worse - goes unnoticed.

If you want to be remembered and talked about, here are 3 simple and effective ways to do it:

1. Use Stunning Visuals

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In today’s ultra-competitive and sometimes over saturated music industry, it is important for independent bands and artists to not only go out and perform in order to gain fans, but to also understand and relate with these people. Knowing who your audience is and what they are all about can help you connect with them on a deeper level in order to gain truly devoted followers of you and your music. These things are necessary in order to independently take your act to the next level!

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Besides Facebook and Twitter, there are dozens of other social networking sites out there for independent musicians to take advantage of.  And while some might be great for easily sharing your music like SoundCloud and Last.FM, there are other sites that are finding more and more interesting uses.  With over 10 million users, Pinterest is one of the fastest growing social networks out there today.  Pinterest is an online interactive pinboard that lets you “pin” your favorite videos...

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