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interested to know what other people do! i tend to go on forums for my sort of music and add/follow other people who are commenting/following similar artists to me (myspace, twitter etc)
having close connections with other artists are great too!
what about you guys? 
There's a "Raising Arizona" quote for every occasion:
"It's all about who knows who... then over here ya got favoritism."
I play a lot of live gigs.
..and (when i haven't any planned show) i make some street busking out of pubs and clubs.
i have a small "fan-base" that follow me on facebook.
i really dont care about internet-popularity.
....i have neither made an official web release of my songs..
I just give free physical cds (cd-r) to EVRYONE i meet. 
Last edited by arottenbit (Jan 19, 2010 7:04 pm)
I don't promote myself, but I've seen this work:
1. Your music is of secondary importance
2. Stand out. Wear a big mouse mask, own a tank, be quirky
3. Cater exactly to the expectations of your target audience. Don't put artistic integrity over them. Don't experiment
4. To gain momentum, attach yourself to bigger names, in whatever way possible
5. All press is good press
6. Spam your persona and music. Especially on non-music related events/hubs of interest to your target group
7. Only change if attention is declining. Then emulate something more popular
8. Bow to above, kick the below
9. Troll
10. Never overestimate your audience
i fucking couldnt have said it better
however there are plenty of well deserving popular modern chipmusicans (not demoscene) who repetedly surprise me with their wonderful music - bit shifter, nullsleep and henryhomesweet are just a few, so meeh to cynical bleeeh
Last edited by Jellica (Jan 19, 2010 7:39 pm)
I'm a grumpy german! I'm entitled! >:[
Wasn't so much aimed at the chip music scene (although it works here too, I daresay) but more at the popular popular artists (ie pop).
I don't promote myself, but I've seen this work:
1. Your music is of secondary importance
2. Stand out. Wear a big mouse mask, own a tank, be quirky
3. Cater exactly to the expectations of your target audience. Don't put artistic integrity over them. Don't experiment
4. To gain momentum, attach yourself to bigger names, in whatever way possible
5. All press is good press
6. Spam your persona and music. Especially on non-music related events/hubs of interest to your target group
7. Only change if attention is declining. Then emulate something more popular
8. Bow to above, kick the below
9. Troll
10. Never overestimate your audience
D:
So true. Sadly.
I don't. that's why nobody books me or invite me for exhibitions 
I play shows, people ask me to play more shows.
I make music I want to and keep my integrity.
I could start making music that would appeal to more, but I don't want to.
I make the music I hear in my head.
As Ricky Gervais said, "If I wanted to become famous, I'd kill someone."
and to add to that: I don't like selling myself or constantly yell how "great" I am,
it's such a laborious and annoying thing to do and it makes me feel cheap.
But in a way, it seems you constantly have to remind people of what you're up
to, twitter and be active in fora and make sure you're not forgotten because everyone
and their mom these days think they're either musicians, vj's, artists, writers, whatever.
Also, people's knowledge and memory these days is retarded.
Like I am often appalled by the lack of notion of what's been done in the past,
like the UK raving on how fresh chipmusic is and forgetting people like Gwem
and countless of others been making chipmusic in the UK for so many years.
Or people not having a single fucking clue about chipmusic before blip, or
micromusic, or any other consoles besides the fucking gameboy.
Or as if databending (what the....) was invented yesterday.
Bitter ? you bet.
I'm gonna kill you all
actually try to promote.
talk to everyone who displays any interest in your music.
all hail the c-men.
Last edited by smiletron (Jan 19, 2010 8:32 pm)
is tagging yourself for follow friday and asking people to RT it not working anymore?
