r/musicmarketing 7h ago

Question Best place to self promote music?

Where is the best place to actually post my own music where people will actually bother to click on it and really give it a listen? Without a fee of course.

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u/MistakeTimely5761 6h ago

IMO, it doesn't exist.

No one is waiting to support the unsupported on any scale that will get your music to the next level.

As the 'artist' you have to build both demand and narrative.

This means you have to actually compete as there is no ready made audience waiting to hear your stuff you just need someone on Reddit to advise you where to go to get all those eager fans.

You have to build the breakout and few do.

TLDR: Keyword DIY.

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u/Nsemest182 6h ago

Oh I agree. I never expected a place like that to get my stuff to the next level. I guess I was more wondering if there are people that actually enjoy just exploring random posted music. I will admit - I am not one of those people.

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u/MistakeTimely5761 6h ago

There's none.

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u/Nsemest182 6h ago

Not suprised haha

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u/MistakeTimely5761 6h ago

If it existed, they would charge indie artist $99.95 a month for access and get it too.

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u/Redditholio 5h ago

Bandcamp, maybe.

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u/Similar_Cucumber178 5h ago

Where do you go to explore random posted music? That's where you should post 😉

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u/Nsemest182 5h ago

I don’t haha that’s the problem 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/Similar_Cucumber178 5h ago

You are a musician, you want to be heard, and at the same time, you don't actively try to hear new things? There's your issue.

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u/willymo 5h ago

SoundCloud? I guess… But you gotta have a way to get people to it. Thats the tricky part.

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u/itsSomethingCool 2h ago

Go to open Mics or post on socials like TikTok / instagram. Theres no secret

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u/dcypherstudios 1h ago

Social media. TikTok. Instagram and YouTube reels. But you have to give people a reason to care. Simply posting and hoping it works isn’t enough you have to tap into your audience and make engaging content for them! Hit me up in DM if that sounds good to you

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u/Used_Maintenance6091 8m ago

Your best bet is to book a live gig.

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u/mr_taco2 5h ago

Submithub hot or not?