The Modern Music Method

Most artists rent their audience. Here's how to own yours. (who needs a label anymore?)

An industry guide, 4,800 industry contacts, 121 templates and done-for-you playlisting. Do it yourself or hand it to us.

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★★★★★ Trusted by 250+ artists

"I went from chasing streams to actually owning my audience. Email list, shows, merch, it all clicked." Marcus L., London

Strategies, platforms & tools covered inside

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Sound familiar?

We hear this all the time...

  • I release music and nothing happens
  • My streams die a week after every drop
  • I don't know who to pitch or how
  • My followers don't turn into fans who show up
  • Playlisting feels like a scam and I don't know who to trust
  • I'm doing everything myself and running out of time
  • Everyone says post more content but it isn't converting

Whether you're releasing your first single or you've got a catalogue that deserves better, the fix is the same. A real system.

We turn scattered effort into a release machine, so every drop builds on the last and your audience becomes something you own, not something you rent from an algorithm.

Hear it from the artists

Moberod · Pop-Punk, USA

Bebe G · Hip-Hop, Australia

Tyler Tradewell · Alt Pop, USA

Where this came from

Bands, labels, agencies. I've sat on every side of the table.

This wasn't cooked up in a weekend by some marketing bro who's never stepped foot in a studio.

Ten years playing in bands, managing them, then working inside agencies and labels across the world. I watched what the industry does for artists behind closed doors.

I tracked what actually moved the needle, cut everything that didn't and put the rest into one guide so you can navigate the industry yourself.

LIVE

My old band.

What we do

A full system for independent artists

1Start with the guide. The Modern Music Method covers every stage of the game across 35 modules, from positioning and release strategy to ads, fan data and the money side.

2Then stop guessing who to email. The Industry Contact Lists give you 4,800 verified curators, radio, press, labels, sync and live contacts with the submission route for each one.

3The Artist Toolkit hands you 121 ready-to-edit templates so press kits, budgets, calendars and agreements are done in minutes instead of days.

4And when you want the streams handled for you, our playlisting campaigns take care of the whole thing. Every placement puts your song in front of real listeners and is built to trigger the algorithm and lift your popularity score. You get a stream target locked in before we start and each drop builds on the last.

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250+Trusted by real artists
4,800Verified industry contacts
121Career templates
100%Money-back guarantee

Case studies

The results?

These are playlisting campaign results. Every number is pulled straight from the artist's Spotify dashboard.

Burn After Reading artwork

"Burn After Reading"Dark Pop

42,000 streams delivered during the campaign, then the algorithm took over. Discover Weekly, Radio and Release Radar carried it past 88k and it's still climbing.

0Total streams3,335 playlist adds
The Boys artwork

"The Boys"Alt Rock

Spotify editorial picked it up. Your DJ, Rock Out and Local Noise placements drove a 4,800 stream day, with reach spreading from Australia into the UK and US.

0Total streams1,605 playlist adds
Warped artwork

"Warped"Chill Lofi-Pop

Two growth waves. A January editorial spike, then an April lift as Spotify Radio kicked in and re-served the track to new listeners on its own.

0Total streams2,361 playlist adds
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Products and services

The Modern Music Method

The complete guide for artists who want to own their audience and get paid for their music. 35 modules and 117 pages covering every stage of the game, all in one connected system. Nothing left for you to google at 2am. And if it's not for you, every cent back, no questions asked.

  • Artist identity and positioning. Find your angle, your audience and your edge
  • The 6-Week Release Blueprint. A pre, launch and post system for every single drop
  • TikTok and content growth. The formula labels use behind closed doors, plus the 30-day challenge that compounds your reach
  • Meta ads for artists. Run ads that build audiences, not just streams
  • Email and SMS ownership. Build an audience no algorithm can take from you
  • Spotify algorithm deep dive. What the platform rewards and what it punishes
  • The money side. Royalties, record deals, contracts, sync and publishing, where every dollar flows
  • Plus 25 more modules. Press, merch, YouTube, live shows, community and everything else a career needs
  • 100% money-back guarantee
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Industry Contact Lists

Stop guessing who to email.

4,800 verified entries covering playlist curators, radio, blogs and press, labels, sync and live. Some are direct contacts with an email or Instagram, the rest a researched directory with the submission route for each one. Either way, you know exactly where to send your music.

  • 1,056 playlist curators organised across ten genre tabs from pop to metal, each with an email, Instagram or submission link
  • 3,744 industry contacts. 2,493 radio stations and shows, 623 blogs and press outlets, 333 record labels
  • The live side too. 133 booking agencies and 118 promoters for shows and tours
  • US, UK, Australia and Canada covered. Direct emails where they exist, submission forms and portals where that's how the door opens
  • Sync and music supervision. 44 supervisors and music libraries placing songs in film, TV and ads
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Artist Toolkit

121 templates to organize your entire career. Every document an independent artist actually needs, built and ready to edit, so you stop rebuilding the wheel every release and start running your career like the professionals do.

  • Press kits and press releases
  • Stage plots and tour budgets
  • Marketing plans and content calendars
  • Planners and release schedules
  • Agreements. Label deals, advances, booking, management and more, so you never sign blind
  • And plenty more, all yours to edit
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Playlisting

1,000,000+Streams across all campaigns
250+Independent artists worked with
100%Hit the target or full refund

Done-for-you playlist campaigns that put your music in front of real listeners and get the algorithm working for you, with a stream target locked in before we start.

  • Algorithmic traction. Placements built to trigger Discover Weekly, Radio and Release Radar, so Spotify keeps pushing your song after the campaign ends
  • High search playlists. Spots on the playlists people actually find when they search Spotify
  • Every playlist vetted through Chartmetric before we pitch. No bots, no fake streams, ever
  • Popularity score lift, the number Spotify uses to decide whose music gets pushed next
  • Weekly reporting, so you see exactly where every stream is coming from
  • Free 20-minute consultation before you spend a dollar
  • A target, not an estimate. We keep working until you hit the streams promised

Playlist campaign packages

Ignite5k to 10k streams
Growth13k to 25k streams
Momentum30k to 50k streams
Apex65k to 100k streams
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The 6-Week Artist Release Blueprint

A free six-week release plan covering pre-release, launch week and everything after. The exact system, broken into weekly steps so your next drop doesn't disappear after day three.

  • The 72-hour window. The first three days decide what the algorithm does with your song, and you can engineer them
  • Test. Find the winning 15 seconds of your track before the rollout even starts, then anchor everything to it
  • Build. A 30 to 40 video content plan plus a warm fan list you can text directly on release day
  • Email and SMS. How to capture your most engaged fans before release day, and put the list you already have to proper use
  • Blitz. Everything fires at once on release day, with half your budget concentrated in the critical 72 hours
  • Compound. Scale what's working for weeks after the drop so every release sets a new baseline for the next
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The 6-Week Artist Release Blueprint e-book

FAQ

Questions before you start

Is this for beginners or artists who already have a following?
Both. If you're starting from zero it gives you the right foundations from day one so you never have to unlearn bad habits. If you already have an audience it shows you exactly where the gaps are and how to turn what you've built into compounding growth.
What if I have a small budget?
The guide is made for independent artists on independent budgets. Plenty of what's inside costs nothing. The organic strategies build real growth for free and the core of the whole guide is owned audience growth, which costs time rather than money. That said, if you want substantial growth and you want it faster, a budget is part of the picture. Playlisting, ads and PR all cost money and they're necessary pieces of the puzzle. We'd recommend allocating at least $500-$1,000 per release towards marketing and promotion.
What's inside the Artist Toolkit?
121 ready-to-edit templates covering the admin side of an artist career. Press kits, press releases, stage plots, tour budgets, marketing plans, content calendars, release schedules and agreements for label deals, advances, booking and management. Open a template, fill in your details and paperwork that used to take days is done in minutes.
Who is in the Industry Contact Lists?
4,800 verified entries across the whole industry. 1,056 playlist curators sorted by genre plus radio stations, blogs, press, labels, booking agencies, promoters and sync supervisors across the US, UK, Australia and Canada. Some entries are direct named contacts and most work like a directory, listing the submission page, website or inbox each outlet actually checks, so you always know the right route in. Your time goes into pitching instead of hunting for emails.
How is your playlisting different from the scammy stuff?
Every stream comes from real human listeners on real playlists. We never use bots, stream farms or artificial inflation of any kind. We've seen what fake streams do to an artist's account and we won't risk that for anyone. Every placement sits on a genuine independently owned playlist with real followers and every playlist is checked in Chartmetric before we pitch. Our whole strategy is built to trigger the algorithm and fake streams can't do that. You get a stream target before we start and a full refund if we miss it.
What if it doesn't work for me?
Then you don't pay. Apply the system and if you don't see growth in your fanbase we refund every cent. No hassle and no questions asked. Same on playlisting. If we miss the promised minimum target you get a full refund.
Is it a course or a book?
A 117 page guide with 35 modules. Read it in an afternoon or work through one module per release.
Which product should I start with?
The Modern Music Method. It's the system everything else plugs into. Add the contact lists when you're ready to pitch and the toolkit when you want to improve your admin organization.

Pick where to start

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