Typing is the least enjoyable pass time for most artists who like creating either visuals or audio, yet it is the most important element in your project and this is why.
7. BEST SOFTWARE - is available freely.
Use online or offline software that will streamline the process allowing you to change the album cover artwork as well as the track info. There are also apps that do the same for people without access to a personal computer. One of the best apps that comes with your computer is either iTunes which downloads metadata of songs missing data and so does Windows Media Player. If the above mentioned players have changed the function, then a great software is MusicBrainz Picard, this software also has the function of searching for missing metadata and the ability to manually edit.
The process takes less than ten minutes for roughly ten songs, it's also best if you have the information stored on a digital notepad so as to access it easily when you upload to websites. Allot of websites automatically name the files using the meat data so this further reduces the work.
6. EASY UPLOAD - Less typing.
When uploading your music the aggregator will generally ask for the title, description, tags & sometimes even duration. This becomes quite the task is one is adding music on multiple sites, the best thing is to have the information stored on a digital notepad like Onenote for Microsoft/ PC / Android users and Evernote for iOS and Apple users, they are both free and have amazing mobile apps.
Once you have your metadata in a notebook you can quickly find, copy-and-paste the information in the form. Also some sites read the meta data you entered into your tracks making the process of uploading much easier and faster.
5. OFFLINE - Music with info.
A large number of tracks being moved around the internet and on peoples phones is either music that is legally downloaded from websites like soundcloud and bandcamp. Also illegal download site which are ever-changing due to being shutdown by music industry law firms. This still shows a degree of your following that is either ill informed of paid/ legal platforms but are still fans of your music. Nothing and no-one that was unimportant has ever been pirated or plagiarized.
Before you become famous most of your offline music would be distributed by your friends and family and when they are sending your songs, the person receiving the music might not ask for the information about the song. Metadata is linked to your music and follows is everywhere it goes, this can grow your following as the first impression of your music is professional no matter where it is, showing the album art, the album it comes from and the tags.
4. LYRICS - are the future.
Lyrics aren't commonly included in the metadata as with most softwares and offline players, lyrics aren't found. They are commonly used as data on streaming apps and lyric websites. Social media began integrating music through linking music with a post. With the development of Instagram and Facebook music everyone who has music on the social platforms can include lyrics in their post.
Lyrics can also work as blog material not only will it be traced to the lyric sites but it will also show up on your website. The text in your lyrics is more dynamic than the title, the text has more content making it easier to find. Users could be searching for a similar phrases or could have heard your song on radio but didn't hear the title.
3. ALBUM ART - is your packaging.
If your music is transferred without album art it takes the album art of any other song with that cover. As a one-man team you need to transfer you music through different platforms. Upload and download your music and see how it looks and what the title is. Send it to a friend via all messaging apps and see how it downloads on the other side.
Your album art is the first thing people will see before they hear your music, this should be a direct representation of the content (your music).
2. COMPETITION - don't stand out.
You are competing with artists that have teams behind them for adding all the minute details, you cannot sleep this. You cannot afford to sleep on this, once your music is on the internet it's very easy to place it inside a popular playlist and share that playlist to friends. Your quality in visuals and sound should not make the person skip the song.
However, when your work is viewed among other artists in the same caliber you need to be the one who exhibits next level work, at this point you can stand out.
1. Full Circle - must be complete.
Creating a great song is a project that requires many facets to work at their highest levels. You need to have found the right producer who, if also has a name behind them, can boost your overall streams. Their name will be tagged in your work and receive the funneling of traffic from their socials.
The quality of your song should match the information database . The text that describes the song counts as information about the song and lyrics are the information from the song. Google uses text to for its results, its text from the metadata in images that allows for images to appear in the image search results, this applies to your videos and audio.
The product circle is complete when your creative work is backed by great text.