Music Industry
Seen Before Heard: Release Visuals for Artists Without a Design Budget
A listener almost always sees a release before hearing it: a cover thumbnail in a playlist, a loop on the player screen, a clip preview i...
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Author
Olena Zotova writes about the music industry for PromoSound. Her guides cover releases, streaming platforms, playlist pitching and the business side of being an independent artist.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Translation (English and French) from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and a Master's degree in Journalism.
Her articles have appeared in Electrodiggers, Fader, Zbeat, Top Ghost Tracks, KTUB, Demopoolbase, HipHopAdvisor and HipHopShot. Besides PromoSound, she writes for the music promotion service RocketFame.
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