{"id":222,"date":"2014-03-19T02:02:59","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T02:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buymixtapes.com\/blog\/?p=222"},"modified":"2016-06-20T00:21:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T00:21:21","slug":"mixtapes-and-how-artists-use-them-to-gain-exposure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/mixtapes-and-how-artists-use-them-to-gain-exposure\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixtapes and How Artists Use Them to Gain Exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/acquitted.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-medium wp-image-223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/acquitted-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"mixtapes and the music industry\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223\" src=\"http:\/\/buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/acquitted-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"mixtapes and the music industry\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/acquitted-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/acquitted-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/acquitted.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Mixtapes and how an artist can use them to gain popularity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What is a mixtape you might ask? In today\u2019s music industry a mixtape has a few different meanings. It can contain one single artist\u2019s musical works with other featured artists, many different artists on a compilation mixtape, or even just instrumental tracks from one producer or many producers. This article will discuss each of those topics.<\/p>\n<p>When a music artist releases a mixtape, they are either signed to a major music label and want to keep fans interested or is an unsigned artist and is looking to sign a recording contract. When an already established major recording artist releases a mixtape, they are letting fans know they still have what it takes to make hits and also hype up their next album release at the same time. A great way for unsigned artists looking for a record deal is to release a mixtape. With the internet, mixtapes and music can be heard by anyone at little to no cost. \u00a0Music artists do not have to know someone on the \u2018inside\u2019 of a recording label in order for someone to sample their music. It\u2019s as easy as taking a few minutes to go on the internet and give a listen. Some artists that have just been signed to a major recording contract may be required to continue to release street products\u00a0before they actually release their debut album. This will help the record companies get a feel for how this artist will perform for them in the long run. Some unsigned artists that have signed a deal with a record company and have released a underground product\u00a0or two after that, may find that they no longer can live up to the hype they had before signing a recording deal.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes these music compilations\u00a0contain many different artists and their musical work. What this does is help save the record companies money by releasing a few of their artist\u2019s tracks and seeing which gets the most positive feedback. They will let the streets help them make a decision on what is the best track to release as the next single. This will make sure the record companies do not waste money on releasing a single that will just become a flop.<\/p>\n<p>Music producers also use mixtapes to let record companies they are serious about making beats for major recording artists. Half of a hit song is the instrumental part. Although not nearly as popular as a recording artist\u2019s mixtape, they still aid record comapines that are seeking star talent.<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a mixtape you might ask? In today\u2019s music industry a mixtape has a few different meanings. It can contain one single artist\u2019s musical works with other featured artists, many different artists on a compilation mixtape, or even just instrumental tracks from one producer or many producers. This article will discuss each of those &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/mixtapes-and-how-artists-use-them-to-gain-exposure\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mixtapes and How Artists Use Them to Gain Exposure&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[207,61,57,212,213],"class_list":["post-222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-free-music-download","tag-free-music-download-sites","tag-free-music-downloads","tag-new-songs","tag-playlist"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1205,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222\/revisions\/1205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}