How to Promote Indie Music

Directions to Build a Community Around Meaningful Artistry

Learn to effectively promote your music and actually enjoy it.

"Jon hits the nail on its head with his community-driven approach to music marketing."
Jason Grishkoff
Founder of SubmitHub
"It was fun and informative, which is the highest compliment I give a thing."
Amelia Ray
Host of Up, Up and a Ray
"Very thorough and covers everything you need to know about the music industry."
Peter Amara
Founder of MusicBoxPete
"I'm VERY excited about this book... you're going to help a lot of people with this."
Justin Sinclair
Brother James

If you’re like most indie artists, you kind of hate music promotion.

Yeah, you do it. But too often it feels like a collection of used-car sales tactics, and on top of that, it usually doesn’t work.

It shouldn’t be that way.

What if promotion led to real results – and, even better, a community built around your artistry? What if it was effective and meaningful?

In this book, Jon Anderson (founder of Two Story Media) details a roadmap to better indie music promotion, introducing a perspective and a toolbox of tactics that will help you to market your music more effectively – and, ultimately, help you to build a community that matters.

What the book is not:

  • A detailed course on Facebook Ads.
  • An encyclopedia of every music marketing tactic ever.
  • Lame.


What the book is:

  • A guide to effectively setting up marketing platforms.
  • A roadmap to follow as you release music.
  • A paradigm shift away from draining promotion toward meaningful community building.


If you want to make a living making music for a community that cares about your art, this book will give you a path to get there.

About the Author

Jon’s the founder of Two Story Melody (a music blog) and Two Story Media (a music PR firm).

Here are two truths and a lie about him: Jon loves understanding how songs are made. Jon once attempted to swim across the Pacific Ocean, but only made it to Hawaii. Jon was the stunt double for Sandra Bullock in the films Gravity and The Blindside.

Check Out Chapter 1 for Free

Want a sneak peek? Download the first chapter here. It’s called “The Problem”, and it’s an honest look at the difficulty involved in successful promo. Promo can kind of suck, but understanding why it sucks is the first step toward making it not suck.

Check it out in .pdf form.