Artist One Sheet - Mirada Media
You started for the love of music
You’ve loved music for as long as you can remember. You’ve tinkered, composed, hummed and tapped your feet through your life, associating a song to every life experience. Music lives and breathes within you. You make music because it brings you joy. Who wouldn’t if it comes to them so easily?
Now you find yourself at a crossroads, wanting to share your joy of music with others, but where to start? Getting noticed out of the blue is one way, but with more than 40,000 songs uploaded to Spotify every day, getting your music noticed by the right person is about as likely as winning the lottery.
We founded Mirada Media because we have spent the past 35 years helping artists to write, publish, produce and market their music and we understand that new digital norm requires new and improved tools. Mailing CDs with a prayer that someone listens is no longer good enough. Today's crowded digital environment requires sophisticated Artist One Sheets, websites, and advanced playlist placements. We at Mirada Media are actively involved in today's music industry. We know the preferred submission processes, and we understand that you don’t want to sit idly waiting for a call. Mirada Media designed the interactive tools and the Artist One Sheet to make communicating with your audience, bonding with your fans, sharing your music, videos and news quick and easy as dragging and dropping ... no design skills required. With Mirada Media you can manage and protect your music, your videos, your photos and more and get minute by minute updates of who's watching or listening.
The benefits of self-promotion
As much as we would love to believe that getting noticed is as simple as having great music, the truth is it's just NOT that easy. Most (if not all) managers, booking agents, and labels (and even some fans) want to know that you've got traction BEFORE they'll be willing to jump on board. And, you've got to be able to grab their attention in less than 8 seconds. Whether you're just getting started or you've been working your gig for years, the best course of action for getting noticed in the digital music world is by taking action!
We get it, you’re not the first one to start feeling overwhelmed at this point. You didn’t get into music to get into all of these details, and you can’t afford a professional yet to build you into a commercial brand. Don’t despair. That’s what Mirada Media is about – helping you help yourself to the path of success.
Yes, you can do this all yourself!
You don’t need to hire a marketing agency to make yourself marketable. For most new artists, there is not a lot of budget for marketing. It doesn’t mean that you must miss that dynamic and the opportunity that comes along with marketing.
Mirada Media has precisely what you need to start building your brand and online presence. Mirada Media was started by music creators and exists for music creators as a tool and platform to help independent artists showcase their work and start building their brand. The best part is that no design experience is required. Mirada Media makes it easy for you with easy drag and drop templates. Start with a blank template and simply drag and drop to add your own elements to create a custom one sheet for each of your audiences.
Streamline your catalog management
Mirada Media starts with a secure, always available digital library where you can upload all of your digital assets to share with your entire team. Upload your digital assets and rest assured that everyone from fans to managers, promoters, bloggers and potential label partners will have the latest and best versions. Managing all of your assets from your Mirada Media library will ensure that you are sending and sharing the best and right version every time. Instead of uploading your material from several different sources, you can get everything you need from the Mirada Media platform.
The music artist’s resume
One of the first steps to submitting your music for consideration in today's industry is to check out the "submission guidelines," for the record label, promoter, blogger, venue or manager. Most will no longer accept email attachments and they will probably not take time to visit a typical artist or band website, Facebook or Instagram page.
What the talent seekers (your audience) want is the ability to see your WHOLE story and they want it in a format that won't waste a lot of their precious time. If you're in the business world, this would be a resume. In the music industry, this is an Artist One Sheet or an EPK (Electronic Press Kit). The standard Artist One Sheet should include a brief bio (with a link to your full bio), a recent photo, your music (that can be played easily within the One Sheet), any relevant videos and links to recent press you've received, your website, contact info, and social media.
Using the Artist One Sheet to introduce yourself to your key audience and influencers will not only showcase your whole story in a more professional manner, you will also be able to include the more important elements like a playlist of your music (even if it's pre-release) as well as relevant videos and photos.
Showcase your work on a microsite
Another advantage of using the Mirada Media platform is that you don’t need to create a separate website to represent your brand and your work. With Mirada Media, you can create beautiful microsites to showcase your work, from music to videos. Thanks to your one-stop music catalog on Mirada Media, your links will always take visitors to your latest examples. Just like we provide on the Artist One Sheet, we provide templates to create a professional-looking site that is easy to build with drag and drop ease.
Pitching email platform
Pitching your unreleased or recently released music to publisher or labels has never been easier. The Mirada Media Media Mail tool allows you to send your email directly from the platform. You can use the Media Mail directory to build contact lists of promoters, venues, potential opening acts, bloggers, even your super fans or Mom and Dad! This tool allows you to create personalized and interactive Artist One Sheets to present as a generated link or send out to email recipients. You can use Media Mail to build a contact list of industry pros and continue promoting your work.
The Media Mail dashboard tracks the email activity after you send it. You don’t have to sit and wonder anymore. You will know when your email was opened, what tracks were played, downloaded, and how many times they circled back to listen again.
Get started
If you’re ready to take that next big step, it’s time to start your 14 day trial of Mirada Media and start building your brand in a bigger and better way. The trial is an excellent way to get a feel for the platform and start promoting yourself to the movers and shakers. What are you waiting for? Sign up for your free trial today!