Sign-up for an account with Spotify (this is free) and we’d suggest using the username you want as your artist name i.e as you can see from ours.The second is your PROFILE this is created when you create your account with Spotify, you can check out our Data Transmission Profile Here. Yes, we said two, you have your ARTIST PAGE these are automatically generated when you have a release. The big thing to get your head around with Spotify are the TWO types of page.First up! Get Spotify Desktop version for you Mac / PC from, you can do much more than the app versions at the moment and we feel it’s essential.

We thought we’d bring you a simple beginners guide for those Artists/DJs who want to get on the ball now, so strap in as we ease you into Spotify. This works in a similar way to your Snapchat Ghost, whereby fans scan the strip and it brings them directly to your page. Spotify has made it very easy now with the advent of ‘Scan Codes’ for you to share your playlist/profile with your fans. Spotify for any young artist or growing artist is a brand new source of regular content for your other socials networks. As 4g & wifi improves and soon 5G becomes available, why do you need to illegally download when platforms like Spotify can offer every track for FREE (with adverts) or for as little as £4.99 a month for Students & £9.99 for the average person.įor us at Data Transmission we see the rise of Spotify as something you are either going to do right now – get those numbers building, or you are going to do in 6-8 months time when its properly booted off and then you can join and be behind the curve. With more distributors for electronic music pushing directly to the platform and more countries coming on board where the platform can be accessed, it’s becoming one of the go-to places to find and consume music.Īt the recent IMS Ibiza, the annual business report announced that 12 Billion electronic music streams a month on Spotify, so for artists, it’s providing a real revenue stream and solution to the previously lost cash from the illegal downloading problem. One of the big new platforms for DJs & Producers from the last 8 months and looking forward to the next 12 months is the advances in Spotify.

Spotify for artists contact