Band Newsletter

If you are part of a band, you know how important it is to have a good newsletter. Musicians need an effective and timely manner of communication in order to keep their audience in touch (announcements, events, news, shows, merchandise, philanthropy).

Newsletters are an amazing way to get your message out.  Thanks to content curation, it’s easier than ever to send great newsletters through Gmail without a lot of work.  Content curation is the act of discovering, gathering, and presenting digital content that surrounds specific subject matter.

We’ve put together a great list of resources for anyone interested in building a newsletter for their Band.

Band Newsletter Content, Articles, & Ideas

Rolling Stone – Considered to be heralded as one of the most music important publications in the US
Billboard – Large organization that tracks the performance of music in major markets
RIAA – One of the largest musical associations, specifically for recording artists

Band Newsletter Services & Providers

FlashIssue – Get your message out in a different way
Aweber – Big in the industry, most for high volume
Campaigner – Lots of templates
Cheetah Mail – Standard web mail service
Constant Contact – A one of the larger companies 
MailChimp – One of the more popular choices
iContact – Another fairly popular email marketing service

Band Blogs 

David Byrne – Ex-frontman for the Talking Heads keeps current with this site
Radiohead – Large international band updates blog with sets, news and information
Moby – Solo artist keeps connected with his audience via this online journal

Band Newsletter Samples & Examples

Lake Braddock
Parkrose High
THWS

Band Newsletter Templates

Ross Band
Ran Band
Waiakea High

FlashIssue enables you to get your marketing message out in a different way. It lets you rapidly curate your own email digest from content you find on the web and articles you write yourself.