Breaking into the music industry can be a daunting task for emerging artists. Getting your demos heard by the right people; recording studios, producers, and songwriters—is a crucial step in making your mark. Here’s a guide on how to make those connections, with a special focus on using the Vampr app to find collaborative opportunities.

1. Create a Professional Demo

Before reaching out to anyone, ensure your demo is polished and professional. This means high-quality recordings that showcase your best work.

  • Invest in good recording equipment or book some time at a local studio.
  • Focus on your strengths and ensure your music reflects your unique style and talent.

2. Install the Vampr App

Vampr is a social networking app that we designed specifically for musicians and artists to find collaborators, including recording studios, producers, and songwriters.

  • Install the Vampr app from your device’s app store.
  • Create a detailed profile highlighting your skills, genres, and what you are looking for.

3. Build Your Profile

Your profile on Vampr acts as your digital business card. Make it stand out.

  • Upload high-quality photos and music samples.
  • Write a compelling bio that includes your musical background, influences, and goals.
  • Highlight any notable achievements or past collaborations.

4. Search for Collaborators

Vampr allows you to search for various types of collaborators. Use the app’s features to find the right people.

  • Use filters to narrow down your search by location, genre, and type of collaborator (producer, songwriter, studio).
  • Swipe right on profiles that interest you to indicate you want to connect.

5. Initiate Contact

Once you’ve matched with potential collaborators, it’s time to reach out.

  • Send a personalized message introducing yourself and your music.
  • Be clear about your goals and what you are looking for in a collaboration.
  • Share your demo and any relevant links to your music.

6. Network and Engage

Building relationships in the music industry is as important as showcasing your music.

  • Attend virtual and local networking events
  • Engage with other emerging artists and professionals by commenting on their work and sharing your thoughts.
  • Join discussions within the app to stay informed and connected.

7. Follow Up

Persistence is key in the music industry.

  • Follow up politely if you don’t hear back immediately.
  • Stay professional and respectful in all communications.
  • Be open to feedback and use it to improve your music and approach.

8. Leverage Social Media

In addition to Vampr, use other social media platforms to expand your reach.

  • Share your Vampr profile on platforms like Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), and Facebook.
  • Use relevant hashtags to attract attention to your music and collaborations.
  • Connect with industry professionals on LinkedIn to build a broader network.

9. Collaborate and Create

Once you’ve made connections, start collaborating.

  • Schedule meetings or studio sessions to work on new music.
  • Be open to creative input from your collaborators.
  • Focus on building a strong working relationship with clear communication.

10. Promote Your Work

After creating music with your new collaborators, promote your work to reach a wider audience.

  • Release your music on streaming platforms.
  • Promote your releases through social media, email newsletters, and Vampr’s community.
  • Engage with your audience by sharing behind-the-scenes content and stories about your collaborations.

Using Vampr as your primary tool for finding collaborative opportunities can significantly streamline your journey as an emerging artist. By following these steps, you’ll increase your chances of getting your demos heard and building a successful career in the music industry.

Don’t wait – create or update your Vampr profile today and start reaping the benefits. Ready to go Pro? learn more here.

Songistry Inc. is excited to announce its partnership with Vampr Inc., the number one social media app for musicians to discover talent, collaborate and monetize their music, and Songistry’s own hyprAUDIO, the world’s leading AI-powered sync licensing search engine. hyprAUDIO will now feature Vampr Publishing’s extensive catalogue of songs and compositions.

“We’re excited to be working with Songistry to open up our catalogue to a wider array of people looking for music for sync,” said Josh Simons, CEO of Vampr. “With our catalogue now searchable on their intelligent and intuitive platform, our artists will now be exposed to significantly more sync opportunities than before.”

Vampr’s catalog includes a diverse range of genres and styles, from pop and rock to electronic and hip hop. Vampr offers an extensive range of services to songwriters that allows them to maintain control of their copyrights, get world class training on Vampr Academy, and distribute their music and to opt-in for music publishing services, all in one app.

“Because hyprAUDIO uses AI to find exactly the track you’re looking for, it gets better and more accurate the more content it indexes. So, we’re always on the lookout for new and exciting music to add.” said Justin Gray, Founder and CEO of Songistry. “Vampr’s extensive and high- quality catalog is a great addition for anyone searching for music for their next production.”

With the addition of Vampr Publishing’s catalogue, hyprAUDIO continues to solidify its position as a leading destination for music supervisors and other industry professionals seeking top- notch sync licensing options. hyprAUDIO’s AI powered search engine and robust music catalogue is one-stop and “easy clear” providing one of the fastest licensing experiences.

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For more information about Vampr Publishing, visit www.vampr.me/publishing/. To learn more about hyprAUDIO, visit www.hypraudio.com.

We’re excited to add Downtown Music to our cap-table, with the global music services giant making a strategic investment as part of Vampr’s Series Seed-3 investment round, providing for vertical expansion and to integrate in-platform transaction functionality.

In addition to their financial investment, Downtown Music’s integrated marketing services company found.ee will power another new artist growth solution, Vampr Marketing. The new service will bring unique marketing tools and access to premium sites including Billboard, Forbes, GQ and Rolling Stone to our users, with a machine learning powered platform that does the hard work to accelerate artist’s career growth.

Our partnership with Downtown also extends to our publishing division, with Songtrust administering the Vampr Publishing catalog. Vampr Publishing, launched in 2020, now represents over 60K songs with the catalog growing at a rate of 21% month over month, and has recent placements in shows and advertisements from companies such as Meta, CBS and HBO.

We are thrilled to extend our relationship with Downtown Music and its stellar group of brands and services. Their investment is a bona fide industry endorsement of the highest order that Vampr is making all the right noises in our mission to help early stage musicians thrive in a crowded industry,” says Vampr CEO Josh Simons.

“Vampr has carved out an important niche in our industry that fosters connections between music creatives,” said Downtown Chief Commercial Officer, Tracy Maddux. “We see real potential in Vampr as a platform which is why we’ve not only invested, but are bringing our expertise via Found.ee and Songtrust to help them continue to grow.”

Downtown Music Holdings is a global music company, servicing over 23 million music assets across six continents, including some of the most well-known songs in popular music. Their brands power the backend of the music industry with CD Baby, FUGA, Songtrust and Downtown Music Services whose roster includes Hans Zimmer, John Lennon, Miles Davis, Niall Horan, Tori Amos and Wu-Tang Clan. Downtown Neighbouring Rights provides neighbouring rights collection and analytics to empower rights holders to take full advantage of the new digital ecosystem. Clients include Guns N’ Roses, Justin Bieber, Mötley Crüe and OneRepublic, among others.

Known as the ‘LinkedIn for Creatives’, and named by Fast Company as one of the Most Innovative Companies in 2022, Vampr is an online network of creative professionals who are making on average two new connections per session which puts Vampr on par with Facebook’s own connection success rate. Users spend an average 31 minutes on the platform per day, more than 3 times longer than the average LinkedIn session. Their freemium model, complemented by the company’s premium subscription service, Vampr Pro, has recently enjoyed a best-in-class conversion rate approaching 4%.

Read more 👉 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/downtown-makes-strategic-investment-in-linkedin-for-creatives-vampr/

We’re super excited to reveal that Fender has signed on as our latest advertising partner, for their exciting new campaign which aims to use nostalgia and experiential marketing to get the attention of its current consumer base as well as new musicians.

In a great article on Digiday which dives deep into Fender’s latest marketing initiative we were humbled to be mentioned alongside digital and social giants Google Display, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Twitter, as the platforms that Fender is trusting to reach their target market.

Vampr is in great company 🙏🚀

https://digiday.com/marketing/fender-wants-to-tap-into-nostalgia-experiential-as-people-are-drawn-to-the-vintage-look/

In a world-first collaboration, Vampr has partnered with Music Victoria to provide paid Music Victoria Essentials (and above) members with a 6-month subscription to Vampr Academy.

Led by Andrew Watt, Vampr Academy provides the backbone ‘Music Business Essentials’ course (consisting of 53 lessons and 17 hours of content) along with a ever growing set of Deep Dive courses on subjects such as Management, Record Contracts, NFT’s, Mental Health for Musicians and Team Building.

In addition to Vampr’s world-class courses, Music Victoria members will have access to a growing collection of exclusive Vampr Academy interviews with industry experts, live Q&A sessions and a free subscription to all Vampr Pro features, and much more.

More here 👉 https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/music-victoria-announces-new-professional-development-offering-with-vampr/

We’re beyond thrilled to reveal today that Google has included Vampr in their #WeArePlay campaign, spotlighting the best apps as represented by countries and states across the world 🌎

Representing Nevada, you can check out the campaign and honor here: https://play.google.com/console/about/weareplay-us/#storyCards-NV