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How We Find a Release's Visuals Inside the Lyrics
Before any reference board, we print the lyrics. How we underline what can be photographed, cross out the feelings and keep the one image that comes back.
Single or EP for Your First Release? How to Decide
Five songs ready and one first release to plan. Why most first releases work better as a single, three questions to decide, and when an EP makes sense.
Pick the Fifteen Seconds of Your Song Before You Post Anything
Before a release, use the same short stretch of the song in every teaser. How to choose it, where it goes and what it changes on release day.