Author archives: Vakseen

DéJonDé Magazine Features Vakseen x 7 Paintings

Major shout out to DéJonDé Magazine for featuring me, along with 7 of my paintings (Solitaire, Dizzy, Primitive Lust, Morning Glory, Chic City and Ascension) on the front page of their blog! Check out the screenshot below and click here to view the full post.

Indie Spotlight: Quinn (@ItsQuinnMarie)

1/3 of the Autobotz writing team, Quinn is an extremely talented topliner/artist from Toronto with a bright future ahead. One of my favorite writers to work with, Quinn always delivers dope melodies, left field concepts and the vocal animation slightly reminiscent of Ms. Minaj. Check out her music below and definitely keep your eyes and ears open for new stuff. Major shout out to my DJ Booth fam for the Love Sold […]

Turning Art's Front Page Features 5 Paintings

Much love to Turning Art for featuring my Solitaire, Audvantgardener, Chic City, Toujours and Blemishes of Love paintings on their front page. Turning Art has been featured on CNN, CBS and Inc. Magazine (to name a few) for creating an innovative company that basically allows you to rent art prints before you buy the original. This is a great concept and a great avenue for exposure. I’m honored to be […]

The Social Media Strategy Checklist – The Questions You Should Be Asking

Social media as a marketing tool is pretty powerful, but too often do smaller businesses set up accounts because it’s what expected of them. No matter what the size of the company is, everyone should have a strategy in place before they begin otherwise their new venture will lose steam before it even begins. If you’re starting to develop a presence online, or you just want a checklist, here are […]

24 Must-Have Social Media Marketing Tools

Are you looking for ways to enhance your social media marketing? Do you want new tools to simplify your job? We asked a group of social media pros for the hottest social media tools they use today. Check them out to see if these social media tools are a good fit for you! #1: Unlock to Share Plugin My favorite social marketing tool of all time is the unlock to share plugin. What […]

Artist Managers Management Contracts - Things To Look For

For many artists and bands the first contract that they have to face is the management contract. The manager will have a lot of responsibility and possible control so it is vital to get the right person and the right agreement. The manager may come from various backgrounds – he’s a friend of the band, works already in the music industry, is an entrepreneur from a different industry or just […]

Profanity Magazine Features Vakseen

I just stumbled on this dope feature on me from June 2010 with NY’s Profanity Magazine . Major shout out to Mr. Worthy over at Profanity! Click here to check out the feature.

5 Things All Musicians Need BEFORE Starting a Digital PR Campaign

For independent musicians, a digital publicity campaign can be a critical component to the overall marketing strategy that will help to: 1. Reach new fans 2. Increase online influence 3. Create new content that can be used to continue to build strength of existing fan base through social media While all three of these are important goals for musicians to have, and there is no doubt that a PR campaign […]