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Ashley Lewis

Los Angeles, Richmond
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DIY Bluegrass: Read this BEFORE you send your music to radio

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By Ashley Lewis
| Bluegrass Today Verified
For many independent artists, the excitement of finishing a new song often leads straight to one thing: sending it to radio as quickly as possible. After months of recording, mixing, rehearsing, editing artwork, and planning a release, it’s understandable. You’re excited. You’re ready for people to hear it. But here’s the reality many artists don’t realize until they’ve been through a few releases: from a DJ’s perspective, the music itself is only part of the equation.
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DIY Bluegrass: How to build a setlist that Wins a crowd

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By Ashley Lewis
| Bluegrass Today Verified
You can be the best picker on stage and still lose a room in the first five minutes. You can have a great band, solid songs, but the set just kind of… drifts. No pacing, no intention, no sense of where it’s going. By the time you find your groove, the crowd has already decided how much attention they’re giving—and maybe they’re heading for a bathroom break instead. A set list isn’t just a list of songs—it’s a strategy. And in a 30-minute set, every decision matters.
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DIY Bluegrass: Do you have an MLC Royalty Check waiting for you? (Songwriters only edition) - Bluegrass Today

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By Ashley Lewis
| Bluegrass Today Verified
The Mechanical Licensing Collective has distributed over 3 billion dollars in streaming royalties… are you getting paid for your song plays? Many independent bluegrass artists handle for themselves: Distribution (DistroKid, TuneCore, or Cd Baby) Register with a performing rights organization (BMI, ASCAP) Collecting SoundExchange royalties BUT they still leave one piece of the puzzle unclaimed.
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