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Made It In Music: Interviews With Artists, Songwriters, And Music Industry Pros
How to Grow Your Fanbase on Spotify
Chris Greenwood, better known by his stage name Manafest, is a Canadian Christian rock and hip-hop artist. Having released 11 albums over his illustrious career, Chris has been nominated for multiple Dove and Juno awards.
At a young age, Chris was an avid skateboarder, hoping to go professional. After a slew of injuries pulled him away, he felt that God was calling him to pursue music, and he released his first EP in 2001. He later would sign with BEC Recordings, which is a part of Uprok Records. Most recently, he released his album I Run With Wolves in May of 2022.
At 1,000,000 monthly listeners, Chris has has seen lots of success on Spotify. He’s here today to share his story, as well as giving some tips and tricks to grow your Spotify numbers as well.
Check out Manafest’s website here: https://www.manafest.com/go
If you want to grow your Spotify audience, you are in the right place!!!
Just 5 days and Chris is going to teach you everything you need to know...
Day 1 - 7 Alarming things you should know before you release a song on Spotify
(#5 will blow your mind)
Day 2 - 3 hacks to triple your chances of getting editorial and algorithmic playlists
Day 3 - Where to find collaborators to 10x your royalties and streams at no cost to
you!
Day 4 - How to get 4x more followers using Spotify ads for profit!
Day 5 - The dirty truth about Spotify royalties and how to go to 6 figures without a
record label
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