22 Feb TikTok for Musicians: 15 Content Ideas to Grow Your Following
Having an online presence is one of the best ways to grow as an artist. By sharing your creations and some aspects of your life online, you are establishing and growing connections with people who are interested in what you do. Once you have a solid online community, you can use your platform to invite people to see you perform live!
If you need help finding local venues to play at, FanFlex has your back. We connect artists to venues and for every show, the artists earn 100% of ticket sales. In 2021, TikTok boosted up-and-coming musicians to virality with the use of 15-60 seconds videos. It can be stressful to come up with fun content ideas, but the folks at Ditto Music have created a list to guide you in the right direction.
Continue reading to find out what our favorite ideas are. We are excited to see your take on these video tips!
Author: Ditto Music
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1. Collaborate
This is your reminder that collaborations go a long way. Use the ‘duet’ option to respond to a musician’s creation with your personal spin. Your audience, along with the audience of the person you duet with, can witness your creativity in all its glory.
2. Make them laugh
One of the best parts of social media is making someone laugh with a quick video. Rewrite a song with lyrics describing an awkward situation or write a skit about a music trend. Showing your humor can encourage people to feel more comfortable to interact with you online.
3. Record a-day-in-the-life
Establish a more personal connection with your audience by letting them into your daily routines. The ‘stitch’ feature can be used to show the highlights of your day in 30 seconds or less. People want to see what others are doing from having a morning cup of coffee to unwinding after a long day.
4. Share your playlists
Your audience wants to know what songs you’ve had on repeat. Share your own music, songs you’ve recently discovered, and throwbacks you still vibe with. This is an easy way to give people a better understanding of your musical influences while making connections by exchanging favorite songs.
5. Deconstruct a song
Gradually break down a song by playing the original version, then continue by removing layers of notes until you are left with the basic melody. Ask bandmates to create an acoustic version of an epic track!
6. Go local
TikTok uses geo-tagging to suggest content based location o users. The next time you are playing at a local venue, remember to include location details and use hashtags, like the name of a city, to describe your location. By including your location, your content will likely be shown to people from the area. If you are playing at a local venue, make sure to shout them out as a way to support the local music scene.
Conclusion
As you build an online community, you have a greater chance of having numerous supporters at live shows. FanFlex is a huge fan of local talent and we are ready to help musicians with connections to play at local venues. Go to our Instagram: @fanflex, to discover artists who are using our platform to book shows!