Learn music promotion from an artist who actually did it. Spotify promotion, Meta ads for music, YouTube and Instagram growth, and release strategy, taught by Chris "Manafest" Greenwood.
Turn your Spotify playlist into a stream-generating, money-making machine that promotes your music 24/7 and feeds Spotify's algorithm.
What if you had 10,000 raving fans who bought your music the second it dropped? Learn the Facebook and Instagram ads strategy Facebook made a case study.
Get your first 10,000 real views and 1,000 subscribers. The YouTube marketing system behind the Manafest channel's Silver Play Button.
Get 1,000 new followers in 10 days and 10x more comments from real fans. 18 lessons on growing your music on Instagram, including Instagram ads for music.
The 3 Spotify ad templates I used to get tens of thousands of streams, with ready-to-use scripts and step-by-step setup training.
The 6 ads that sold $200,000+ of my music. No label, no radio, just music ads that work, ready to copy for your next release.
What if going viral with your music wasn't luck, but your new normal? 30 short-form content templates for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
The Instagram system that took my music from zero to millions of streams. Music business and marketing using Instagram, step by step.
The money-making playlist formula: 10 chapters plus a 3-hour audio book on Spotify playlist promotion, Meta ads and getting paid as a curator.
Imagine thousands of streams on day 1 of your song release. The Spotify promotion playbook for every independent artist.
What if your song hit thousands of streams on day 1 of release? The step-by-step checklist for releasing music the right way.
The free YouTube marketing playbook for musicians. Learn how to promote your music on YouTube and turn viewers into fans.
Your music. Your audience. Your growth plan. A private coaching call with Manafest to map out exactly how to grow your streams and fanbase.
Book a 1-on-1 coaching call with Chris "Manafest" Greenwood. We'll look at your Spotify for Artists numbers, your releases and your promotion, then build your growth plan together.
Every independent artist is at a different stage. Start with the goal that matters most right now.
Start with Playlist Profits and the Song Launch Checklist, then level up with the Playlist Profits Course and Spotify Ad Templates.
Grab the Facebook Ad Templates, then go deep with the Facebook Accelerator to run Meta ads for music that pay for themselves.
Use the free YouTube Playbook, the 30 Viral Templates and the YouTube Accelerator to grow on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.
Smart Music Business is a music marketing and music business education company for independent artists, founded by recording artist Chris "Manafest" Greenwood and Melanie Greenwood. Chris built his music career without a major label, reaching 250 million+ Spotify streams, 100,000+ YouTube subscribers and over $1,000,000 in online sales.
Our courses teach music promotion the way it works today: Spotify promotion and Spotify playlist marketing, Meta ads for music on Facebook and Instagram, YouTube and TikTok growth, and a release strategy that gets you streams on day one. Whether you're searching for how to promote your music, how to grow on Spotify, or how to make a living as a musician, there's a course, book or coaching call here for your next step.
It depends on where your fans are. If Spotify streams are your goal, start with the Playlist Profits Course or Spotify Ad Templates. If you want to build a fanbase that buys your music, take the Facebook Accelerator (Meta ads for music). If you want to grow on YouTube, take the YouTube Accelerator. Not sure? Book a 1-on-1 coaching call and get a plan built around your music.
Build and promote your own Spotify playlist, run targeted Meta ads to your songs, and plan every release so you get streams on day one. Smart Music Business teaches all three in the Playlist Profits Course, Spotify Ad Templates, Spotify Profits and the Song Launch Checklist.
Yes, when they're set up around a clear offer and real fans. The Facebook Accelerator and Facebook Ad Templates show the exact ads Chris "Manafest" Greenwood used to sell over $200,000 of his own music as an independent artist.
Every course is taught by Chris "Manafest" Greenwood, an independent recording artist with 250 million+ Spotify streams, 100,000+ YouTube subscribers and a ClickFunnels Two Comma Club award for earning over $1,000,000 selling online.
Yes. 1-on-1 coaching is a private call with Manafest to review your music, your audience and your current promotion, and leave with a step-by-step growth plan.
Pick a course above, or book a coaching call and we'll tell you exactly where to start.