Academy

Our free courses for musicians and playlist curators. One for artists who want their track on playlists people actually listen to, one for curators who want to make money from their playlist.

Artist Academy

Every Soundmango guide for independent artists, ordered as a course: what works, what wastes money, and how to make promotion compound across releases.

51 modules

Curator Academy

The complete Soundmango library for playlist curators, ordered as a course: growth, retention, craft, money, and running several playlists as a business.

27 modules

Everything artists ask about Spotify playlists

The Artist Academy starts with how Spotify playlists really work: editorial, algorithmic, and the independent playlists most artists can actually get on. From there it covers why curators say no, how to choose playlists that fit your music, and what playlist promotion should cost you before you spend a cent on it.

Later chapters take on the harder questions. How to tell a real playlist from a fake one, whether your position on a playlist matters, what happens once your track is added, and how to improve every release with what you learned from the last one.

Go to Artist AcademyFor artists

Everything curators ask about running a playlist

The Curator Academy covers growing a Spotify playlist people follow and keep coming back to: artwork and titles, the order your tracks sit in, how often to refresh, and how listeners find you in the first place.

Then the money. How much a playlist is worth, how curators can earn money from it while every track on it stays their own choice, and how to run several playlists as a business.

Go to Curator AcademyFor curators

Completely free, forever

Do I need an account?
No. Every module is free to read, with nothing gated and no email to hand over first.
How long does a module take?
Every module shows the estimated time. Most run under ten minutes, and each one stands on its own, so you can follow along at your own pace.
Where should I start?
Start with the first module if this is completely new to you. If you have been at it a while, you can jump ahead to the chapter covering the part you are stuck on.