Prime Directives
Promotion of your original content is welcomed in /r/Music and on reddit. This does not excuse you from following reddit's rules on spam and self-promotion:
Under 10% of your submitted links must be to your own work.
This means you must be a regular redditor, not someone who only promotes their own work.
Do not ask for upvotes on reddit, via social networks, or any other means.
There must be a level playing field for all musicians. Astroturfing and artificially boosting your popularity will result in a ban.
How to share your music to the widest audience
Saturdays in /r/Music
Every Saturday only original, underground and new music is permitted.
Feedback Threads
Some subreddits have weekly feedback threads for you to share your music.
Day Subreddit Monday /r/EDMProduction Monday /r/WeAreTheMusicMakers Friday /r/WeAreTheMusicMakers RadioReddit is a online streaming radio dedicated to original music by redditors.
Like reddit, the playlists work on upvotes. The more votes your tracks receive, the more airtime they get.You can upload to RadioReddit here.
Listen to RadioReddit now!
Main Stream Random Stream Rock Radio Metal Radio Indie Radio Electronic Radio HipHop Radio Talk Radio Paid reddit advertising
You can buy sponsored links direct from reddit starting as low as $5.
You choose which subreddits you want to target. If you're a rapper: /r/HipHopHeads. In a Metal band: /r/Metal. EDM Producer? /r/ElectronicMusic.
This gives you the very top link in your subreddit so you know the people most interested in your genre will be able to see it.
Music sharing and critique subreddits:
These subreddits are all dedicated to musicians posting their original creations, and for giving feedback to others.
/r/ThisIsOurMusic
Under 10,000 subscribers
The main subreddit for music sharing and critique. People who post music but never give feedback are taken behind the chemical sheds and shot.
Others:
| Subreddit | Description | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|
| /r/AcousticOriginals | Share your acoustic tracks and give feedback. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/composer | Share your own music, discussions and commissions. | Under 10,000 |
| /r/futurebeatproducers | Share your electronic tracks and give feedback. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/ICoveredASong | Share your cover tracks and give feedback. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/MusicCritique | Share your tracks and give feedback. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/mymusic | Share your tracks and give feedback. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/PlayingGuitar | For feedback on your playing. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/RateMyAudio | Share tracks and give feedback for audio technique. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/ratemyband | Share your tracks and give feedback. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/ratemysong | Share your tracks and give feedback. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/selfmusic | Share your tracks and give feedback. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/shareyourmusic | Share your tracks and give feedback. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/TheseAreOurAlbums | Share whole albums and give feedback. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/UnheardOf | Underground and unknown music. | Under 5,000 |
Music production, discussion, technique and community subreddits
/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers
Under 100,000 subscribers
WeAreTheMusicMakers is the subreddit for hobbyists, professional musicians, and enthusiasts to discuss topics like music composition, production, theory, and business.
Others:
| Subreddit | Description | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|
| /r/AudioEngineering | For the profession or hobby of recording, editing, and producing audio | Under 50,000 |
| /r/AudioPost | A place to discuss sound editing and mixing for media. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/bandmembers | A place for musicians to connect with other musicians. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/chopping | Discussion and links about Sampling. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/DIYGear | Discuss DIY effects boxes, amps, mods, instruments, etc. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/EDMProduction | Discuss electronic music production. | Under 50,000 |
| /r/futurebeatproducers | Sharing and discussing original experimental beat music. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/GameAudio | Discussion about the process of creating audio for games. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/Gear4Sale | Buy and sell your gear. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/independentmusic | Discuss and share anything independent music. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/LocationSound | For those who record sound to picture in the field. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/MakingHipHop | Where beatmakers, lyricists and rappers convene. | Under 50,000 |
| /r/MetalMusicians | For musicians who sold their soul to satan. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/MusicTheory | Discuss harmony, scales, counterpoint, melody, and structure. | Under 50,000 |
| /r/Remix | Discuss remixing culture and share remixes. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/Songwriters | Community for all things songwriting related. | Under 10,000 |
| /r/TouringMusicians | For musicians to connect, swap shows and discuss life on the road. | Under 5,000 |
DAW, Gear and Instrument subreddits
Almost every piece of gear or musical instrument has its own community on reddit.
Choose your weapon.(Only the largest are listed below. The full list is here)
| Subreddit | Description | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|
| /r/AbletonLive | All things Ableton. | Under 50,000 |
| /r/Bass | All things Bass. | Under 50,000 |
| /r/Drums | All things Drums. | Under 50,000 |
| /r/Guitar | All things Guitar. | Under 500,000 |
| /r/Piano | All things Piano. | Under 50,000 |
| /r/Singing | All things Vocal. | Under 50,000 |
| /r/ukulele | All things Ukulele. | Under 50,000 |
Music collaboration subreddits
/r/MusicInTheMaking
Under 5,000 subscribers
Collaborate on each other's projects by sharing sound files.
| Subreddit | Description | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|
| /r/FreeSounds | Share free plugins, soundbanks, presets. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/gameofbands | A music tournament where redditors create and critique. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/NeedVocals | Find vocal talent. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/ProductionLounge | Backroom for /r/MusicInTheMaking. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/Samplehunters | Find, create and share samples. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/SongStems | Find and share song stems. | Under 10,000 |
| /r/WhiteLabels | For producers to share their tracks with DJ's. | Under 5,000 |
Miscellaneous Musical Subreddits
For stuff that doesn't fit elsewhere, but still of interest to Musicians.
| Subreddit | Description | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|
| /r/BandCamp | All about the popular distribution site. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/IsolatedVocals | Great for finding samples. | Under 50,000 |
| /r/LearnMusic | Learning about Music and Music Theory. | Under 50,000 |
| /r/MusicBattlestations | Show your music setup. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/MusicCognition | The empirical approach to music cognition and perception. | Under 5,000 |
| /r/musicology | The scholarly research of music. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/skullcandy | Things to stick in your ears. | Under 1,000 |
| /r/Tabs | Discuss, request and share your tabs. | Under 10,000 |
| /r/Transcribe | Figuring out chords for a piece of music, this is the place to ask. | Under 1,000 |
Music discovery subreddits:
/r/ListenToThis
Under 500,000 subscribers
Dedicated to lessor-known and under-appreciated gems. An audience who love searching for new music. It is not specifically for original content, but it is permitted.
Others:
| Subreddit | Description | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|
| /r/HeadbangToThis | Metal | Under 10,000 |
| /r/flocked | Alt rock, Garage Revival and New Wave Punk | Under 1,000 |
| /r/futurefunkairlines | Electronic | Under 10,000 |
| /r/indiewok | Indie | Under 5,000 |
| /r/under10k | Artists with under 10,000 last.fm listeners | Under 10,000 |
| /r/SoundsVintage | Anything that sounds like it was made before 1980. | Under 10,000 |
And Finally...
Looking for a specific music genre subreddit?
Explore evilnight's multireddits:
| Albums | Any | Bluegrass | Blues | Classical |
| Country | Covers | Chilled | DnB | Dubstep |
| Electronic | Folk | Funk | Garage | Hiphop |
| House | Indie | Jazz | Live | Metal |
| Others | Pop | PostProg | Punk | Psychedelic |
| Rock | Soul | Soundtrack | Vintage | World |
