Follow a Sunshine Coast artist for Christmas

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Whether you agree with the format or not, digital streaming is here and it does help artists reach further audiences. The way we consume music has changed, and so has the way we listen on a daily basis.

You may be a full audiophile and have a tasty vinyl collection, but honestly, there’s only a small handful of Sunshine Coast artists that have actually released material on vinyl. Same goes for our artists releasing physical copies of their work to CD.

BUT… we consume music in the car, at our workplace, on our phone - and the vast majority of that is done via digital streaming.

So, as a little Christmas present to our Sunshine Coast musicians this year, we’ve compiled a list of artists that are found on Spotify right now, that are currently active, and/or have released material in the past 12 to 18 months.

What we’d like for all you The Point readers to do is follow some, if not all of these artists, and help boost their profiles. Why? It helps the algorithm, and we know of quite a few of these artists listed that are releasing new material in the coming year. A boost in their following count, boosts plays, and increases chances of the artist being playlisted.

If you’re the type of person that flat-out disagrees with the streaming format, all good, maybe go give them a like on Facebook or Instagram.

A few things we noticed while compiling this list:
- Some of these artists really don’t need that much of a boost (looking at you, The Dreggs), but their music kicks arse, so give them a follow anyway (particularly if you’ve never given them a proper listen)

- There were a few surprises in here, with some artists we didn’t realise had such a following on Spotify, and others that we thought would, and frankly don’t.

- There’s quite a lot of you musicians that have a Spotify profile and haven’t utilised it fully. There’s room for your bio, photos, your artist pick, integration with Songkick (for gig listings) and more. We highly advise you sign up for Spotify for Artists (if you haven’t already) and get in there and tidy up your profiles! And remember, if you have a release that is imminent , change up your bio, update your profile pick and more.

Merry Christmas, Sunshine Coast musicians. Share this list, follow your mates and fellow artists.

AlfanAnt - FOLLOW

All Strings Attached - FOLLOW

Alla Spina - FOLLOW

Andrea Kirwin - FOLLOW

Anna & Jordan - FOLLOW

Annie J & Fusion - FOLLOW

Aspy Jones - FOLLOW

Ayla - FOLLOW

Band of Frequencies - FOLLOW

Banned From the Club - FOLLOW

Bearfoot - FOLLOW

Big Whoops - FOLLOW

The Chats - FOLLOW

Christian Patey - FOLLOW

Craig Madden - FOLLOW

Dan Horne - FOLLOW

Dead Kelly - FOLLOW

Dear Doonan - FOLLOW

Dear Willow - FOLLOW

Doolie - FOLLOW

Dorah Jacson - FOLLOW

Dosed - FOLLOW

The Dreggs - FOLLOW

Dubarray - FOLLOW

Fight Ibis - FOLLOW

Fieu - FOLLOW

Flaskas - FOLLOW

Forrest Run - FOLLOW

Fragile Animals - FOLLOW

Frogbox - FOLLOW

Glasshouse - FOLLOW

Haters - FOLLOW

Highlife - FOLLOW

High Tropics - FOLLOW

Hobo Magic - FOLLOW

Illicit Symphony - FOLLOW

Jason Daniels - FOLLOW

Jimmy Davis - FOLLOW

Joe Man Murphy - FOLLOW

King Coaster - FOLLOW

Krave - FOLLOW

KUDOS - FOLLOW

The Lots - FOLLOW

Lunar Phase - FOLLOW

LUUNG - FOLLOW

Mantis Empire - FOLLOW

Mason Hope - FOLLOW

MC Wheels - FOLLOW

The Moonsets - FOLLOW

Mufassa & the Pride - FOLLOW

Muules - FOLLOW

New Clear Vision - FOLLOW

Nicole McKinney - FOLLOW

Not To Regret - FOLLOW

Nyssa Ray - FOLLOW

Ocean Shores - FOLLOW

Oh Harlow - FOLLOW

Olivia Ruth - FOLLOW

Pete Allan - FOLLOW

Phil Barlow - FOLLOW

Pocketlove - FOLLOW

Red Entries - FOLLOW

Reverie - FOLLOW

Sahara Beck - FOLLOW

Sametime - FOLLOW

The Sundowners - FOLLOW

Sunny Coast Rude Boys - FOLLOW

Taylor Moss- FOLLOW

Toxic Fox - FOLLOW

TOWN - FOLLOW

The Unknowns - FOLLOW

Warrior Within - FOLLOW

Zebra Finch - FOLLOW