If there’s one piece of advice for musicians (or artists) that we strongly believe in, it’s this: Learn to say no. When you’re still a newbie and you want to enter the music scene, it is expected (in fact, quite wise) to say YES to a lot of things— free gigs, some favors here and […]
These vinyl sleeve artworks are like B movies…or your first kiss— they’re sloppy, they make you cringe and cry at just how bad they are. What were they thinking, right? But it’s exactly because of their ugliness that they’re impossible to ignore. In fact, you might even get to like some of them. Just check […]
No matter how independent and brave and modern a woman is, she is still bound to worry about her career in art once she steps inside motherhood territory. This kind of dilemma is also experienced by men but only if they’re not earning enough to support the family. But for women, even if they earn big bucks […]
Award-winning Producer/Writer Jerome Courshon breaks the biggest lies of distribution and gives awesome pieces of advice for indie filmmakers who want to get a distribution deal. Myth: I’m a director, a filmmaker, a creative person. I don’t have to worry about the business stuff. Truth: There are of course some people who get lucky and either have a […]
No artist wants to think about branding because every artist’s primary motivation is to express, not to sell. However, most of them are already unknowingly doing it anyway. Branding is simply being consistent with how yo define yourself, constantly reaching out to the same group of people, and speaking right to them. In marketing terms, that is […]
Every musician, whether a beginner or someone who’s been around for decades, has met and will meet a thousand hurdles in trying to make a successful music career. In fact, if you’re a musician and you’re not experiencing nerve-wracking challenges very often, you’re probably not doing it right or you’re going too slow. But, of […]
Creative Agency: UVMW Illustrator: Wojtek Urbanski Creative Direction, Design: Jacek Walesiak Client: Urbanski / Uknowme Records Creative Agency UVMW was asked by Urbanski to create CD cover art for the album “Selected Works” as well as visual setting of his concert tour. A key element of the cover art was the photograph by Michał Szlaga. One of […]
Artists experience the world differently than the average individual. They often feel and perceive more intensely, dramatically which others may never understand and might even consider unhealthy or abnormal. Granted, some of these traits can be detrimental to their craft and to their lives but a right dose of these traits is essential to produce good […]
It’s just a few weeks before the new year and aren’t we all excited to make things bigger and brighter in 2018? Here are some resolutions that can definitely push your career forward: Give yourself a pat on the back always. From now on, be proud of yourself. You’re reading this because you’re a driven person and […]
Who would have thought that finding the perfect band name could be a pain in the ass? Your job was to make beautiful songs, not come up with a witty, unforgettable, easy-to-remember but unique band name. All of this fuss is connected to music marketing and damn, you really hate that job. But wait a […]
