Art is for anyone. It’s just not for everyone, says art critic Jerry Saltz. But according to his beautiful essay How to Be an Artist, making art is indeed tough and you have to be able to handle criticism because that’s part of art. Period. He says this in a self-deprecating way as he claimed to […]
Author: James Hill
Artist Branding: The Art of Connecting With Your Audience
The number one music advice I can share to you as a guy who used to work as an A&R rep, is that if you have a band, artist branding is essential. People need to know who you are. In other words, a profitable career in music requires connecting with your audience. If you are a […]
What is the best online place to buy customized T-shirts in Los Angeles?
Whether you’re a musician, filmmaker, school, or any organization looking for the best place to have custom t-shirt printing, you want to know that you’re dealing with a company that you can rely on 100%. How is this possible when this will be your first time to have custom t shirt printing service completely online? […]
Artist Tips: How to Deal with Insecurity About Your Art
Feeling insecure isn’t limited to artists but how come we’re more affected by this soul-crunching cloud of self-doubt more than say, lawyers or doctors? Well, let’s blame society for not giving value to artists who are still trying to make it. If you’re not yet as successful as Kubrick or Bob Dylan, they would think […]
Music Career Tips if You Want to Level Up
If you want a music career that’s more than just weekend gigs at your local bar, then you gotta do the hustle and really treat this as your life’s calling. The brilliant rapper Kellee Maize wrote a list of tips on Huffington Post on how she “made it” in music. Here are the most important points from […]
Music Marketing +Income Idea: Subscription Boxes
Like a broken record, we’ve said it again and again here at Unified just how important it is for your music marketing strategy to come up with awesome merch items. Aside from music sales, it’s basically the second best way for you to earn money as an indie musician. But what if we we take […]
CD Packaging of the Week: Drose — boy man machine+
We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful CD packaging. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging has become an obsession of ours. We even have a Pinterest page dedicated to all things media packaging. If you want to make a really badass album with cool CD packaging, get a quote or shoot us […]
10 Tips to pick the best site for duplication CD’s and DVD’s in LA
If you’re serious about your craft, you should only work with the best company that does custom CD printing and packaging. Your album or DVD reflects so much of what kind of band or filmmaker you are, very essential if you’re trying to build your brand as an artist. The # 1 tip, of course, […]
13 Cute Things Guaranteed to Brighten Up Your Day
We compiled some of the cute things we found on the internet because we know we all need a little (or big) break from the pandemic. We’re so stuffed with bad news left and right, day in and day out, that we are unconsciously turning into moody, anxious, slightly depressed people. Let us fight this […]
Music Icons & Artists Reflect on COVID-19 Pandemic
Lots of artists from Arundhati Roy to Nick Cave reflect on the Covid 19 pandemic. They may be hibernating in their homes but their minds and hearts are still at work, trying to make sense of the world that’s quickly transforming right before our very eyes. The pandemic has turned our lives upside down in […]