In this day where everything is digital, you might think that hard format is irrelevant. But we would like to believe that that isn’t the case. We’re not naive though. We know that CDs are not selling the way they used to back in the day. However, they’re not extinct and will not be in […]
Sending applications, even just the simplest non-life-altering ones, can be addictive. It gives us an illusion that our dreams are just within our reach, and can be achieved in just a few clicks. For every application we send out, we plant a seed of hope in our hearts and we cannot wait to start reading […]
As a musician, you’d be thinking…we’re here to play music, not make people like us or worse, make people laugh. However, if you’re doing a concert, you are officially an entertainer. People go to you not just for music, but the whole package. Anything to make them smile or laugh is a big bonus. Here […]
We’ve featured some of the craziest album release gimmicks from attaching USB albums to balloons to releasing a newspaper. There was one Flaming Lips album where they added Kesha’s blood in the vinyl record. If you’re a new musician who’s about to launch your first album, you might be thinking “Are gimmicks absolutely necessary because […]
After years of helping indie musicians, we’ve seen and heard how when they’re getting started in their music career they’re being ripped off by different people- from managers to event organizers to publishers and all other sorts of sleazy creatures. It shouldn’t take years to sharpen our senses when it comes to detecting leeches. All you […]
For those attending their very first film festival, you might be shocked by just how aggressive filmmakers are in promoting their films. You will see these young filmmakers carrying big bags full of DVD screeners and posters, handing them to every film programmer/producer/press who shows even the least bit of attention. That’s because when you […]
Money doesn’t come easy for musicians that is why apart from aiming to earn more, musicians should also aim to save on expenses. Here are some of the ways musicians can scrimp and save: Know the Tax Deductibles If you’re a tax-paying musician, then you must know that there are many things you can deduct from […]
Congratulations and good luck! You are about to enter a new phase in your music career. Releasing music and putting yourself and your music out there, for the public to consume and love, is not an easy feat. Aside from the creative aspects of perfecting your music, you have to do a lot of other […]
Those who say that there are no shortcuts to success either lack career know-how or are simply lying. Of course there is a shortcut to everything and that includes your music career. Instead of focusing on talent alone, think of how you can achieve big leaps in your career so that it won’t take you […]
Most of us cringe whenever we hear the word branding. No one wants to talk about it. But if you want to be part of the music industry (yes, industry. You can cringe again.), you have to think about branding and marketing and networking and all the other non-music stuff in order to turn your […]
