Whether you’re still at the beginning of your music career or you’ve been around for quite some time, you will certainly find these music marketing tips useful. Here are some of the most important music marketing tips from the music industry pros: Follow up/follow through The skill I’d most recommend is the art of following […]
We all know making music isn’t the most lucrative career there is that’s why we thought you might want to read up on some of the most practical and easy-to-do money tips for musicians. Here are some of the most useful money tips we compiled: CUTTING EXPENSES: Team up with other bands for concert venues. […]
No matter how awesome we are, we still have blind spots and learning the most common mistakes indie musicians make can help us make better choices for our music career. TIME MANAGEMENT Not investing enough time into building your music career. Most musicians spend most of their time on music, but put very little effort […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Aside from spreading good cheer, Christmas is also the best season to thank your fans, promote your music and sell a merch or two. It’s the time of year where people are “required” to buy stuff for family and friends. It’s also the time where everyone’s got […]
1. If you want to make a career out of your music, you should know how to brand yourself as a musician.
2. There are more important things to deal with (making music!) than annoying band mates. Here are clever ways to confront a difficult band member.
3. You need other bands. All of us need to push each other to the top. Going to the top alone could be daunting and lonely. Learn how to make friends with other bands without looking desperate.
Do you hate yourself because you never get things done? Are you afraid that if you don’t change anything about your lazy-ass habits, you won’t get anywhere close to what can be considered a music career? Here are some basic productivity tips for lazy musicians: Get out of bed. This one is too basic but it is […]
Someone once said, “Nobody’s cool when you have kids”. Well, these musician moms are here to prove that statement wrong. These musician moms made it possible to continue their careers in music even with the overwhelming challenges of motherhood (not to mention wifehood and breadwinner-hood). Motherhood equals zero sleep, more mouths to feed, life insurance, […]
As I sit here in the No Man’s Land between Christmas and New Year my Facebook feed is currently dominated by bands. This is the case most of the time, but at the moment almost all of them are posting up the following three messages: – Thanks for helping us to have an excellent 2011! […]
Anne Leighton handles publicity and music services for a range of master musicians including up-and-comers Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius, Mike Keneally, KJ Denhert, Emily Hurd, Jann Klose, plus classic artists Vonda Shepard, Jethro Tull, Tower of Power, and many others. She wrote this article which was posted as a guest post on Music Think Tank. I’m […]
By definition, a Career Plateau is a high point in one’s career where the probability of, or motivation to, progress is low. This is not limited to collared jobs and 9 to 5 workers. It can be experienced by anyone who has a big goal in whatever it is s/he’s doing. A by ‘big goal’ I do not mean […]
