As musicians, we become everything from being euphoric after releasing an album to frustrated and unmotivated for a million reasons– not selling enough, not having gigs, not going anywhere and all the other things that make a career in music tough. We’ve all been there. And in those moments, it’s hard not to wallow in […]
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12 Awesome USB Flash Drive Packaging
A good-looking USB flash drive is a total waste if it is not housed in a good-looking USB packaging. It would be like a diamond wrapped in a toilet paper. No one would notice it. A good packaging is very essential and should be a very important factor in your marketing strategy. If you’re shopping […]
Practical Tips on Balancing Your Music Career with Everything Else
“Is it possible to raise a family well, maintain a high-paying job and have a career in music?” “Of course!” says many struggling juggling artists. But it is not for the weak. It means less sleep, less time with the kids and a lot of HARD WORK. It means knowing which ball to catch and […]
Five Things Millennial Musicians Don’t Get
Millennials (also known as Gen Y-ers) are those born in 1980 up to the 2000s. We’re known to be narcissistic, impatient, entitled, tech-dependent, lazy job-switchers who think we deserve the big things without putting much effort. In two words: spoiled brats! Of course we just roll our eyes because we know better- we are ambitious […]
7 Ways to Use Promotional Flash Drives For Marketing
Giving away cool promotional flash drives would give your clients, fans and friends the impression that you’re innovative and that you’re willing to try new things to make them happy. Here are some ideas when you can use flash drives instead of CDs, DVDs, and plain old paper. Release your Single in an awesome flash […]
Music Marketing Tips from the Industry Pros
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 […]
20 Money Tips for Musicians- from Cutting Expenses to Managing Band Money
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. […]
17 Famous Martin Atkins Quotes on Music Career
Martin Atkins is a former drummer of PiL, Pigface, Ministry, Killing Joke, Nine Inch Nails and more. He’s also an accomplished entrepreneur and a bad-ass DIY music marketing guru. Atkins has taught at Columbia College in Chicago where he instructed the course “The Business of Touring”. Atkins has written the book Tour:Smart which he calls “the first real book on […]
Biggest List of Music Licensing Companies from A-Z
Abaca Entertainment Group– Represents a catalogue of fine quality recordings from a roster of artists/bands & songwriters from Canada, USA, Australia & U.K., along with various smaller record labels – featuring ALL styles of music. APM Music – APM is made up of over 30 libraries. Over 295,000 tracks fill up their vast library. Member of the […]
12 Take-Out T-shirt Packaging Designs
Sometimes, how you package your tees is as important as the actual tee. Especially if you are trying to create a brand. Now you don’t have to spend boatloads of money on your t-shirt packaging because that would make your products more expensive (no one likes that). Instead, opt for novel but extremely cheap ones […]