[This article was written by guest contributor, bandleader, and producer Tony Ozier.] To deliver your best stage performance, you need to: Prepare The first item of business is actually preparing … Continue reading
Music Career Tips
Being a musician is more than just plugging in your instrument. Learn tips on how to advance your music career on stage and beyond. Here you’ll find information about touring, how to make money with merch, how to brand yourself, and other ways to develop your music project into a business.
Capture music WHEREVER it happens with Spire Studio (video premiere)
The whole world is your recording studio with Spire Midway through last year I started hearing a lot about a new product called Spire Studio from iZotope, the award-winning company … Continue reading
“7 things I wish I knew when I became a full-time musician”
[This article by Dave Ruch originally appeared on his blog.] I quit my suit-and-tie marketing job at age 27 to pursue the only thing I’d ever really cared about, which … Continue reading
This independent pianist saw 11 million Pandora spins in the week leading up to Christmas
Michele McLaughlin makes her living from Pandora plays, and gets a nice Christmas bonus! You may remember Michele McLaughlin from my interview with her in 2017. She’s a pianist and … Continue reading
Steve Lacy: Making the most of what you have instead of being held back by what you don’t
The 19-year-old nabbed a Grammy nomination, as well as a production credit on the new Kendrick Lamar LP – using only his phone. Steve Lacy spent his early teenage years … Continue reading
3 reasons you haven’t gotten off your ass and taken action
Maybe you’re reading this sitting at your desk in between checking Facebook statuses and heart-ing photos on Instagram. Maybe you haven’t worked on that new song, or written that screenplay … Continue reading
The REAL “secret” to success most musicians don’t want to hear about
Stop waiting for the miracle. As musicians we spend nearly countless hours creating music, only to cross our fingers and hope our latest-greatest songs will magically meet the ears of … Continue reading
What the repeal of Net Neutrality could mean for musicians
What is Net Neutrality? Last week the FCC voted to repeal Net Neutrality rules. What is was Net Neutrality? According to Wikipedia: Net Neutrality is the principle that Internet service … Continue reading
How to stop hyperventilating and crank out better mixes in less time
Mixing tips to help you stay creative AND productive. As a home studio musician, you might find mixing an exhaustingly frustrating aspect of your record-making process. I understand that completely, … Continue reading
4 reasons you should be using LinkedIn to advance your music career
So you’re a music professional. You have the standard social media apps (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter). You may be rocking these sites and already have 50 zillion followers. … Continue reading