[This post is an excerpt from The Complete Singer-Songwriter, written by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers and just published in an expanded second edition by Backbeat Books.] It’s such a subconscious thing. … 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.
The initial mistake (almost) every musician makes
[This article was written by Dani Rabin of Marbin, a progressive jazz-rock band from Chicago.] As part of my touring schedule with Marbin I get to teach a lot of … Continue reading
Numbers don’t lie: is your live show effective?
[This article was written by guest contributor Wade Sutton of Rocket to the Stars.] What I am going to talk about in this article is rooted so deeply in common … Continue reading
The 100 greatest American music venues
What makes a great venue? My friend Sofia Talvik and I call them “unicorns” — those rare performance spaces that sound great, feel great, and inspire the audience too. Consequence … Continue reading
“You aren’t a failure because you haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21”
We’ve asked before: Are you too old to make it? And the answer, no matter your age, is that you’re never too old to make it in music, as long … Continue reading
Earn an extra $5 from everyone at your next show
GigTown, the mobile app that connects local musicians, venues, and concertgoers, is doing something interesting to help you earn more money from your live shows. For every fan that uses … Continue reading
The ABC’s of musical collaboration
The search for the perfect collaboration partner – and managing that relationship – can take up a lot of time and effort. We all want that cohesive bond, that magical … Continue reading
“An idiot’s guide to touring in 2016”
Peter of the band Deep Sea Diver wrote a tour diary for Bandsintown that’s both funny and full of good advice. I suggest you read the original article for the … Continue reading
How to establish your band locally and move onto bigger gigs
There’s a lot of debate out there about whether or not a band should focus on getting established locally before trying their hand at regional, national, or even global notoriety. … Continue reading
Band Booking 101: approaching a venue
An interview with Lucan Wai of The Central & The Smiling Buddha (Part 1) [This article was written by Alex Andrews of Ten Kettles Inc. and originally appeared on their … Continue reading