Last month I played a seven-night residency in Portland, Oregon. It was a blast. A marathon. Exhausting. Exhilarating. Each night I had a different featured guest play their own music … 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.
Recording, mixing, mastering, and distributing your music — all from an iPad
For almost a decade, Ben Braden has been busy with his band The Lower 48. When it came time to take a little space, he wanted to come up with … Continue reading
What you need to know about hiring players for your next session or gig
A lesson in etiquette for artists who plan to hire musicians for a live show or recording Are you thinking about enlisting the help of other musicians to record your … Continue reading
The secret to creating a successful live music business
[This article was written by guest contributor Steve “Renman” Rennie, a music industry veteran and artist mentor at Renman Music & Business and Renman U.] Having a prosperous live business … Continue reading
5 things I learned from the life and music of David Bowie
(Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)[/caption] The whole world seems to be grieving the loss of David Bowie by sharing stories of what his music meant to them. I thought … Continue reading
What was your biggest music career mistake?
Musician Mistakes: Learn from History, or You’re Doomed to Repeat It! At the beginning of a new year, Kevin Breuner (CD Baby’s VP of Marketing) and I like to look … Continue reading
Notes from an Independent Record Producer, Pt. 4: “highly talented” is the bare minimum
[This article is written by guest contributor and music producer Jamie Hill.] This is just a quickie. I was thinking today about a conversation that I was having with an … Continue reading
Put the paperwork behind you: a musician checklist for 2016
The music business to-do list for DIY musicians I know you didn’t get into music because you just love filling out forms and waiting for files to upload. But part … Continue reading
Avoid these 5 common music career mistakes in the New Year
You want to take things to the next level in 2016, build a bigger fanbase, play more shows, make better music, get more video views, bring in more revenue. Well, … Continue reading
Your music goals for 2016: put them in writing, or keep them to yourself?
As CD Baby founder Derek Sivers pointed out, many people have a tendency to quit working towards their goals once they’ve shared what those goals are with others. The mind … Continue reading