There are essentially three different types of music venues. The first type of venue is one that really knows what they’re doing. It’s managed by someone with good business sense, … 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.
3 Lessons from the Indie Artist Summit
[This article was written by Dave Kusek, founder of the New Artist Model, an online music business school for independent musicians, performers, recording artists, producers, managers, and songwriters. He is … Continue reading
The fundamentals of being a great player on your instrument
[This post was written by guest contributor Lorna Earnshaw, a singer-songwriter and vocal coach now living in Los Angeles after years in Argentina and Brazil.] Ok, you can play music. … Continue reading
13 things every DIY musician should know how to do
If you’re one of those artists who thinks it’s enough just to be a good musician, check out Pigeons and Planes’ recent article “Things Every Indie Artist Should Know How … Continue reading
How Starbomb used YouTube to drive 6000 CD sales in one week
“If your music is good, your fans will want to buy the CD” In one week, Starbomb sold almost 6,000 CD copies of its Player Select album through CD … Continue reading
Why your band should be able to play in a few different configurations
Performance adaptability helps you play more music, earn more money, and build your audience I have a lot of friends in Austin this week for SXSW, which means my Facebook … Continue reading
3 lessons you shouldn’t learn from Taylor Swift, Thom Yorke, & Beyoncé
Taylor Swift, Thom Yorke, and Beyoncé are some of the most famous musical artists in the world. Whenever one of them has gone rogue with their album release or distribution … Continue reading
Why musicians should say “no” to almost everything
When “yes” is the enemy About six or seven years ago, I ran out of time. I was fronting two different groups of my own, gigging pretty consistently in three … Continue reading
How much does it REALLY cost to make a record?
Do these guys look hard at work recording an album? [This article was written by Michael Corcoran. It originally appeared on the MusicSUBMIT Blog.] In 1972, the Rolling Stones released … Continue reading
How one musician is making a living from YouTube: an interview with TryHardNinja
With millions of views and over half a million subscribers, TryHardNinja (whose real name is Igor) isn’t just connecting with fans on YouTube. He’s using the video platform to drive … Continue reading