… and he plans to earn that money with an 8-hour Spotify playlist consisting of 300 of his own songs Sound extreme? Matt Farley has been taking things to the … 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.
What’s it like to be an independent hip-hop artist in 2015?
Pigeons and Planes asked the same two questions of twenty contemporary indie musicians (most of them hip-hop artists) who are making things happen without the help of a major label: … Continue reading
At what age do your musical tastes STOP evolving?
I’ve always been drawn to the music of previous eras. As a kid, I loved going through my parents’ vinyl and putting on some dusty record from the stack I’d … Continue reading
Improving your speaking skills between songs
3 steps to better stage banter at your next show Lots of musicians are comfy-cozy when it comes to playing through their songs on stage, but they freeze up when … Continue reading
How to book a profitable gig at a venue that doesn’t have their act together
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
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