Tired of malls and holiday traffic? Afraid that if you order something online it won’t get shipped in time for Christmas? Ready to just pick up some iTunes gift cards … 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.
Baba Salah uses music to fight intolerance: a CD Baby success story
Imagine if your hometown was once a bustling cosmopolitan hub — a place where music filled the streets and diverse cultures met and melded.Now imagine that same city in the … Continue reading
A list of alternative venues, and why you should be playing them
Because you don’t have to be at the mercy of music clubs If you live in a small town with few (or zero) traditional music venues, or in a region … Continue reading
Why virtual concerts are the new concert experience
How to host, stream, perform, and promote a “virtual” (online) concert [This article was written by guest contributor David Boone, founder of Gigee, a new tool that empowers artists to … Continue reading
Is blogging your ticket to speedy full-time musician status?
A guest-blogging action plan for more effective music promotion [This is a guest article by Ben Sword, head coach at Music Marketing Classroom.] Chances are that if you’ve ever dabbled … Continue reading
Defining success, and how to achieve it in your music career
The first requirement for being successful in anything is to define what success means to you. That is one of the biggest challenges musicians face today. There is no standard … Continue reading
Stiffed: musicians, what do you do when you don’t get paid?
Revenge is an EDM remix best served cold Ever gotten screwed out of a guarantee? Ever produced an album for a band or label that didn’t pay you? Ever engineered a … Continue reading
The uninsured musician’s guide to the Affordable Care Act
The Future of Music Coalition has been doing some investigative work recently, and they’ve stated that about 43% of artists and musicians lack health insurance right now. That’s 2.5 times higher than … Continue reading
How Musicians Can Find and Succeed in Niche Markets
[This article was written by Jonathan from Music Gateway, an online platform that allows musicians to collaborate across the globe on studio session work, remixes, and much more.] What’s that … Continue reading
5 Ways to Prevent Musical Instrument Theft
[These handy tips are brought to you by GearTrack, an online musical instrument registry that aims to deter theft and aid in recovery.] If you’ve never been the victim of instrument … Continue reading