Musician Tips
Musician Tips
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Musician TipsThe five things you MUST bring to your next music conference
When you make the decision to attend a music conference, it’s a commitment. Here’s how to get the most of it. If you’re serious about your music, you know you’re going to spend some combination...
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Musician TipsDon’t get sick on tour: always keep these five things in your travel bag
Touring presents obstacles to optimum health. Here’s how to stay healthy on the road. I used to tour a lot. These days I travel a lot for music conferences. They’re similar experiences. Both involve busy...
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Musician TipsThe top 10 things musicians don’t want to experience at a show
As a performer, giving your all on stage is taxing enough. You don’t want to leave the gig feeling like it was an uphill battle on enemy terrain the entire time. Here are ten things...
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Musician Tips8 music myths you need to leave behind
Time to say goodbye to a few false assumptions that have been holding you back! The music industry has stayed loyal to some really destructive myths, so it’s always great to see when independent artists...
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Musician TipsHow do you hack the BORING parts of your music career?
File Management, Spreadsheets, and Rock N’ Roll! I love exporting email lists, cleaning months of JPEGs off my desktop, and waiting around at the end of a recording session to consolidate tracks. Those things are...
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Musician TipsIs VR the real future of live music, or just another shiny distraction?
Bridging the gap between virtual reality and house concerts. Some people are convinced that in a short while most “live” music will happen in a virtual space. They believe VR will offer a far more...
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Musician TipsDear musician, we need to talk about your welcome email…
Are you getting the most out of your music marketing emails, welcome stream, and other automated sequences? In the above video, Cheryl B. Engelhardt and I talk about how musicians should be using email to...
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Musician TipsBecoming a full-time musician: How one artist took the leap
Going pro. Quitting the day job. Taking the plunge. Living the dream. A year ago, Laini Marenick (of the band Laini and the Wildfire) quit her day job and became a professional musician. Like the...
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Musician TipsHere’s what REALLY holds most musicians back from success
How to Turn Your Pain Into Art. The band Icon for Hire got signed. They went on a giant tour. They went bankrupt. They went indie. Then they crowdfunded, asking for a little, but receiving a...
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Musician TipsThree ways you should THINK DIFFERENTLY about releasing your music
How independent artists can take advantage of new paradigms in the music biz. Many musicians today are stuck with 20th-century habits, sweating over ten songs for two years, releasing an album, touring it for another...