It’s easy to get down about your music. Your dreams, your talents, your identity, your time — they’re all wrapped … Continue reading
7 Challenges Musicians Face in 2022
After two years of pandemic anxiety, quarantine and false starts, musicians who want to reboot their careers are facing some new challenges. It remains to be seen how many of … Continue reading
NFTs for Musicians: What You Need to Know
What are NFTs? Will they save the music industry, or is it all just hype? And how do you create and sell NFTs as an independent musician? Let’s dive in. Continue reading
The Rules of Music Networking in 2022
Unless you’re a true social butterfly, networking with promoters, bookers, members of the press and other pros in your scene is probably the most difficult part of being an indie … Continue reading
READ THIS Before You Remove Your Music from Streaming
Some famous legacy artists recently removed their music from Spotify. Their boycott generated a lot of media noise. Then some independent artists wanted to follow suit. But should they? TLDR: … Continue reading
How to Work with a Talent Buyer
A talent buyer is someone who hires musicians to play concerts at the venue(s) they represent. When you establish a good working relationship with a talent buyer, you could be … Continue reading
How to Book Your First Gig
5 Booking Tips for New Artists. For a lot of new music acts, booking that first gig can feel like a Catch-22. You get gigs when you prove you can … Continue reading
Playing Live Again? Do These 6 Things!
How to get back on stage in 2022 After two years of livestreams, canceled tours and false starts, live music is officially back in 2022. Artists are getting back on … Continue reading
Jumpstart Your Music Marketing in 2022
10 ways to energize your music marketing The past two years has been a time of uncertainty stagnation for everyone, including independent musicians. And while tours stopped and releases slowed … Continue reading
Talk Directly to Your Amazon Music Listeners
How to use Amazon Music’s SPOTLIGHT tool to promote your music Want to speak directly to your listeners on Amazon Music? Musicians with more than 3,000 fans on the platform … Continue reading
10 Creative Challenges to Get You Out of Your Songwriting Rut
Have you ever picked up your guitar and couldn’t find the right chords? Or sat down at your piano and the notes just weren’t there? Of course. We all have. … Continue reading