by Kevin English
Every time you crack open a new book, read an indutstry blog or attend a music business seminar, you hope that something will be said to make your life as a musician better. Unfortunately,...
Written by Jennifer Yeko
True Talent Management
For some reason, loyalty is a word not often written about in the music business.
No, the sharks in the music business (and many folks that work in the...
Attending a music biz conference? Here’s the REAL way to do it…
by Derek Sivers
sivers.org
Being the cheap music-biz conference slut that I am, I’m often asked my advice for attending a conference....
Nobody’s going to help you. Does that encourage you or discourage you?
by Derek Sivers
sivers.org
Nobody’s going to help you. It’s all up to you.
Does hearing that discourage you or motivate...
by Allen Johnston
Music Conferences today have become big business for the individuals and companies that put them on. Almost every conference created has an educational component, a seminar, panel discussion...
by Bob Baker
Whether it’s the second gunman on the grassy knoll, the alien mystery at Roswell or what really is hidden within the high-security confines of Area 51… conspiracy theories abound. Many...
Bob Baker’s updated manifesto on how the popular show is creating widespread misconceptions about what it takes to succeed as a musical artist today.
It’s one of the most popular TV shows of recent...
By Sheena Metal
For a musician, your songs are your art. They are the physical embodiment of your creative gifts. Every bit of anger, happiness, angst, joy, pain, elation, knowledge or humor goes into the...
by Jeremy Rwakaara
Indie Managers Association
At least a dozen times a day, I receive a phone call or an email inquiry from an artist asking: “how do I find a manager to represent me?” or “do you know...
by Jeremy Rwakaara
To most musicians, the enduring image of an artist manager is a caricature of a heavy-set, unkempt slob of a man, stuffed into a 2-sizes-too-small, off-the-rack department store suit,...
Copyright 2007 Jeremy Rwakaara
Following are, in no particular order, 10 important things you should do before you release your album:
1. If you are hiring musicians (background singers, instrumentalists,...
Copyright 2007 Jeremy Rwakaara
With the widespread availability of affordable computers and powerful software for music mixing, the average musician is now able to set up a reasonably decent home studio on a...
by Bob Baker
I’m not sure exactly what triggered it, but recently my mind started popping with creative, off-the-wall ways to promote your music. So I jotted down some notes and am sharing them with you...
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