How To Survive The New Music Industr...

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,...

Loyalty and the Music Business...

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? Th...

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....

Nobodys Going to Help You...

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...

Music Business Conference Dos &...

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...

The Ultimate Music Business Conspira...

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...

What’s Wrong with ‘Ameri...

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...

Every Song Tells A Story… But ...

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...

Artist Management – Artists &#...

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...

8 Reasons Why a Band or Artist Needs...

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,...

10 Things to Do Before You Release Y...

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,...

Problems Getting Your Mixes to Sound...

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...

Outrageous Music Marketing Ideas...

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...