When Writing Songs Feels Hard
I know you’ve been writing songs for sometime now. You’ve got pages of your songwriting book filled with sketched lyrics and dozens of voice memos in your phone, but you haven’t finished a song in a while. And if you think about how long it’s been since you’ve finished a song, you start to feel…
Read Full PostWhy You Still Need To Do Offline Music Marketing
The Internet Age makes promoting your music fast, easy and affordable. It takes just a few minutes to set up a basic one-page bio and social media accounts. You can devise an online music marketing strategy and execute it with just a few clicks or taps. With the right social media strategy, you can move…
Read Full PostWhat’s The Best Way To Promote My Music? – Here Are 5 Free Yet Effective Strategies
If you’re an artist or producer and you’re just starting out or not very well known, you probably want to get your name out there you’re asking yourself the common question, “What is the best way to promote my music and how can I do it without breaking the bank?” There are many ways to…
Read Full PostCommon Music Marketing And Promotion Mistakes To Avoid
As an Indie musician, you will soon realize that to leave your mark in the music industry, you need to know how to market yourself. Now, it isn’t difficult to find seasoned artists or producers willing to share their top secrets on how to manage this efficiently. At the same time, you need to be…
Read Full PostAdvice for Musicians Who Are Scattered Creatives
Turning just three simple steps into habits can transform scattered creatives into productive musicians. The most common advice for musicians I give is to take 3 simple steps and form them into habits. If you’re a musician who has lots of great ideas and has trouble acting on them, you might be called a scattered…
Read Full PostWhy Having Too Many Music Ideas Is Stopping Your Career In Its Tracks…And What To Do About It
Are you an artist who has tons of great music ideas but has trouble figuring out a plan for them or suffers from overwhelm? There’s a misconception that having a bunch of great music ideas and actually following through on all of them can be a shortcut to career success. In reality, having too many…
Read Full PostMusician Branding: Advice To Help Indie Musicians Stand Out In A Noisy Industry
Confused about branding your music and how branding in the music industry is different from corporate branding? In this video you’ll get 3 music branding tips for branding music artists. Branding your band is a similar process, so you can use these tip for band branding as well! To get more advice on building your…
Read Full PostDiscover 20 Top Female Singers From Different Eras & Genres
Ella, Patsy, Aretha – the top female singers and leading ladies of music have been working their way up the charts and into our hearts for decades now. Whether you’re a fan of R&B, country, or pop you can no doubt agree that certain women stand out for their stage presence, amazing voices, and ingenuity.…
Read Full Post5 Platforms for Musicians to Earn More Money
These days there are some cool platforms for musicians that offer unexpected opportunities for making money. Platforms for musicians have changed beyond recognition over the past few years, but making a sustainable income remains, as always, the musician’s main concern. It may seem that each new technological development is a further monetary blow to artists,…
Read Full PostHow Musician’s Can Avoid Burnout & Still Be Productive
Learn tried and true tricks to avoid burnout and still make progress in your music business. Find the original post on ReverbNation. A few months ago, I was on the verge of burnout. Maybe you can relate? Feeling overwhelmed, like there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done, is quite common…
Read Full PostOur Top 10 Online Resources for Female Musicians
Since 2007, I have been a champion for female musicians. It all started a bit by accident. Back in 2000, I had created a hobby online radio station on Live365 called Women of Substance, a personal playlist of female artists, mostly indies, that I used as a personal way to listen to the music I enjoyed at work.…
Read Full Post5 Ways To Avoid Playing The Comparison Game
The original post can be found on Reverbnation. Do you find yourself in the comparison game and constantly comparing yourself to other artists? Do you get secretly jealous when other musicians land cool gigs, win awards, and score lucrative press? These are signs that you are playing the comparison game, a common trap that can…
Read Full PostHow To Sell Merch & Music At Shows Without Being Sales-y
Wondering how to sell merch & music at shows without coming off as annoying or sales-y? You’re not alone. It’s not uncommon for musicians to feel uncomfortable and out-of-their-element. This unsettling feeling usually causes musicians to avoid sales altogether. After all, we musicians are creatives. Deep down, we believe that the quality of our creative…
Read Full PostSetup is Everything: Designing Your Home Recording Studio Layout
With home recording studio equipment becoming more powerful and less costly, combined with the digitization of music, there is less need than ever to use a traditional recording studio. Between 2007 and 2016, there was a decrease of over 15.4% in the number of professional studios. If you want to create great music, then you’ve probably considered…
Read Full PostTips for Providing Music Lessons Online
Nowadays many people are looking for music lessons online. This guide provides great tips of you are an artist hoping to start providing lessons in your spare time. There is a demand for music lessons online because not everyone has the time or money to take in-person music classes even if they want to learn.…
Read Full PostThe Science of Soundproofing: Simple Tips for the Musician’s Home
Master the science of soundproofing so you can play music in your home without effecting your family, friends and neighbors. Are you a soundproofing master? Whether you’re married to a musician, raising one or are a musical master yourself, the noise of even a well-played instrument can impact your roommates, neighbors, or family. Even playing…
Read Full PostBook Review: How to Succeed at Self-Produced Concerts; A Guide for Performers and Presenters to Navigating a Successful Event
Jesse Chandler of The Velvet Sirens reviews the book How to Succeed at Self-Produced Concerts; A Guide for Performers and Presenters to Navigating a Successful Event by Lisa Lynne Franco. To learn how to have your own successful event, buy the book here. Don’t forget to save 5% by using the code “FEM” at checkout. For…
Read Full PostHow To Go From Unknown Indie Artist To Profitable Professional Musician In 5 Steps
The music business has changed a LOT in the last 10 years. Technology has opened up so many opportunities to Indie Artists, introducing a whole new breed of “overnight success stories” who have a video go viral and suddenly they are the next big thing. But for every one of those overnight sensations, there are…
Read Full PostHow To Create A Professional Recording Studio Sound At Home
By Fett, of Azalea Studios A professional recording studio sound can be created right at home by avoiding 7 Dead Giveaways. With decades of experience, Fett, describes how to get professional quality, even if you record at home. In my job as a producer, recording/mixing/mastering engineer and “teacher of all things music production,” I get…
Read Full PostFemale Musicians Who Changed The Music Industry for the Better
Here Zac Green from the popular music blog, ZingInstruments.com, introduces us to the strong and talented female musicians who changed the music industry for the better. The music industry, like many others, has been dominated by the influence of men. However, without these women who changed the music industry in ways that nobody could have…
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