Tips & Tricks

[ad_1] Maximizing the amount of money musicians bring in from patronage and crowdfunding campaigns is all about setting up enticing rewards and smart support levels. Follow these tips to boost the revenue you bring in. When it comes to funding your music career or next project, two approaches allow you to raise money in advance, […]

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[ad_1] While technology and social media have opened up an incredible variety of opportunities for marketing, none remains as effective as that old school classic, word-of-mouth. Here we look at three key tips for how to harness this tried and true marketing technique. In a world filled with limitless opportunities for promotion, word-of-mouth remains the […]

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When choosing an electric guitar, stick to the basics first. It will make the task of finding your next axe that much easier.

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While not having the backing of a major label has its downsides, many artists wear their indie status as a badge of honor, and music distributor Record Union wants to take things a step further by getting streaming services to tag songs and playlists as ‘independent’ in much the same way as certain songs or […]

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While 91% of people check their email every single day, you’re not the only hitting their inbox, and it can be incredibly easy for your message to be lost or condemned amid the digital clutter. Here we look at three key strategies artist must use to ensure that their email marketing is successful. Guest post […]

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Cameron from The Singer’s Corner has put together a list of The 6 Best Social Media Platforms for Learning Guitar. If you’re new to guitar, holding the instrument while listening to your favorite musician is often intimidating. Trying to replicate their performance right out of the gate is next to impossible. While some are naturally gifted […]

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Picking up a guitar is a great feeling. Whether you’re just learning to play or have been an expert player for many years, you will need to have some practice exercises. These 8 Essential Practice Exercises for Acoustic Guitar can help you improve your guitar playing if you’re just starting out. Make sure that you […]

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[ad_1] Guest post by Lisa Occhino You’ve probably tried boosting your posts on Facebook, and maybe you’ve even run a few ads on Instagram. But have you ever considered how powerful Google’s search network can be for advertising your music? Optimizing your online presence for Google is super important, and there’s a lot you can do […]

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[ad_1] Pandora is unlocking free access to its Premium on demand streaming service after they watch a 15 second video ad.  Users gain access to a Pandora Premium listening session which can include a song, album or playlist.  With the exception of YouTube, this offers consumers the closest alternative to Spotify’s popular free ad-supported streaming […]

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[ad_1] You’re not satisfied with playing it small – you want mainstream success in music. Or, at the very least, you want to create music that appeals to mainstream music fans. Does this sound ambitious? That’s because it is. Writing catchy pop songs is not the hard part. Getting them out to the masses is. […]

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[ad_1] By Matt Bacon I think one of the struggles of the music industry is the realization that no one can do everything for you, at least not if you want to go anywhere. And that’s really rough. It’s one of those things that you don’t really expect to see in the industry, you’d imagine […]

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[ad_1] This guest post by Ariel Hyatt originally appeared on the Cyber PR Blog You will never achieve the success you want if you try to do it all alone and try to take on things that stop you dead in your tracks or waste your precious time. I cannot stress this enough: You must learn […]

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[ad_1] Setting up a recording studio has gotten a lot cheaper over the years. Today, you can get up and running with little more than a good quality microphone, a mic cable, an input/output device, a laptop, and a free or inexpensive Digital Audio Workstation program. This means that, if you’re on a budget, you […]

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[ad_1] Recording an album is quite the adventure. You go through the process of deciding the time is right to record. You open up your writer’s toolbox and craft some great songs for release. Your team is assembled, you crowdfunded your venture, and you’ve finished up the most exciting part of the journey, recording in […]

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[ad_1] Posted on November 19, 2017 by Matt Bacon Something that I think is really hard to appreciate about the world of music is the market penetration. This is something I think about a lot in terms of trying to get smaller bands access to larger markets ad then simultaneously trying to sort why certain […]

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[ad_1] Posted on November 8, 2017 by Matt Bacon Something I see a lot of bands complaining about is how a lot of the energies of industry people tend to go into legacy acts and reunions. Now I totally get that, its a hard thing to be a band grinding it out on the road […]

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[ad_1] So you’re a music professional. You have the standard social media apps (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter). You may be rocking these sites and already have 50 zillion followers. Now, what does your LinkedIn profile look like? For many musicians, LinkedIn doesn’t seem like a site to bother with. They assume it’s mostly […]

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[ad_1] Question for you: How many songs do you have in your catalog that you wished you could record over again? You listen back and something is not right. Maybe the guitar tone is off slightly. Maybe the song that was in your head had a cello but since you didn’t know any cello players, […]

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