Best Music Industry Podcasts

10 Top Music Industry Podcasts That’ll Up Your Music Business Education

I feel like podcasts are something everyone gets into at some point in their life. A couple years ago I dove way into podcasts, and it was awesome. I was on the road a lot, and sometimes I got sick of listening to music. I also crave educational content and like learning new things to…

How To Make Money On Spotify

How To Make Money On Spotify Using Playlists And Streaming Your Music

Many musicians say streaming royalties are a waste of time. Here’s what I think – streaming has the potential to be a good passive source of income. And, if you know anything about passive income, you know that it takes time to build. Even as you’re busy playing shows and marketing your music, you could…

Should Musicians Use Linkedin?

Should Musicians Use Linkedin? One Man’s View On It’s Use In The Music Industry.

LinkedIn has been around since 2003 (a lot longer than most other popular social media platforms) and is largely seen and used as a professional social media platform. On Facebook, you might post about personal interests and issues, but LinkedIn is a place to focus on finding work, finding people to work for you, and…

Do Independent Musicians Need Focus Groups To See If Their Music Is Good?

Do Independent Musicians Need Focus Groups To See If Their Music Is Good?

How do you know if you’ve written a good song? It’s hard, right? Sometimes, you’ll love a song immediately after you’ve written it, and then hate it two weeks later. Did you just fall out of love with it, or was the song not very good? Beyond the song itself, the production on a song…

How To Get Into The Music Industry With No Experience

How To Get Into The Music Industry With No Experience (Including Some Jobs You Can Do)

The music industry is a fragmented and diverse world made up of executives, managers, publicists, musicians and everything in between. There are labels and talent agencies, PR and tech companies, Performances Rights Organizations and internet radio stations, social media platforms and specialized apps and many other types of organizations and businesses. Finding your place in…

Should You Only Make Music In The Most Popular Music Genres

Should You Only Make Music In The Most Popular Music Genres? One Man’s View

Have you ever written songs that just don’t seem to fit in with the rest of your songs? Perhaps you write pop songs, but ended up writing a song that bends a little more folk-y or country. Or maybe you wrote a blues song by accident. This happens sometimes. Personally, if I hear a song…

Tips For Guitar Teachers

Tips For Guitar Teachers, How To Take Your Teaching Business To The Next Level

Teaching guitar (and other instruments) is a common way to make money as a musician. Whether teaching is a side hustle, or your primary source of income, you may be looking to take things to the next level. To me, there are a few areas in which you may be able improve the way your…

A Powerful Introduction To Music Entrepreneurship

Music Entrepreneurship, A Powerful Introduction To Being A Musician And Business Entrepreneur

I’d like to share a little about my latest mini-book, The Essential Guide to Music Entrepreneurship: 2018 Edition. In 2011, I had an awakening. I’d started and ran a couple of businesses up until that point. But as I look back, I can see that I had no idea what I was doing. I didn’t…

How To Become A Music Manager To Musicians Or Producers

How To Become A Music Manager To Musicians Or Producers

The artistic side of the music industry tends to get most of the attention. But without the people working behind the scenes, some of the success stories you’ve become familiar with may have never happened. And, even though some of these people may not be in the limelight, many of them have rewarding and lucrative…