So it’s a new year! I hope 2013 was all you were hoping for and more, and you’ve a good platform to build on for 2014. I’ve got a lot of very big guides for you this coming year, but before I go into them, I want to look at some of the best guides…
If you’ve ever wanted to enter the X Factor and give yourself the best chance of doing well, you’ll want to read all 5 parts of this guide. This is part 3 of Max Millias’s 5 part guide to doing well at the X Factor. Other parts in the series are: Getting on X Factor…
Today I’m going to show you what content marketing is, and how it can benefit you as a musician. If you’re struggling to get your music out there, this guide may help. What Is Content Marketing? Content marketing is a term used to describe a form of marketing made popular by internet marketers. The idea…
If you’ve been reading Music Industry How To for even a few months, chances are you know it’s possible to make a full time income as an independent musician. I’ve previously shown you 5 musicians earning a full time income and how they’ve gone about doing that, and given plenty of tips on how you…
Whether you’re a solo act or you’re part of a group or band, you should be actively seeking other musicians to collaborate with. This could be in the form of someone lending their vocals to one of your tracks, a producer composing a song for you, or teaming up with another artist and doing a…
This is part 2 in the 5 part series on doing well in the X Factor. The other parts are as follows: Part 1: Getting on X Factor. Part 2: This one, Boootcamp. Part 3: Live shows part 1. If you haven’t seen part 1 yet which gives advice on doing well in the auditions,…
So it’s almost Christmas. As in, it’s Christmas tomorrow. But did you record a song around the festive season this year? Or have you ever written one? If not, you could be missing out on a big opportunity! Today I’m going to look at why this is, and what your next steps should be if…
Twitter is a powerful tool for musicians. We all know that it can be great for not only keeping up with what your competition are doing, but also for networking with other people in the music industry and fans alike. As with any tool though, there is a chance you will use it wrong. While…
If you produce music using Ableton Live, this is a competition you’ll want to pay attention to. Thanks to the Producer Tech team, I have two copies of their new video course ‘Mastering in the Box with Ableton Live’ to give away! You can see what the course is about here, or you can watch…
Do you give fans the chance to buy your music? Or do you offer everything you have for free? This is something I touched on briefly before in this popular guide, but not fully. My hope is that this topic will help shift the mentality of any musician looking to make something of their music….
This is the first in a five part series which is made for people who want to do well on talent shows. Specifically, The X Factor. These five guides are taken from a book written by Max Millias on the subject of doing well on this talent show. As he’s no longer selling the book…
Music promotion is a ongoing process. If you want to reach as many people as possible, you need to constantly be raising awareness of you and your brand. When you’re still an independent musician, juggling both marketing and making music can be a big task. There are only so many hours in the day, and…
Woo hoo, another competition is here! Today the prize is supplied by the lovely folks over at Producertech, and is for this cool drumming course. As you can see the price is normally £49.99 to enroll (about $82), but I’m giving away two copies for free to my lovely readers. 😉 You can see what…
Playing gigs is an all important part of most musician’s music careers. If you’ve played more then 5 or 10 gigs however, chances are you’ve played at least one where your levels just weren’t right. Either the microphone was too low and you couldn’t hear yourself, or one of the instruments was overpowering all the…
This is a topic I’ve wanted to cover for a while, as it’s one that I know a lot of musicians go through. You’re part of either a band or group of musicians, who probably came together for the love of the music. But when it comes to certain essential tasks (think marketing, arranging practice…