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 … [Continue reading]
New websites for musician are popping up all the time. Some that claim they can help you get new fans, some that say they will make the distribution of your music easier then ever before. To the untrained eye, these new websites may seem like the … [Continue reading]
Have you heard of SEO before? If not, you're really going to want to pay attention to this guide! Using SEO can help you get a lot more targeted people hearing your music, and from an avenue a lot of musicians never pursue. Today I'm going to … [Continue reading]
When you're new to songwriting, it's often easy to have your lyrics sound very basic. We're generally taught how to rhyme in school, so when we start out writing our first song, often we go back to what we've learned and the lyrics end up sounding … [Continue reading]
It's competition time again!! Today thanks to Budi Voogt, I've got two copies of his Soundcloud Bible ebook to give away! I've also managed to interview the man himself, and ask him a bunch of Soundcloud related questions to which he replies to with … [Continue reading]
So you've just recorded a song. It may be your first song, it may be that you've recorded a few already. Either way, you want to know how you can get it out there, and start to build up your name as a talented musician. Today I'm going to show you … [Continue reading]
Educating yourself in the business side of the music industry is all important. I'm guessing you know that if you're reading this article. :) If you've read all the free guides you've found online and are ready to take your music business … [Continue reading]
If you want to distribute your music online, there are three places people generally go to do this. In no particular order: Songcast, TuneCore, and CD Baby. While there are other online music distributors, these are three of the main ones. … [Continue reading]
I've just finished reading a post over at Tunecore about a musician named Mindy Smith. In it, she mentions that she had been part of a major record label for seven years, but eventually decided to go it alone. She has since released some of her … [Continue reading]
OK, so I know the music industry can be expensive to get involved in. While we often look for free ways to do the things we need to do, some things are simply not possible to skimp on. Some of these things are studio time, any needed instruments, … [Continue reading]