As an independent musician, money can often be an issue. To make music, you will need to invest in tools that allow you to do just that. Your money could go on instruments and equipment, studio time, musical education, travel costs, artwork for your … [Continue reading]
As you probably already know, getting fans involved in your music career is essential. While it was once possible to appear 'untouchable' and not communicate with fans bar seeing them at live shows, this is no longer the case. With the internet … [Continue reading]
Be with fellow musicians as much as possible. It's easier to grow in a group than when one is alone... It's also more fun.” Yasmine Modestine. All right, I'm about to share with you another big tip that most independent musicians never take … [Continue reading]
With the internet now being a big part of how people promote their music, it's easy to think that all of your promotional efforts should be made over the internet. If you want to build up a diverse fan base, however, it's important that you also … [Continue reading]
As you probably know, many of the tools that are freely available to independent musicians are online. On top of that, an increasing number of people find out about new music online through browsing or recommendations. It therefore makes sense that … [Continue reading]
“There is no shortcut to success, you have to put in the hours to reap results from your music.” Sp3kkTrumn. OK, so while all of the things mentioned in this book so far are important if you want to make it as an independent musician, the following … [Continue reading]
Promoting your music can take up a lot of time. That said, ongoing promotion is needed to get things moving for you, as without it you won't get very far in terms of recognition or finances. It's because of this that wherever you can make things … [Continue reading]
All right, so I want to quickly talk to you about laziness. This is a trait I've seen a lot of musicians have, and it's one that has killed music career after music career. A lot of people seem to think that music is an easy way out of working a 9 … [Continue reading]
Success is knowing you did something worth while. Ronise Lukasiewicz. So now you know that it's possible to make money from your music career, and you also know you should take things one step at a time. But before you go out and start trying to … [Continue reading]
As I'm sure you're aware, there are a lot of musicians out there. Even in the smaller genres there will be a lot of competition for you, each musician fighting for their moment to get heard. With all this competition, it's understandable why … [Continue reading]