Music Business Theory

So, you’ve decided to be an “at home” musician. While no musician should ever be locked in a room for eternity (unless they absolutely have no choice), there are many reasons why you might want to pursue a career from home. Your mobility might be limited (because of your body or the lack of a […]

One of the reasons many artists find it difficult to spend time on their creative work is because they must spend time earning a living. That tension causes some musicians to become increasingly frustrated over time. They repeatedly ask themselves, “when will I ever get to focus on what I ?” As a creative […]

Occasionally, you hear about an artist getting taken to court over a copyright violation. Some famous cases that stick out in my mind are Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” and Robin Thicke’s “Got To Give It Up”. These cases always make me cringe a little, because I can imagine being on either side. Sometimes, it’s […]

Lately, I’ve been having lots of conversations with some of my close friends and band mates about how much time they spend working on their music and how it affects their perspective. These conversations stemmed from a talk with a band mate of mine who truly lives and breathes music. He practices and writes […]

Short answer: no. Long answer: definitely not. What we’re going to do today is lo at what I consider to be the greatest social media myth of all time – and debunk it. Then, we’re going to lo at a few artists with very effective social media personas and see what we can learn from […]

It’s hard not to see the big-picture possibilities as a musician. We are living in the information age, and that means you have access to a virtually endless supply of resources, not to mention people. Interested in building a worldwide audience? The opportunity is definitely there. But before you get too carried away with your […]

Let’s face it – the music industry is changing fast! What might be a great or even incredible idea today could become outdated and irrelevant in a very short amount of time. I have personal experience in the form of a failed startup investment. If you want to innovate in the music industry, you can’t […]

Do you have goals for your music career? If you do, have you written them down? Have you placed them somewhere you’ll see them every single day? Do you have a daily plan that you can follow to achieve your goals? Even if you do have goals, you probably haven’t written them down. Most people […]

This is an excerpt from David Andrew Wiebe’s new eBo, The New Music Industry: Adapting, Growing, and Thriving in The Information Age, a guide that covers a wide range of topics – blogging, podcasting, social media, video marketing, and . It’s aim is to help you start scaling your individual mountain to music career success. […]