The below guides are all about the theory behind the music business. Have a read and get your music mentality right!
We have to face the facts: not everyone is a born businessperson. Anyone can learn the skills necessary to become a music business entrepreneur, but it helps if you already have some natural inclinations towards business. You will make much faster progress towards your dreams if you do. But whether you’re naturally gifted or not,…
If you’re reading this, odds are you want more out of your music career and your life. That’s awesome! However, as you are about to learn, productivity isn’t just about doing more. In fact, it actually means doing fewer things really well. If you want to be more effective, and not just more efficient –…
Whether artists should “pay to play” or not isn’t a new conversation. I’ve been a part of discussions about it online and off, and have read many articles covering many different opinions on the topic. I’ve seen the model take various forms. I’ve heard of artists getting completely ripped off and being asked to pay…
Hey guys, I’ve a big one for you today. I seriously believe this will change the way a lot of musicians give out their ‘free’ music, as the way most do it now only hinders their music career. If you’ve ever asked “should I give out my music for free?”, this guide will help you….
Are you ambitious? Do you want to see your music career grow like never before? Do you have the desire to best your competition whenever and wherever possible? Standing out from the crowd as a musician isn’t as hard as it may seem. It means adding a little bit of extra to your ordinary, which…
You need to have a thick skin if you plan to last long in the music industry. Why? Because rejection is common and success is a moving target. Every time you reach it, you push back your idea of what it is. When you finally break down the barriers in your way, you set your…
It can be hard to stay organized as an artist. Until you have a team, or you can divvy up tasks among band members, you’re basically doing everything yourself, from writing the songs to keeping your financial records up-to-date. Over time, I have learned the value of picking the right tool and sticking to it….
I’m an independent hip hop artist, talent buyer, and web designer for music artists. My full time job and career consists of working independently within the music industry. Working independently for myself is great because I get to be my own boss, make more money than I ever made as an employee, and have location…
Today we’re going to look at 7 top tools for musicians and those in the music business. This guide should be useful for all musicpreneurs. But before we do that, we need to ask: what is a musicpreneur? At a surface level the term is pretty self explanatory: it’s a combination of a musician and…
How much practice does it take to be a good musician? Or a world class one at that? Well if you listen to the 10,000 hours of practice rule… you’ve got your answer. 10,000 hours till you should be a talented expert music maker. But what does this mean for you as a musician? And…
At the beginning of 2014 I posted a blog which showed our 10 most helpful guides for musicians in 2013. A single place where you can get a good year in review of what’s happened on this site, and some of the most important things you would have learned from the last year. As this…
Looking for new years resolutions which will help move your music career forward? Well you’re in luck. Below are 5 big new year resolutions for musicians that will help you keep in mind what you should be focusing on. Put them into practice more this year than you were last, and it’s very likely you’ll…
It’s easy to get into the music industry with high hopes, only to figure out things probably won’t progress as fast as you thought they would. While sometimes this can be because it naturally takes a while to build up momentum, it can also be because musicians pick up bad habits and start doing the…
What if I told you you could watch what someone else is doing and use the same skills to better further your own music career? Well you can, and I’ve got just the person for you to keep an eye on. Enter Tommy Darker, a musician turned entrepreneur; aka a musicpreneur. He does a combination…
As a musician, you’re competing for music fan’s attentions with hundreds of thousands of other musicians. If not millions. There’s no sure way to tell for sure. What is sure though, is that if you want to get people to buy into you as a musician and build up a loyal and profitable fanbase, you…