The below guides are all about the theory behind the music business. Have a read and get your music mentality right!
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 first release and more. A lot of the time, these kinds…
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 promote your music using offline methods. Yes it’s easy…
“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 is one of the most important things you…
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 to 5 job….
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 earn money from your career, it’s important you take…
Practice hard and often, it WILL make you a better player.” Ekow Armah, Biggroove Records. If you’ve spent any time reading experiences of musicians online, you will have come across many different stories. The ones I want to talk about now though are the ones where people say “Music should only be done as a…
Hi guys. Today we’re going to look some more at how you can use (non traditional) product placement to get in contract with companies, and getting some of them work with you. Potential rewards include them licensing your music for their promotions, them giving you freebies, them reviewing your music and sharing the review with…
A successful musician is one who knows what they really want from their endeavors, is able to find the resources that will expedite their progress, and is willing to do the work it takes to provide a living or better.” Doug Garvey, Geiman Brother Records Before I go any further, I want to make one…
Due to what I do, I’m always speaking to independent musicians. While a good percentage of them are happy remaining independent, there are also a lot that eventually want to go on and sign a record deal. To many, obtaining a record deal is like a sign that they’ve ‘made it’. That they are officially…
Hey guys, today we’ll be looking at product placement, but not in it’s typical form. Usually product placement is when a company compensates you to have their product in your video or to mention it in your song. In the strategy I’m going to share with you today and next week however, we’re going to…
One of the biggest problems many musicians face is actually getting people to listen to their music. If you’ve tried to release EP, mixtape or album before, you’ll know that getting people to give it a real try is a uphill struggle. Even if you give it out for free, you’ll still get the majority…
Hello there my fellow music makers! Today I wanted to look at how important marketing your music is or isn’t, and have a look at what you all think on the matter. As always I’ll also be showing you what I think you should be doing regarding this, so have a read on till the…
When it comes to making money from their musical talents, many musicians struggle. Talk about music sales slowing down is easily found on the internet, and many take that as a sign there’s no money to be made for the average independent artist. That said, there are a load of people who make a full…
Recently I wrote a post looking at why musician fail. In this post I looked at 7 controllable things which stop musicians getting anywhere in terms of fanbase and income. Today though, I want to look at something slightly different. There are a number of musicians out there who are either earning a profit from…
It’s no secret that many musicians fail to hit the aims they set for their music careers. Whether the aim is to play sell out tours, earn a full time living from music, or getting known on a much wider scale. By why is this? Why do musicians fail? Below I’ll look at 7 things…