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Monday
Jul202020

How To Be A Musician With A Day Job

Being a musician with a day job is tough. 

I get it. I am one.

You may work a career position, go to school, or raise children (which I also do).

And you might feel you lack the time, energy, and focus to really get your music career going. 

Good news. There are changes you can make today to balance music with your day job

And I want to share four of those changes. If you implement them, you can shift the trajectory of your career so it’s aiming where you want it to.

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Monday
Jul132020

Food & Drink For Singers - Do's And Dont's

It’s essential for any musician to keep their instruments in good condition. But it’s even more important if you’re a singer, because that instrument is something internal. There are many more variables, and health is tied in too.

Food and drink consumption are enormous factors in this. What you put into your body on the day of a performance is key, in terms of how you feel, how your body responds, the effect on your throat, or airways, and so on.

Here are some of the food and drink items that most help or hinder your singing voice:

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Tuesday
Jun302020

How To Plan An International Tour For Your Band

Touring is an excellent way to build your following and interact with your fans, but we live in the internet age. Your fanbase isn’t limited to local or even domestic fans anymore. Putting your music on the web means people from around the world can find you with the click of a mouse or the tap of a screen. 
These overseas fans will be just as excited to see you live, but planning international tours can be challenging. Here are a few things you should remember before you start booking flights. 

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Friday
Jun262020

Common Visual Branding Mistakes

When you’ve got your music ready, you want to send it out into the world for everyone to listen to it, but the worst thing you could do is to send it out in shoddy clothing. It’s important that you get your branding right. You only get one shot. Here are some common mistakes that I see over and over again. And how to avoid them.

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Wednesday
Jun102020

Making Merch Work For You Now – Covid Edition

We are living in trying times for sure, friends. And while this IS temporary, it may be some time before you can take your show back on the road. With this harsh reality looming, the first instinct may be to panic. Try not to do that - don’t let uncertainty prevent you from moving forward. The best thing we can do for ourselves now is to keep going, find ways to pivot, and figure out how to weather this storm.  

 

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Monday
Jun012020

5 Tips For Music Promotion On Soundcloud

If you are not exploring SoundCloud as part of your strategy to promote your music, then you should have a rethink. SoundCloud is a community of music lovers and also an amazing location for music promotion. SoundCloud is known for its ability to help upcoming artist gain their first audience, it is a place where you share tracks and interact with fellow music lovers. 
The major challenge about this platform is that it has almost 20 million music creators on the platform, hence getting upfront or standing out requires hard work. Don’t feel discourage thousands of people are still making it big on the platform every day. This article presents good tips to improve your profile on SoundCloud.

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Thursday
May282020

How To Organize Live Performance For A Pianist

You’ve decided to host a live piano performance for yourself or another pianist. Great! Live performances are a great way to showcase your craft, plus they give you the chance to perform for an audience.
Those that perform live find that they can advance their musical career, attract new fans, improve their presentation skills, and more. Some may even reach the point where they can charge for their live performance, therefore earning an income.
As appealing as a live performance is, however, many might not know where to start when organizing a live piano performance. And if not set-up correctly, that live performance can quickly go downhill.

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Thursday
May212020

8 Things You Can't Forget To Do Before Going On Tour

Going on tour is one of the most exciting experiences for a band. You get to interact with fans, connect with other artists and forge a musical identity for yourselves. However, planning a tour isn’t always so exciting. From inspecting your trailer to setting ticket prices, a lot goes into preparing for this grand adventure. Luckily, you can do it with a little more ease by following these touring tips:

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Thursday
May142020

5 Tips For Playing Live For The First Time

Playing live is an experience that can be nerve-wracking, intense, and a highly-charged experience. So it’s really important to make sure that you harness and use these feelings in a positive way, to your advantage. 
The list below offers tips, advice, and things to consider to ensure that your first experience playing live goes as smoothly as possible. This means you can focus and put your energies into performing well and having fun, not into worry and anxiety.
You’ll notice that every tip in the list begins with the word ‘prepare’. This is because preparation is the key to success in this area. Preparation brings confidence, certainty, self-assurance, readiness, and everything else important in playing live as well as you can. So get ready!

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Thursday
May142020

How To Get A Gig Playing A Wedding 

While some couples hire DJs for their weddings, others choose to stick with a live band, which is great news for you. Playing at weddings is a lucrative business, one that may land you many more gigs. However, landing your first ceremony or reception can be difficult if you’ve never done one before. How exactly do you go about doing it? 

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Thursday
May072020

Tips For Starting Your Own Record Label

The music industry has undergone some transformation over the last couple of decades. Our digital landscape has been instrumental in altering the shape of how we consume tunes, how artists make music, and how the business operates. One of the positive effects is encouraging a DIY approach to all areas of the industry.

This means that there is a propensity for musicians to have direct access to audiences. They can release their music via streaming platforms such as YouTube and Spotify rather than rely upon the costly physical media that has dominated the industry This also presents openings for entrepreneurs who want to start their own indie labels. 

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Wednesday
May062020

Going On Tour? Schedule Some Days Off

Deciding to take your band on its first tour is incredibly exciting. You get to plan where you’ll perform, how you’ll interact with your fans and what you’ll do on off days. Speaking of which, make sure you schedule a few days of downtime. It’ll help you rest, recover and even network. 

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Friday
Apr172020

Why You Need A Backup Plan As A Musician

They say go all-in.

They say quit your job and don’t give yourself a safety net, or else you won’t succeed in music.

But is that actually true? Should musicians have a backup plan? 

Let’s talk about this idea of backup plans, diversifying your music career, and creating long-term goals. 

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Monday
Apr062020

Tips To Improve Your Rhythmic Technique

Although I am a drummer, this article has some gems for other instrumentalists. Although I’ve been playing drums for over twenty years, I didn’t start using serious rhythm enhancement techniques until … well, I’d rather not say that. But if I had taken advice from this article, I would have been WAY more prepared for auditions, performances and studio recordings. I wouldn’t have spent so many years with the bad habit of speeding up my pace, especially not while playing drunk! Truth be told, that habit does NOT set my rhythm technique!

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