Identifying your unique, artistic selling proposition, your artistic USP, can be a bewildering task. First of all – pure artistry and differentiated m…
DIY Musicianship
Thoughts on music blogs relevance – spoiler: they still matter, bigtime
The playlist era has definitely stirred up the dynamics within the music sphere. With artists scrambling to get meaningful placements, the track itsel…
Breaking Plans – Turning Strategy Changes Into Meaningful Events
For many artists, setting up release plans, schedules and a strategy is in itself a daunting task. Especially when handling all of these DIY managemen…
Common Merch Mistakes – and How to Avoid Them
For many DIY and emerging artists, merch can turn into a solid backbone of tour and production financing. And it should be treated as an untouchable g…
DIY artwork – 4 pointers on effective, digital music artwork
More and more artists are discovering the upsides of self-production, self-campaigning and self-creative direction. And it makes total sense – m…
Weathering the Storm – How Hard Times Nurture Creative Growth
Smooth sailing can be a beautiful thing. You release music across a wide range of platforms, getting some decent numbers, generating some blog-buzz, d…
Navigating Through the Currents of Music DIY Management
DIY management is more than the honest dream of artistic and business-related emancipation. It implies the significance of concrete strategies, modes …
Resetting Your Inner BS Radar – Self-Critique and Constant Evolution
Writing, producing and releasing music DIY style can open up various corridors of thought and self-critique. Depending on the experiences you are maki…
Interview Prep – Vital Pointers to Get You Going
As your profile starts to grow, so will the media requests. Things will expand from one-sided blog reviews, oftentimes summing up the most vital point…
Metadata – How It Can Help You Get Paid and Get Exposure
Metadata is probably one of the least glamorous topics in the music industry. Many independent artists don’t fully understand it and most don’t realiz…
