As a DIY musician, you have a broad variety of tasks and challenges at hand. Depending on the size of your team, you either push through most efforts by yourself or with slight backup. Either way, you…
Rue Royale: “We will carry on evolving with technology as long as we can”
It’s always a pleasure to get some insights from experienced artists of the ForTunes community. Rue Royale, the Anglo-American duo and DIY enthusiasts, were kind enough to share some thoughts on…
5 Hidden Challenges of the Streaming Era
There are numerous interesting developments connected to the changing paradigm of music consumption: the way radio is effected, the implications on the market of physical recorded media but also the w…
Compassion in Creation – Fostering Your Music Ecosystem
Maintaining tight relationships within your personal music ecosystem is incredibly important, no matter which stage of musical development you’re in. There’s a huge difference between short-term, situ…
6 merch tips for DIY tourplanning
Most seasoned pros develop their own strategies and habits concerning merch, and every live context demands flexibility and adjustment. In this article I’m sharing some tips that will increase y…
Creating gold content for social media
Sometimes it’ s hard to come up with solid content or even ideas at all. Your mind is blank, there is nada. You did put out some fun tweets last week, even yesterday. Oh yeah, and that one thing you p…
The realities of songwriting on tour
Many DIY musicians romanticize with the thought of getting a bunch of tracks or even an album done on tour, seeing it as an almost sportive challenge to finish ongoing layouts, ideas and projects on t…