Identifying your unique, artistic selling proposition, your artistic USP, can be a bewildering task. First of all – pure artistry and differentiated marketing analysis don’t really seem to slow-…
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 management necessities, artists are regularly pushed to the…
Pointers on Inviting Hired Pros
Once in a while you might be inclined to invite hired pros, meaning superb instrumentalist or vocalist, to a session. However close or tight this relationship might be, in its core it is a professiona…
The Art of Saying “No” – Thoughts on Music Dealmaking
Things within the digital sphere can develop faster than you might think. One solid track on Spotify, or one viral hit on Soundcloud, or sometimes even a favorable blog review can open a corridor of o…
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, diving into the playlist game, heads-on. It can ele…
Surefire Ways to Scare Away Any Booker (and How to AVOID It)
Working with a booker and live professionals can involve a minefield of decisions. And while most artists WANT to work and collaborate with hired guns, they rarely think about etiquette. What is meant…
Follow-Up Finesse – Submit Music the Right Way
DIY artists are bound to hit a few roadblocks when they submit music. There’s a place for (almost) everyone within the blogosphere, and sometimes it just takes time and a little finesse to get t…
Rumble in the Royalties Jungle
Getting into clinches with fellow writers, bandmates or external collaborators over royalties can produce nightmarish outcomes. Especially if a lot of pressure is laid upon a certain release, struggle…
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 making, it can be a smooth, ride, or a bumpy – sometim…
Getting Hungry – How to Self Motivate Like a Pro
That’s right – we’re dipping into 2019. Time to regenerate, rearrange and self motivate. Ideally like a pro. The way you perceive a process is entirely up to you. You can hold on for…
