Musicians Post Coronavirus? Here's What You Need to Know by The Crafty Musician’s Anitra Jay
As musicians face a post-coronavirus economy, we need to have a personal strategy to overcome the mounting challenges that the virus has caused that will be here long after it dissipates.
Starving Artist? Don’t Join An MLM
This article will address why, even in this economically perilous time, musicians should not join an MLM.
Band Merchandise – How To Get Started & Sell More by DGMGM’s Daniel J. Scott
When someone wants to monetize their artistic pursuits one of their first thoughts is to roll out the band merchandise.
6 Costly Crowdfunding Mistakes Musicians Make
Many musicians and other creatives around me have been launching crowdfunding campaigns lately.
10 Money Making Strategies To Finance Your Music Career
Making creative stuff gets expensive, any artist can tell you that.
How to Create a Steady Gigging Calendar by The Crafty Musician’s Anitra Jay
It’s hard to find gigs. Whether you’re just starting out as an independent artist or you’re a seasoned vet, you might find yourself with significant holes in your schedule that need to be filled.
Rewarding Brand Loyalty: Artist Fan Clubs Meet Enterprise Gamification
You want to make your fans feel like stars – recognize and reward them publicly for their loyalty.
Blockchain Technology Will Spark A Revolution For Songwriters
Do you know how songwriters get paid royalties? Introducing Blockchain. It’s secure, digital ledger whose main feature is decentralization.
Scalable Music Income In The Streaming Age
Scaling means that you are able to offer the same experience to more people, without sacrificing quality or needing to figure out how to be in two places at once.
Which Band Merch Is Right For Me?
Merch can get expensive. You need to order shipments in advance to bring to shows, and place your best bet on whether fans will clamour for it, or if you’ll have boxes full of band snow globes stored in your closet for years after your bassist moves abroad.
Karthick Iyer on IndoSoul, Independence, and Musical Identity
The music of IndoSoul is a perfect synchronization and collaboration of its talented band members – Karthick Iyer, the frontman and violinist, Sumesh Narayanan plays Mridangam and is also a percussionist, Vikram Vivekanand plays the guitar, Ramkumar rocks the drums and Reshwin plays the bass.
These Three Laws Are Making Canadian Musicians Lose Money
The “Starving Artist” trope is hard enough to prove wrong as it is, making it even harder are these three Canadian laws that are essentially siphoning revenue away from us.
When To Ask For A Down Payment In The Music Business
The safest popular option we have in the music industry is the down payment. Here are three occasions where it should absolutely be used.