Finding the balance
When your work is something you love, which is the case with many musicians, it can be hard to switch off. I talked about the importance of taking a break in past blog posts. But lately I have been taking…
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Secret tip on how to get people to listen to your music.
Posted at September 18, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
I’d like to let you on a little secret I have discovered in the past nine months. This is a general good advice in life, but especially powerful in music. Sure it is very hard to get the word out…
Productivity tip
Posted at September 17, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
Here’s a simple productivity tip. I call it “a block of time”. And that’s exactly what it is. It is so easy to get side tracked these days. We are constantly being bombarded with Emails, twitter and Facebook notifications. Even…
Has U2 lost the plot?
It was hard not to miss the launch of the new iPhone and the Apple Watch last week. I must confess I do like my iPhone. I was never much of a watch person, I find being reminded of the…
Email list for Musicians
For as long as I have been writing about DIY music business, I always said how important is an Email list for musicians. I was there when MySpace was the big thing, built my bands following, put ridiculous hours in…
Musicians sleeping patterns
Once again I am standing on this cross road. My third album “Tell My Darling” is only days away from being released. I set up a task for myself eight months ago to release 52 songs in 2014. I am…
Learning the music business
Posted at August 26, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
In my teens I was something I would call an inwardly rebel. I wasn’t really much trouble to others as such, but if I was told to do something, I’d probably go out of my way to do just the…
Few priceless free tools for musicians
Posted at August 21, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
Sometimes it can get a bit overwhelming for a musician as to what tools and websites to use to promote your music. There are so much out there these days that it can easily turn into a full time job…
What does success mean?
Posted at August 20, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
It’s funny how so many wannabe musicians working on a day job, have very definite career goals when it comes to their day job, but when it comes to their music it all comes bit blurry. I see it time…
5 reasons every musician should blog
Musicians, surely you do have your own website? If not, get one today! Those Facebook pages are no substitute for real website. Besides, the visibility of your Facebook page has dropped massively in the past year. If you do have…
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