I preach regularly about the importance of artists and bands having their own websites. I also exclusively recommend using WordPress(.org) based websites. I know many bands are tempted by the easy setup of platforms like Wix, but these platforms have their…
I was standing outside a massive DIY store on Friday. The wind was blowing dry autumn leaves around the car park in circles, and I was fixated on the scraping sound of the leaves. It was an autumn sound I…
We all know professional quality recording done in a high-end studio is expensive business, as is professional quality videos. We look at the major label artists and envy their budgets and dream about doing something similar some day (don’t forget,…
You can have the best promotional plan in the world, but if you don’t have something to promote, it will al be for nothing. Even if you reach out to a professional PR company and pay them good money to…
There are thousands of services out there ready to take the money most musicians have worked very hard to earn, in exchange for promises of fortune and fame in music business. But too often the promise is much more than…
Right so, it was a time for another vlog 🙂 All the content is in the video it self, so just hit the play and enjoy. I’ll include here the links to the categories mentioned in the video: Quick…
In the early days of your career, even if it does not feel like it, you have one advantage, time. You are not under the pressure of schedules or deadlines, so use this to your advantage. If you do succeed…
Long are gone the days when artist was that mystical entity, living in his mansion high up on the hill. The only image we had of them was the one portrayed on the magazine cover, and if we were lucky,…
Why do we spend days on Facebook and Twitter screaming out loud asking people to listen to our music? Why do we make our first point of contact a “click this link!” or “Check out my video!” Why do we…
This is the 200th quick tip post! How did that happen? I started these Quick tip in the beginning of the year, and the idea was to give musicians small actionable tasks. Obviously with time, the nature of these posts…
