

Music Business Skills Your Day Job Can Teach You
"I can't wait to quit my day job and do music full time!" How many times have you said that to yourself and everyone around you? The...

Steps to Music Licensing Success
In 2008, many a teenage heart was broken over indie-rock group The Format's break up. Soon after the split, singer Nate Ruess scored huge...


Ways to Boost Your Music Income Without Leaving Home
Making it as a musician isn’t easy. It takes a lot of grit, determination, and long hours to make your mark and, if you’re lucky, start...


Why Your Demo Isn't Enough to Make It in the Music Business
In today’s world, musicians are expected to be a one-stop shop for their own marketing, production, PR, and everything in between. Long...


Ways to Make Fan Photos Part of Your Music Marketing Strategy
As a musician or music artist, you're going to be taking a lot of photos with your fans. This is an undeniable fact whether you’re just...


Famous Musicians Who Waited Forever to Quit Their Day Jobs
If you’re working a day job to fund your music career, you may feel like you haven’t “made it” yet as a real musician. But when you...


Email Mistakes You're Probably Making Right Now
Crafting the perfect email takes work. It’s not enough to just shoot off a message full of copy-and-paste material and hope it sticks. It...


A Guide to Roles in the Music Industry
Building your team as an artist can be incredibly overwhelming – especially when roles in the music industry are so loosely defined and...


Ways for Musicians to Use Snapchat Spectacles
Even if you're just a casual user of the photo-sharing platform Snapchat, you've probably heard about Spectacles. This special pair of...


7 Quotes That Will Inspire You to Follow Your Passion for Music
We all know the music industry is tough to break into, and even tougher to make a living out of. Many independent musicians juggle day...