If I could start my music career over, I’d do t-shirts first, before I even had a CD.
I’m not kidding. If you’re anything like me, you probably started playing shows long before you had a CD to sell. You were playing cafes and clubs, performing for your friends and working on your material. And [...]
A friend and I did a show last week at a coffeeshop and forgot to put out a tip jar. I mean, we completely forgot. I was pretty upset because I’d violated one of my own personal Rules Of Performing: don’t forget the tip jar.
It might not seem like a big deal, but to many [...]
A little something for your webmaster…
Even if you don’t care to read through the entire text of Steve Krug’s excellent book on website usability Don’t Make Me Think!, you should at the very least read this one free sample chapter which summarizes the three “facts of life” of how people use websites.
In the past five [...]
I love this stuff: Beatnik Turtle’s indie band survival guide:
We found, when we started out years ago, that there weren’t enough bands that shared what they’d learned. The information that we found useful was scattered in different magazines, books, and all over the Internet. After doing all of that research, and going through the inevitable [...]
John Richards of KEXP 90.3 FM in Seattle, a bellwether of the indie music movement, shares his thoughts on how to get radio airplay. ‘Nuff said.
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This article has been around for awhile but the information is still valid: Working With An Agent.
The point is this: regardless of how wonderful a talent your are, the commissions you pay a booking agent must be able to not only cover the agent’s expenses related to their representing you, but must provide some [...]
How can you get your fans more involved with your career with your website?
Acoustic soul-rocker Granian has a “share” page with info on how to spread the word about his music.
Ironic popster Brad Sucks encourages his listeners to remix his tunes, and posts the remixes on his site.
Northampton indie band School For The Dead leaves [...]
An interesting article that came across my radar this weekend: How to Get (and Not Get) the Attention of a Music Journalist.
Some artists seem to get obsessed with getting press — any press, in any publication. While seeing your name in print is never a bad thing IMO (so long as it’s not the county [...]
WikiRecording is a new site that claims to be a “free audio recording guide that anyone can edit.” Lots of useful articles on recording equipment, software, microphones and more. You can create an account to share your own knowledge as well. I love the web.
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Over at David Hooper’s weblog, a debate: should you use your photo of yourself on your CD cover art? David says no, and I agree.
This was something I debated each time I got ready to release a new CD. Dare I put my smiling mug on the cover? In the end, I always decided not [...]
