I’ve been having a great thread of conversations with a few of my clients lately about how nobody likes to be on the unhappy side of a "cleared room." You know what I’m talking about… you’re on a bill at…
Upcoming Conference Call: Mailbox Money
Your songs are like your own little retirement policy — write one that’s good and get it out in the world, and you can get a nice little check (or three) every quarter. Find out the mechanics of "mailbox money"…
No automatic sound, please…
79% of web users surveyed respond negatively or "very negatively" to websites that play sound without asking. (No, the fact that 21% did not fall into those categories is no excuse.) Forcing your audience to hear your music without asking…
“The public has been street teamed to death.”
Seth Godin spent a few days in the room with record industry executives who wanted to rediscover what it is they’re actually selling. The Smoking Gun Lefsetz is there…
Who’s Helping You Reach Your Goals
Curt Rosengren has some ideas about getting your own Mastermind Group into high gear in the new year…
Are You Ready For The Unexpected?
I spent the last few days wondering where to begin any kind of post about Dimebag. Clients of ours, who happen to live a few doors down from us here in Athens, were openly weeping on their porch. If you’re…
We really are locking the doors over at IndieBiz.com
David is really serious about this, folks. He puts a lot of energy into telling new members about the service, but we both agreed that we can help folks better by putting as much energy as possible into helping the…
How They Did It: Scissor Sisters
Remember how I wrote in Grow Your Band’s Audience that you sometimes have to uproot yourself and go where your audience is? That’s what Scissor Sisters did, and you see the results of that effort if you happened to have…
Open House Conference Call: Join Me Tomorrow!
I’ll answer your music business questions during our live podcast conference call, from 7pm-8pm ET on December 14th! Just dial in to 1-702-835-5000 and use PIN 28205.
Gig Swap Friday!
Would you like to open for one of our agency’s acts in places like New York, Philadelphia or San Francisco? Sure, you would! We want to connect with rock and singer/songwriter acts in these cities for upcoming gig swaps. Please…
IndieBiz.com Open Phones Q&A
Joe answers questions about getting more folks to gigs, finding outlets for kids’ music, handling bad checks from audience members and putting together your own concert events…
Let’s Work On Your Success This Month
We now have only TWO slots left for musicians to join TCM’s Music Biz Coaching program in December. If you’ve been holding your breath for the new year to get working on your own success strategy, we may not have…