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Tagged: collaboration

How to Stay In the Music Industry Despite Turbulent Times

Posted: Mar 8, 2021

Category: The Musician Business

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**Guest post from Justin Paul, music/career coach, A&R, DJ, and producer.

 

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"The pandemic has hurt all artists, even larger acts had to cancel tours. Ultimately what we're talking about is that there has been loads of money lost for the artist, for the promoters, also for the sound engineers, light engineers, stage crew, food vendors, security, stage techs, drivers, venues, and merchandise sales in live music. Furthermore, the pandemic has created a lot of self-doubt and uncertainty for artists. Some artists are now thinking about shifting to a different career or creating side hustles. Multiple income streams are the way to go even during normal times."

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The people who write, record, and produce music

Posted: Feb 8, 2021

Category: The Musician Business

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**Guest post by Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan of MakingMoneyWithMusic.com. Originally featured in the Disc Makers Blog. Reprinted with permission.

 

DIY Bus Series 4


"In part four of our DIY music business series, we cover the tasks required to get your music written, recorded, produced, and made ready for distribution...Whether you handle all these roles for your music, or just a few, there are resources that can help with each."

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The Benefits of Collaborating With Other Artists in the Songwriting Process

Posted: Aug 10, 2020

Category: Songwriting

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**Guest post written by Kristen Ford, Nashville based indie rock act with a passion for music business and a book on DIY touring in the works.

 

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"Hearing how the audience responds can be hugely helpful in deciding to cut that verse or extend that outro, bands often "road test" songs before committing to record them. Now that many venues are closed for Covid-19 and open mics are on hold for the foreseeable future, it can be easy to feel stuck, isolated or missing the community feel. The more collaborators you have on a project, the more possible doors could open."

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Value of Word of Mouth Marketing and Tips for Successfully Translating Hype into Sales

Posted: Jul 6, 2020

Category: Marketing

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**Guest post written by Kai Marks & Lyron Haceon of Les Flair, an electro-pop project based in London.

 

Les Flair - Word of Mouth


"With not a single track released and a limited budget in tow, we sold out a string of live shows across the UK, led by word of mouth alone. Which we've now come to realise, is the most powerful tool in music marketing. Here’s our top tips for building a strong WOM foundation and translating hype into sales..."

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200 Days on the Road: 10 Things I've Learned

Posted: May 13, 2019

Category: Touring

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**Guest post written by Ellisa Sun, Jazz/Soul musician formerly based in San Francisco currently full-time RVing across the USA.

 

Ellisa 200 Days


"200 days ago, my partner Ken and I left our home base in Oakland, CA to spend one year full-time RVing and playing as many shows as we can to build an audience, learn about the industry, and hopefully earn enough money to survive...the following 10 Things I’ve Learned are more focused towards DIY Musicians like myself..."

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5 Actionable Tips To Boost Your Social Media Following

Posted: Jan 22, 2019

Category: Social Media

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**Guest post written by Charles Berthoud, originally featured on the iStudios Blog.

 

5 Social Media Actionable Tips


"There are basic pre-requisites to building a large following - posting engaging content, posting regularly, using appropriate hashtags - which we basically all know and understand. So I'm going to skip to 5 quick, easily-implemented tips that will boost your social to levels you would never have expected, if you carry them out on a daily basis."

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The Benefits of Collaborating with Fellow Artists

Posted: Oct 22, 2018

Category: The Musician Business

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**Guest post written by Cloe Matheson as featured on The Music Entrepreneur HQ.

 

Benefits of Collab - Music Entrepreneur


"Are you an aspiring musical artist looking to increase your bandwidth with listening audiences?...Thinking like an entrepreneur means realizing that when you combine your talents with those of an artist or musical act who are perhaps more established, you’ll expedite your own songwriting, music production, and promotional success."

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Get Other People To Do The Dirty Work For You!

Posted: Oct 15, 2018

Category: Delegate Responsibilities

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**Guest post written by Scott Aumann, originally featured on The Legit Musician blog.

 

Get others to do work - Legit Musician


"Nobody ever has enough time to do everything they want to do. That’s a fact! Most of us want to do more, but can’t seem to find enough hours in a day to do it. That’s why we all need to focus on the really important stuff and just do those items. Get other people to do the dirty work for you!"

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