Sorry, Most Artists Aren’t Entrepreneurs After All
In my internationally published, award winning book, The New Rockstar Philosophy, I write about how artists can make simple changes to become a sustainable business. I detail how to use the tools… Read More
Sharpen Your Blues Rock Skills With These Superb Sites
Are you learning to play blues rock on your guitar today? You are lucky! There are lots of resources on the web that you can count on to make the learning… Read More
Top 4 Most Controversial Ways To Fund Your Music Career
You’re an artist! You can’t handle a 9-to-5 job. That’s a spiritual death sentence. So what are you to do? You need money to live in between your Spotify payments. So what… Read More
Does Fakewatchbusta Expose The True Wealth Of Hip Hop Artists?
Have you heard of @Fakewatchbusta? It’s an Instagram account that exposes fake luxury watches on the wrists of hip hop artists. The guy who runs the account has been getting a lot… Read More
There Are No Rules For Content
I was catching up on new music when I stumbled upon the new Bat For Lashes video. It’s a teaser for her new single. Often we advise artists that the easiest way… Read More
One Simple Tip That Could Get You More Song Placements
Let’s put this in the Derp category. THIS –> Music Supervisors might love your track but because vocals are such a distinctive part of your song they might be forced to choose someone… Read More
Good Music Will Make You Money #BeggarsGroup
I’ve been reading a lot of music industry books lately. The history kind that detail the rise and fall of the record industry. The one theme that I keep seeing time and time… Read More
Raid Your CD Collection For Jewel Cases #recycle
I have an extensive CD collection which has largely been forgotten about. Since digital music arrived I’ve been playing music off of my iPod/iPhone for a while leaving much of my CD… Read More
How To Attract Music Managers
Recently we wrote about why you need a music manager. They allow you to focus on the music while your manager focuses on the rest… but how do you attract a manager?… Read More
Kickstumbler Helps Funders Find Bands
From the labs of Hype Machine comes this very cool web app called Kickstumbler. The idea is simple – Stumble into projects on Kickstarter you’d never see otherwise. …When not making Hype Machine,… Read More