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How Bandzoogle’s tools helped me make money as a musician
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Bandzoogle Blog
This article originally appeared on the Bandzoogle Blog. This pandemic was devastating. I was a gigging musician, on tour internationally when news hit of President Trump’s travel ban...and the dominoes fell one after the other. Gigs being cancelled. Navigating unemployment. Applying for maxed-out grant opportunities. Friends and associates passing away. And finally, questioning the decision to even be a musician, and how to financially survive. I know it’s been a similar story for many of my gigging friends; this complete ...
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How to design a great jazz musician website
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Bandzoogle Blog
This article originally appeared on the Bandzoogle Blog. The best jazz musician websites will have something in common: an organized structure that also allows your creativity to shine. Jazz websites are an important cornerstone to a musician's ability to reach an audience, book session work, and sell music. Whether you're a jazz trumpeter or soulful singer, you can make a music website that showcases your melodic style. First, you’ll choose a jazz music website template, add some content, then customize ...
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Attention Jazz Musicians: Read the Jazz Journalists Survey Results conducted by JazzFuel and learn best practices for getting your music reviewed
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Jazzfuel
If you want to get the news about your latest album release out into the world, jazz journalists (aka bloggers, music writers, critics, reviewers…) are one of the most effective ways of doing this. But if you decide to take care of this work yourself, as a musician, there can be a lot of uncertainty about the best way to do it: How long in advance should you pitch? Will journalists even work directly with a musician? How can you ...
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Planning A Tour? 4 Expenses You Need To Keep In Mind
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HypeBot
Touring is often difficult and expensive, but through careful planning, there is a good deal artists can do to to at least mitigate the latter of these issues. Here we look at four major cost drains that artists need to prepare for in advance in order to avoid inviting financial destitution on the road. Guest post by Rich Nardo from TuneCore If there is one common theme in the DIY touring series of articles I’ve been writing over the past few months…it’s ...
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5 Email Marketing Metrics You Need To Be Aware Of
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HypeBot
Email newsletters might seem antiquated to some, but they continue to have incredible value, particularly when it comes to reaching interested fans. Whether you're just starting out with email newsletters, or have been doing them for awhile, here are the five most important metrics when it comes to email marketing. Guest post by Hugh McIntyre of the Symphonic Blog These days, so many musicians focus all their marketing attention on social media platforms, and while it’s absolutely a good idea ...
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When To Book Gigs: The Ultimate Artist's Guide
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HypeBot
As with so many things, timing is everything in the music business, and while many artists may spend countless hours perfecting their pitch to venues, no amount of preparations is enough if you make your booking inquiries at the wrong time. Here, we look at the 'when' side of booking gigs, whether you're playing small shows or giant festivals. Guest post by Jeri Goldstein and Chelsea Ira of the TuneCore Blog [Editor’s Note: This article was co-written by Chelsea G. Ira and ...
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Why Right Now Is The Best Time To Launch A Music Career
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HypeBot
While it's been a tumultuous past decade for the music industry, and things are showing no sign of calming down, all the chaos has created a tremendous amount of opportunity for artists across the music business spectrum. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix The music industry is an absolute mess right now, and that’s good news for artists big and small. The music industry, as we know it, is roughly one-hundred years old. Comparing the business of music today to ...
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Why Artists Who Don’t Cultivate Sustainable Lifestyles Stop Making Music
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HypeBot
In this piece we explore why artists with lofty goals of making music their full time career are so often brought down by their ambitions, and how artists can better advance their position in the industry through setting a series of achievable goals and focus ing on career sustainability. Guest post by Patrick McGuire for TuneCore It’s safe to assume the majority to people who will read this are musicians who began their careers with the goal of being able ...
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