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How Patreon Works For Me [Indie Musician Nate Maingard]
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Here devoted Patreon user Nate Maingard offers us an inside look at the benefits of the service, and provides several tips other potential users should keep in mind when using Patreon so as to get (and give) the most out of it. Guest post by indie musician and Patreon user Nate Maingard I'm Nate Maingard, a modern troubadour (nomadic singer-songwriter) from South Africa. I play guitar, write songs and have been a professional musician since 2011. The coolest thing (in my opinion), is that am ...
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4 Mentalities That Will Kill Your Music Career
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The life of an independent musician is a stressful one, and in order to make your career a success, it's important to avoid slipping into the following four mentalities, regardless of what ups and downs the business throws at you. Guest Post by Eric Bernsen on the Sonicbids Blog In the world of independent music, you can rest assured that there will be plenty of stressful days where you'll find yourself wanting to give up on chasing a seemingly unattainable dream. As technology ...
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Why Hustle Beats Talent When Talent Don’t Hustle
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In this interview with Jesse Tolbert, the Detroit born audio engineer and entrepreneur discusses the changes he has witnessed in recording technology over the years, and the challenge of being able to capture a song's “feel" from digital instrumentation alone. Guest Post by Rory Seydel on Landr Jesse Tolbert has a tattoo on his arm. Its message is simple: Made in Detroit. Born and raised in Motown, the words describe Tolbert’s beginnings. He is indefinable — a multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer, savantrepeneur and ...
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Delegation For Musicians: How To Get Help And Support [Ariel Hyatt]
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Sharing the work load is an important part of realizing your full potential as an independent musician. This article provides a step by step guide for how this can be done without losing money or control over your work. Guest post from Ariel Hyatt's Cyber PR You will never achieve the success you want it if you try to do it all alone and try to take on things that stop you dead in your tracks or waste your precious time. I ...
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Using Social Media: An Introverted Musician's Guide
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The rise of social media means that artists are expected to be in the spotlight and interacting with their fans 24/7. While this is all well and good for the attention lovers, such a prospect is decidedly unappealing for the more introverted musician. Here, we offer some sound advice for the attention shy on how to navigate social media's choppy waters. Guest Post by Casey van Wensem on the Sonicbids Blog Remember when there was a sense of mystery to your favorite musicians? When ...
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4 Ways To Network In The Music Industry For Free
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Even more so than in other professions, networking is hugely important when it comes to building a career in the music industry, but the cost of attending festivals and conferences can add up. Here are four ways of make connections which cost nothing. Guest Post by Sam Friedman on the Sonicbids Blog We've all heard the saying, “It's not what you know, it's who you know." In the music industry especially, this holds a lot of weight. If you want to ...
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Smithsonian Folkways' Richard James Burgess Named CEO Of Indie Label Trade Group A2IM
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The American Association Of Independent Music (A2IM) has named Richard James Burgess as CEO. He was head of business affairs at the highly respected non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and Chairman of the A2IM Board. Burgess succeeds Molly Neuman, who had been serving as interim president. With his elevation from board chairman to CEO, Secretly Group co-founder Darius Van Arman steps in to replace him as A2IM’s chairman of the board, and Hopeless Records owner Louis Posen fills Burgess’s seat on the board. ...
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