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12 Guidelines For Long Term Indie Music Success
Vinnie Ribas, the Founder and CEO of Indie Connect, recently shared “12 Srategies For Long Term Success As An Indie Artist." They're actually worth considering for anyone who's a freelancer or whose business brand is themselves rather than an external entity, but they do have a special focus on the needs of indie musicians. Vinnie Ribas' ...
How I Secured 3 Record Deals In 3 Different Ways For 3 Different Bands [part 1]
I have been in the fortunate, and sometimes unfortunate, position of securing a record deal for each of the three acts I have been a part of in the past. The route to gaining those deals came in three very different ways and for three very contrasting bands. Some decidedly old school in approach, others very ...
I'm a Jazz Bandleader. and This is a Breakdown of Every Dollar I Make...
This accomplished jazz musician also composes, plays as a sideman in other jazz ensembles, and makes two-thirds of his income from touring. Almost every other dollar comes from grants and label advances, with tiny contributions coming from record sales, publishing, and other sources. This isn't every jazz bandleader and composer, but it is a profile of ...
5 Ways Your Manager Can Screw up Your Career
1) They update your social networks as if they're you Your fans are not dumb, they know your music probably better than you do, and they can also tell when it is you tweeting or if someone else is doing it. It is fine for others to post general information, gig dates, TV appearances etc. But ...
More Than Half of All Artists Are Juggling 3 or More Roles...
Musicians are musicians because they play music, not because they love accounting or managing Facebook pages. But in the current climate, artists are now forced to play more roles than ever—and their art is often suffering as a result. According to survey information just shared at SXSW by the Future of Music Coalition (FMC), more than ...
Why Your Company Isn't Hiring Great People...
If you're working in music, you're working in a highly unstable, quickly-shifting industry with tremendous risk and uncertainty. Which is absolutely awesome except for people that like to punch the clock. But if we can all agree that great people are required for any great organization, why are we constantly hiring bad or simply adequate people? ...
10 Tips for Emerging Indie Musicians: Planning for Survival and Success
Buzz: Plan is the first digital release in the series Buzz—A survival guide for emerging indie musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area. This free ebook is a creation of Stefan Aronsen of SF Intercom. Though it does have some specific SF-related content, the majority is focused on the needs of indie musicians everywhere and includes ...
SFJAZZ Appoints Ishmael Reed First SFJAZZ Poet Laureate
SFJAZZ, the leading nonprofit jazz organization on the West Coast, the presenter of the SFJAZZ Spring Season 2012 running now through June 22, and the San Francisco Jazz Festival, today announced the appointment of Ishmael Reed as the first SFJAZZ Poet Laureate. This appointment will serve to expand and promote the role of poetry and spoken ...
National Jazz Museum In Harlem Announces New Leadership Team
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem ("NJMH") is pleased to announce its new leadership team, effective immediately. Christopher L. Perry has joined NJMH as its new Executive Director, and Loren Schoenberg, who formerly served as the organization's Executive Director for 10 years, will continue with NJMH in his new role as Artistic Director. According to NJMH's ...
How the 80/20 Rule Applies to Your Social Media Strategy
The Pareto Principle, more commonly also known as the 80-20 rule, states that for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. In business for example, 80% of a company's profits tend to come from 20% of their customers, 80% of sales are made by 20% of the sales staff, and ...
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