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The Crafty Musician Blog

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Welcome to The Crafty Musician Blog! We are Rob and Anitra, a full-time husband and wife acoustic soul duo. We've been doing music together for over a decade and our thing is building a sustainable lifestyle where we get to do what we love for a living. Over the years, we've developed a theory that you don't have to have a conventional job if you don't want to, it's just a matter of building a life that supports your dreams! In fact, we recently wrote a manifesto of sorts on this and dove deeper into this topic here if you're interested in learning more. We took a bold step to test that theory by building a tiny house and moving to a small rural town in the Ozark mountains. Our story even caught the eye of some producers and we got a chance to share some of our journey on HGTV's Tiny House Hunters (see more about that here).

We love being musicians! We love touring, entertaining, and connecting with people over a shared love for music and the arts. We believe art (and food, especially tacos) is what enriches and brings communities together. In the midst of traveling and working together as musicians, we've learned a lot about being independent artists along the way. We started The Crafty Musician Blog to share what we've learned along the way and to help and encourage other musicians to build their own dreams DIY-style without needing a record label. We believe you can build an empire from the ground up with dedication and a little know-how.

But you don't have to re-invent the wheel! The tips and hacks you'll find throughout this blog will help you come up with practical ideas to move your career forward. We offer insights from our own experience, recommendations, productivity tools, classes and courses, and an entire community of others who are doing the same thing you're doing.

Thanks for visiting and we welcome you to browse our site for a little inspiration. Please feel free to engage with us by clicking on the following links...

We'd love to hear from you!

Rob and Anitra - Acoustic Soul Duo

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Monthly Webinars for Independent Musicians to Grow Sustainable Careers

Join in on our monthly webinars aimed at supporting independent musicians in growing a fanbase and making money with music. Each month we host a webinar to help musicians excel in the various stages of their artistry from beginner level to seasoned musicians.

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We focus on a 5-Fold Business Strategy for Musicians

Artist Development
Fan Base Development
Booking
Marketing and Public Relations
Finances

We believe every musician can succeed without the industry!

Because your success is in your hands.

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Practical Business Essentials

This blog offers practical tips, advice, and inspiration to musicians looking to take charge of their career. We provide interviews from successful artists and industry experts, recommendations for the career minded musician, career-building ideas, and more.

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Music Biz Coaching

Get affordable music career coaching to transform your mission, purpose, values, and overall career. Work on establishing a fanbase, build relationships with true fans, optimize your website for better results, maximize  e-mail newsletter opportunities, goal setting, accountability, and more.

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DIY Music Career Tools

This website also offers free resources and tools to help build your music business as an independent artist from scratch. Browse around and take a look at the Music Resources section to take advantage of these free tools.

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Join our community of music artists by showcasing your products and or services. There are many options to choose from such as sponsored posts, reviews, banner ads, inline text ads, etc. Click the button below to request a media kit.

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Looking for a way to get more exposure for your music or platform? Have something you'd like to get off your chest about the music industry? Write for us! Click the button below to find out how to submit topics or write for The Crafty Musician Blog.

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The Crafty Musician Blog is looking for artists to feature! We grow by learning from each other. Do you think your story would inspire other artists? Click on the button below to tell Anitra about it. Maybe you'll be the next Artist Spotlight.

Hire Anitra

Do you need help writing a bio or press release? Do you need to build a website? Are you looking for a speaker for your event? Are you looking for a freelance writer for your site? Hire me. Click the link below to view my available services.

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