Joe Campobasso, aka Joe The Bluesman, is a traveling one-man blues show. Born in 1954, he grew up in Huntington Beach, CA and as a teenager was a bass player in a rock band. After he finished school though, he put music aside to raise and support his family. After many years as a successful […]
Category: Artist Features and Interviews
Artist Spotlight: Cliffs + Caves on Defying the Boundaries of Cool
Cliffs + Caves, an indie/folk mother-daughter duo (Lindsey and Claire Justice) based in Houston, TX, unabashedly share their deeply personal and relatable stories through songs that resonate with listeners of all generations. Their EP, Capsize, dynamically demonstrates their unique blend of indie-folk music created from intimate lyrics lilting intrinsically over smooth musical progressions. Partnering with […]
Artist Spotlight: Tara Anne, Addressing Self-Doubt, Trauma, and Other Music Career Obstacles
This month’s Artist Spotlight features Tara Anne, singer-songwriter based in Seattle. With her breathy tones, soulful harmonies and vibrant outlook on life, Tara Anne believes that music is the key to feeling each emotion to it’s highest potential. She’s been a life long musician who only recently decided to take a chance on herself. Her […]
Artist Spotlight: Hayley Reardon, Addressing Social Tensions and Advocating Change with Music
This month’s Artist Spotlight features Hayley Reardon, a young singer-songwriter with an old soul! With a voice that is distinctively rich and a contemplative sincerity in her songwriting, Reardon has far more in common with Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams, and Tracy Chapman than many of today’s young pop singer/songwriters, boasting a lyrical and melodic weight […]
Artist Feature: Jayna Jennings, Young Artist on a Full-Time Journey
This month’s Artist Spotlight features Jayna Jennings, a young singer-songwriter from Atlanta. Only two percent of the population are redheads, and Jayna Jennings makes music as unique as her hair. Jayna welcomes you into her world with her emotive, moving, and relatable songwriting in her latest release Courtyards and Aviaries Pt. 1. Eight of the […]
Artist Feature of the Month: Stolie, A Solo Artist Who Doubles as a Children’s Entertainer
Juggling between two active acts, two home bases, and a full gigging calendar, our Artist Feature of the Month has a lot to share about managing a full-time independent artist career. I’d like to introduce you to Stolie, a pop-rock singer-songwriter catering to adults who also happens to be a bilingual genius showcasing a combo […]
Artist Feature: Jon Magnusson Swedish Singer/Songwriter
We love independent artists and we love to feature them here on TheCraftyMusician.com! Today we’re featuring Jon Magnusson a Swedish singer-songwriting who not only does his own music, but supports other artists with their music as well – a theme we here at The Crafty Musician know all about. Read on to find out more […]
Artist Feature: Todd and Jingyu – Boy/Girl Pop/Rock Duo
We love independent artists and we love to feature them here on TheCraftyMusician.com! Today we’re featuring Todd and Jingyu, a boy/girl singer-songwriting team based in Detroit, USA and their music has reached worldwide status without ever leaving their home base. Todd Lerner has worked for Rolling Stone and Spin magazines, and his previous album of […]
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5 Music Career Hacking Webinars to Watch Now
01/25/2018 – I believe that the most successful are those who strive to be the greatest students. Armed with education and knowledge, you can do many powerful things. That’s why I make effort to spend about an hour or so per week to watch (or listen to) something meaningful, helpful, uplifting, or enlightening for my […]
Interview with Audra Mclaughlin – Top 6 Finalist from NBC’s ‘The Voice’
It all starts with a dream. Wherever you are in your music career, one thing is constant for most independent artists, we start with a dream and work on making that dream a reality. This couldn’t be more true for Audra McLaughlin, a Top 6 Finalist from Season 6 of NBC’s ‘The Voice.’ Her story […]
How to Promote Your Music without Looking Shameless
September 18, 2017 Independent artists, you have a responsibility to promote your own music. I know it can be difficult sometimes and it feels counterproductive to be the one promoting your own music. In fact, on this blog I even encourage the idea of getting other people to promote for you to help lend you […]