Add These 12 Music Career Hacking Podcasts to Your Playlist

We, independent musicians, are constantly trying to learn more about the music business. We buy books, we read blogs, and we tap into others we know who are doing it too. Another great way to get educated on industry and find inspiration is through podcasts. Luckily for us, there are a lot of great podcasts […]

How To Be an Independent Artist with No Support

Being an independent artist is one of the most fulfilling things you can do for yourself. You get to create your own music, be artistic, and share what you create with others. You also get to make a huge positive impact on your fans, your friends, your networking circle, and anyone who ever listens to […]

A 60-Day Holiday Content Plan for Musicians on Social Media

As a musician, our goal on social media is to engage our audience, get more exposure, and leverage our communities to come to shows, get involved, and earn more money in the process. We face the challenge to deliver high-quality and relevant content that will engage our audience, establish a loyal fanbase, and achieve our […]

21 Holiday Marketing Ideas for Musicians

Before we get started if you’d like help creating a custom marketing campaign for the holidays, check out our Holiday Marketing Calendar. It includes all the important holidays for the season, a calendar and to-do journal for important tasks, and a list of marketing ideas you can use now. Click Here to download the free […]

Free Live Streaming Platforms For Musicians & Singers To Get Paid

For today’s post, we welcome Melvin Wong Founder of LiveKrowd, an online platform to book streaming musicians. For more information about Melvin, see his bio below. Live streaming is becoming the buzzword for musicians and singers who wish to sustain their music career amidst the many cancellations and postponements of music events due to the […]

10 Ways to Get Fans to Tune In To Your Live Streams

For today’s #guestpost we welcome Clarence Charron, of Pop of Colour Brand Management. For more information about Clarence, see bio below. At this point in music history, it looks like live-streaming concerts are not only here to stay, but the only option for artists in many cases – and while they are a wonderful way […]

10+ Ways to Promote Your New Release on Social Media

Before we get started, download the Music Release Checklist here. It has all the things you need to do to market and promote your new release. It’s like a cheat sheet! You’ve finally finished production and recording on your newest song and now it’s time to release it to the public. What’s the best way […]

Singer/Songwriter Career Guide: 5 Things To Do First

My workdays as a full-time singer/songwriter consist of booking gigs, maintaining social media platforms, creating and distributing my music throughout various forms of media, conversing with fans, working with my team, maintaining my website and calendars, practicing, and promotions. Somedays, I work on creating new artwork or new merchandise. Other days I’m busy writing new […]

Why Artists Should Have a Strong Visual Brand: An Intimate Conversation with Music Industry Graphic Designer Ryan Marter

Ryan Marter has been practicing graphic design professionally since 2015, when he founded his initial firm Multiple Graphic Design. A musician and producer himself, he quickly realized that musicians and bands typically have a hard time finding affordable, yet professional designs to help promote their music, so 2 years later he founded a spin-off company […]

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