The landscape of the music industry is quickly changing. Gone are the days of live in-person performances being a primary source for earning an income as a musician. These days you can earn a comfortable living doing music without ever having to step outside of your front door. Since the pandemic, live streaming has become […]
Category: Livestreaming
5 Ways Musicians Can Earn Money Online
Doing music is not the only way to earn money as a musician! I’m sure we all know that by now. The trick is finding the right options and investing the time to do it. However, earning money with music is not as easy as it sounds. You have to be knowledgeable about opportunities and […]
The 8 Best Webcams for Live Streaming Music
Thanks to COVID-19, live streaming shows are now a thing. To be quite honest with you, they might even stick around in some fashion well after this pandemic is behind us. While nothing beats experiencing live music in-person in a venue’s unique environment, there is something to be said for watching a live show in […]
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The Top 10 Articles of 2020
I think we can all agree that 2020 was a crazy year. Between the pandemic, civil unrest, and an extra-long election cycle, we’re all ready to move on to 2021. Meanwhile, all this uncertainty opened up the door for some great conversations here on The Crafty Musician, where we got to take a closer look […]
5 Ways to Book Paid Virtual Music Gigs
As live in-person shows remain a rarity due to the pandemic for the time being, us musicians continue to search for the best ways to get paid gigs in this virtual world. There are actually lots of opportunities to get paid from your live-streaming performances and several ways to go about setting these shows up. […]
20 Well Known Christmas Songs You Can Cover Without Worrying About Copyrights
Hey guys! Before you get started, we have a Holiday Marketing Guide for Musicians you can swipe for help customizing and organizing your Holiday Marketing Campaign. CLICK HERE to get it. In the age of virtual shows and live streaming, a lot of us musicians have more than likely become increasingly aware of the little […]
Seymore Duncan Woody Pickup Review
I was doing a tour in Northwest Arkansas a few years ago, when the onboard tuner/pickup on my guitar just stopped working. I thought it was the battery at first, so I changed it. But it still didn’t work. Something was wrong and I knew I didn’t have the time to look into what it […]
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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 […]
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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 […]