Being a musician is costly. Booking studio time, hiring talent, purchasing beats, ,marketing, advertising, and performances, all those expenses add up and very quickly. So when you're an independent artist with no or very little outside investment, and your…

In my previous post on Being Your Own Publicist I briefly mentioned a few public relations tactics you can use as an independent artist. I realized shortly after publishing it, that I didn't provide enough details on how to…

Everything nowadays, especially in the music business, is determined by how many followers you have. How many times have you gone to a social event, whether it be a party, show or networking event and someone asks, "oh, what's your…

Me and performing have a very love-hate relationship. I love performing and being up on stage, but hate all the planning and production that goes into it. But in an ever-increasing digital world where musicians are acquiring less and less…

Con artists, scammers, frauds, whatever you want to call them, they exist everywhere, especially in the music industry. As an independent artist, putting your blood, sweat and tears into your craft, these  scammers understand how badly you want to succeed…