February 15, 2019 Those who are ukulele beginners and start to learn to play the ukulele may get tips from here.
Advice, Music Education tagged ukukeles, ukulele beginner tips February 15, 2019 Did you know that email marketing is the top way to get people to move from being fans to fans who actually buy your music?
It’s true!
Email marketing has come a long way since the early days of AOL and it is the perfect things for musicians to incorporate into their music strategy. Emails can help you build deep relationships between you and your fans. They can help you launch a new album with massive sales. And they don’t have to be a standard newsletter of tour dates.
So how the heck do you start if you’ve never thought about having one before?
Let’s chat about where to start with email marketing, how to get people to sign up, and what to send those new fans.
February 12, 2019 In January 2019 I was asked to present a talk on how to release your own music to a group of people in Riga, Latvia.
It was the first time I’d done anything live, with regard to self-releasing, but I took up the challenge and wanted to fit as much information into the talk as possible.
Turns out, I went overboard and spoke for almost TWO HOURS on the topic! I had so many stories, tips and things I wanted to discuss.
Anyway, I re-recorded the presentation here, and was more concise and a little faster. I managed to get the presentation down to a little over an hour.
February 11, 2019 As artists, we need to value our work, be proud enough to put a fair price to it, as fans and art lovers, we need to respect the artists we love and support their work for what it’s really worth. It’s a matter of respect.
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MTT tagged MTT, MTT community, Submissions, music contributor February 6, 2019 What gets us to remember a tune?
Have you ever remembered a song well enough to sing along to it the next time you heard it? Maybe you didn’t know the words, but you could at least hum along. Or have you ever played “name that tune”? What made you win some rounds so easily and yet lose others? One answer lies in how, precisely, the melody is set up.
Songwriting tagged composition, melody, songwriter, songwriting, writing February 5, 2019 Have you ever heard someone say I’m signed to BMI, ASCAP or SESAC so I’m set for publishing?
Registering with a performance rights organization (aka PRO) is an important step to collecting your publishing royalties, but there are three major types of additional publishing royalties that you are probably not collecting if your only step to collecting your publishing royalties has been affiliating with a PRO.
Publishing tagged DIY, Music Publishing, publishing, workshop February 4, 2019 Musicians have talent and passion. Although their jobs are rewarding, they may pose many risks. People may admire the lives of musicians because they may not have a nine to five work schedule. Musicians are also often associated with big paychecks, though that is not always true, of course.
On the surface, it may appear that the life of a musician is enjoyable, full of partying and entertainment. However, this may not be true. Even if it is, there are ups and downs. If you plan to embark on a career as a musician, you need to know some of the dangers that you may face. Here are five potential dangers of becoming a musician:
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January 31, 2019 As a beginning guitarist, the world is your oyster. You have a variety of opportunities at your fingertips. You not only get to decide what type of guitar you want to play, but also what style and genre of music you want to learn.
Whether you’re just starting out, or you’re a seasoned player needing some inspiration, check out the interactive graphic below. On it you can view 20 types of guitars from different eras, as well as the legends who played them.
Guitar tagged Equipment, guitar, infographic, music gear January 31, 2019 Guest post by Ayla Smith. This article originally appeared on Soundfly’s Flypaper
Online audiences are a powerful engine. When people listen online, they can easily share your music far and wide. Getting discovered is not dependent on someone walking into a record store, and it’s easy to find out who’s listening and where they’re from so you can maximize your impact. But too often, a song alone is not enough to tell your full story.
Advice, Artist Development, Branding tagged Branding, DIY, Marketing, image, networking January 29, 2019 Are you a musician? Do you need to protect your band name or logo from counterfeit sellers on ecommerce platforms? In order to obtain nationwide protection, you should register your band name, phrase or logo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The registration process is relatively straight forward but can be time consuming. Generally, it takes approximately six months to a year before the trademark is registered.
January 28, 2019 Remember the days where the Nord keyboards ran the world when it come to touring musicians? Boy has that changed and changed pretty quickly. I started touring in a synth heavy band about 4 years ago and it has been a fun journey watching the keyboard world slowly change. I want to talk about the main reasons why we’re seeing less classic keyboards in touring musicians arsenals as well as touch on the new bluetooth MIDI controllers.
Music Tech tagged instruments, live music, midi keyboards, music tech