March 11, 2019 Music has always been a business. At least since the advent of the recording “industry” in the last century. There’s little doubt about that: it’s a big money-making machine and little more for a good portion of the music world.
March 11, 2019 Guest post by Nora Mark of Academized and Stateofwriting.
While writing email marketing content might seem like the sort of thing a big business would do, especially if they’re trying to sell you something, there are plenty of benefits a musician such as yourself, or your band can enjoy from running an email list.
With the ability to reach your fans on a one-on-one basis directly into their inbox, the opportunities to further build a community are endless. However, this is only if you get it right! Today, we’re going to share seven need-to-know tips to help you write emails in the best possible way.
Fans, Marketing tagged Fans, Marketing, connecting with fans, fanbase, mobile marketing March 9, 2019 
March 7, 2019 Guest post by James Shotwell. This article originally appeared on Haulix
Search the name of virtually any artist or group on social media, and you are bound to find people discussing that act. Opinions on music are a dime a dozen, and when it comes to bands, everyone already knows their value is worth even less that. Young music writers around the globe cut corners on a daily basis to be among the first to cover the latest news about the biggest acts in their area of interest. It doesn’t matter if their site has few to no visitors or if much larger publications beat them to the punch, they want to ensure that their readers learn the latest breaking news directly from them.
But who is the audience for the average blog, and who visits websites for news before scrolling social media?
Advice, Marketing, Websites, Writing tagged Fans, Marketing, blog, journalism, music blog March 7, 2019 The heart of a musician is to make music.
From jazz to pop, punk to metal, and everything in between, a true musician is focused on their craft as often as possible.
However, the pressures of surviving as a musician is difficult. Monetizing a passion can be frustrating and distract from the creative mindset that we’re always trying to maintain. That’s where having a good website can be critical to help with promotion while saving time for what really matters.
A website gives the world access to our music in ways that couldn’t be dreamed of a few decades ago. Anyone with a few hundred bucks (or even less) can pull together a site fit for a king, but just because you can build a site easily doesn’t mean it’s automatically going to be a good one.
March 6, 2019 Regardless of upbringing, gender, religion, and race, music can bring people together. It has become a universal language that anyone can understand no matter what dialect.
It is only natural then that music, like drumming, has many therapeutic effects on the body and can be a potent tool against addiction.
Advice tagged drums, learning an instrument, music therapy March 5, 2019 Guest post by Leah D. Nelson. This article originally appeared on Soundfly’s Flypaper
Going on tour is, for many, a road trip, but it’s also incredibly hard work. It’s work from a performance, planning, and marketing standpoint, but it’s also deeply important that you take care of your body while on the road. With all the planning and organization that goes into booking and executing a successful tour (and sure, having a bit of fun along the way), the idea of eating healthy, balanced meals may not even come to mind.
Advice, Finance, Touring tagged Touring Tips, band finances, health, money, saving, tour March 2, 2019 
February 28, 2019 How Do Indie Music Blogs and Radio Survive? A Harsh Reality. Over the past few years I’ve watched many indie music blogs and independent radio come and go like the wind. We often hear about supporting the artists, which is exactly what these independent platforms do. The people behind the indie platforms sacrifice their health, families, lifestyle and quite often go into debt struggling to pay for the necessary costs associated with running such platforms. MusicTalks recently ran a poll on twitter which asked the question; ‘What would you do if all the independently run blogs and radio disappeared? Who would you get to place your new releases, interviews etc. up?’
Advice, Indie, Marketing, Radio tagged Indie, Indie Music, Indie Music blogs, indie music news February 27, 2019 When major streaming platforms are fighting to build a monopoly on the music business, one which will allow them to dictate how the general public should consume music and basically who should be listened to, helped by AI algorithms that are heavily biased towards big artists from contractual and financial ties to their labels, for unsigned artists the deal is impossibly bad and will continue to be, so it might be argued that this is a clear case for alternative/independent solutions.
February 26, 2019 This guest post from Dave Cool is an excerpt from Bandzoogle’s free online guide How to make a website for your music
When you’re designing a website for your music, one of the most important decisions you’ll need to make is what menu options to have, and how to organize them. Here are some key points to keep in mind when mapping out the navigation for your site:
Advice, Marketing, Websites tagged Advice, band website, digital marketing, marke, music website, website February 25, 2019 Negative sleep patterns, eating disorders, and unhealthy blood pressure levels are all being treated with music therapy nowadays. Some music has even been recorded specifically for healing purposes. If you’re interested in taking your career in music to a whole new level, read on!
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February 22, 2019 If you aim to become a famous musician, you want a careers booster, but you’re certainly going to face criticism whether you like it or not. Even if you aim towards the alternative scene and you don’t necessarily want huge success, you’re still going to face the critics.
Each and every artist has haters. The more popular you get, the more haters you’ll have and the louder they will get.
Advice, Career tagged advice for musicians, music criticism, musicians