Booking Responsibilities: 6 Questions to Ask When Booking a Gig
Booking gigs is the ever looming (and often challenging) task for most musicians or bands looking to put their music out there and/or make money. If you’re reading this blog, […]
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Chops and Reality: 5 Things to Remember About Working as a Pro Musician
With the internet these days, it’s easy to find a player (regardless of the instrument) who has a massive pile of chops that they have honed over countless hours of […]
5 Tips to Help You Avoid Inaction
Many talk big, but few walk that talk. Extremely few. I’ve noticed that a tremendous number of people in the music industry greatly enjoy talking about all the stuff they […]
5 Tips to Streamline Band Practice
Save for certain walk-on situations, every band/artist/production has rehearsals in one form or another. I’ve seen rehearsals that are extremely organized and others that are more along the lines of […]
#1 Most BS Statement in the Music Industry
I would argue that virtually anyone that works in the music industry has heard this statement at least once if not numerous times. If you are one of the lucky […]
Metronome: The Musician’s Bane
If a metronome was portrayed as an animal in a National Geographic special, I think it would read something like this: “The elusive metronome is a discrete predatory species and […]
Symbiotic Relationships: A Follow-up to Soundcheck 101
I am back and moving again on the blog after a busy few months. Here is a follow-up (2 years late) to Soundcheck 101. I wanted to solidify my stance […]
Positivity: Stories from the Road (video)
I figured that I would take a slightly more informal approach to this week’s episode. So, here is a little pontificating on positivity along with a few road stories. Enjoy!
Video: 3 Ways to Never Get Hired Again
. . . . with a side of cynicism and a dash of sarcasm. Enjoy!
Transparency: Why You Need it in the Music Business
This week’s post! Hope you all dig it! Do you have thoughts on transparency? Please share in the comments!
Music Business Etiquette: The Ground Rules 