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As an artist, you regularly have epiphanies, inspirations and visions of your creations. That’s what being an artist is. A creative who interprets life into art and brings to life their vision through their work. But the challenge lies in the ability to achieve your vision, not dying with the song unsung. It not only … Continue

Mastering the music machine and creating a successful music career is no easy feat. It’s wracked with riddles, potholes and — a plethora of snake-charmers and charlatans along the way. Be wary of people who claim too much — do your research and be sure to work with credible, established people, not newbies who are … Continue

There’s a problem in the independent world of record making. It’s too easy to make an album. As a result, many more albums are being made without the time, team, and resources to go the distance. And the lives of countless records that could have made it, are cut short. I mean on an artistic … Continue

Did you know that the average person spend 3.7 hours a day on their mobile device, mainly watching video content? That YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine in the world? And with people increasingly using mobile to watch video, those statistics are just going to keep climbing.  Video is one of the best ways … Continue

Make no mistake, a great record is not stumbled upon. There is a science behind making a record that goes places. But no one who made one ever set out to make a hit record – they just set out to make the best record they possibly could and neither time nor money stopped them. … Continue

There’s a lot of chatter out there about what you need to do as a musician to get out there and grow your music in the world. A LOT of chatter. Marketing, social media, radio play, publicity, touring etc. But no one’s really talking about the inside game. And we all know, that no matter … Continue

The Indie Music Revolution has been an awesome ride. It’s helped some artists get their music out there that wouldn’t have had the chance before, and it’s given others the opportunity to rise in a business that used to be only for signed artists. But it’s also created a hole in the marketplace for all … Continue

As an artist, a songwriter, or a music producer writing for/with an artist, it’s important to note that in order to break an artist, a song that makes a serious impact is required material. The kind that break the mold. Because in order to introduce a new artist to the public, you’ve got to carve … Continue

It’s pretty much par for the course in any industry, that once you get on the inside and lose the pretty package, it’s not what it once seemed. But contrary to businesses that start for commerce, ones that begin as a labor of love and passion – like music, have more devastating fallout for hopefuls … Continue