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Going Solo vs. Collaborating

The pros and cons of both

If you’re between projects, before you embark on a new one, you may have the opportunity to take a new approach and decide whether you want to go it alone as a solo artist …

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Calling the Creativity Gods

Everyone gets into a slump sometime. You don’t feel like getting out of bed. You eat like crap and put on weight.

Trying to write a great song seems like trying to climb Mount Everest — although you’re not athletic

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4 Ways to Book More Shows

Music collage, musical instruments and world landmarksMany bands don’t have the luxury of having a booking agency line up all their shows. Band members, friends and relatives often take on the role of booking agent. Yet not everyone has what it takes to successfully book gigs.

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Music Marketing

Band E-newsletters

An excellent way to grow your fan base

Most bands rely on social media to get the word out about their music, shows, tours and merchandise. What many bands don’t know is that sending out an e-newsletter on a regular

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Mastering Myths

3 things to stop believing

If your song is almost ready for prime time, before you get it mastered, consider the following three myths about mastering.

Myth 1: Even a bad recording can sound like a million bucks.

Sometime in …

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Music Marketing

Music Video Trends

Simple is back

If you’re considering what to shoot for your next music video, consider this: The days of big-budget, Hollywood produced feature-film-style music videos are over. Simple is back.

Like girls roller skating down the highway one night in …

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Home Music Studios

One important consideration

When preparing to build a home music studio, you need to determine the best equipment to purchase — a computer, a digital audio work station (DAW), which is your recording software, an audio interface or sound board,

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Music Industry Jobs

Opportunities beyond performing

It takes a community of people in numerous positions to make an artist or band famous. If you want to break into the music industry, how do you go about it when you don’t have a windfall

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Music Marketing

Album Artwork | 3 Options to Consider

Most music is not purchased in a record store full of vinyl treasures. Instead, potential buyers scroll through hundreds of online images on their phone or other electronic device, only stopping to click if the visual captures their interest. That …

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