Straight answers on the parts of the music business nobody teaches you: building a team, writing a bio that actually gets read, getting press without a publicist, marketing between releases, and the production side of getting a track release-ready. No gatekeeping, no agency-speak - just what actually works for independent artists doing this without a label behind them.
You don't need a professional studio to make music that sounds like it belongs on one. Here are 5 practical fixes for your home setup, from headphones to soundproofing to the …
You don't find a music manager by asking around - you attract one by becoming worth managing. Here are the 5 things to get right first, how to vet one once offers start coming in, …
You don't need a manager to sign with an indie label - you need to know what's actually in the contract. Here's what to check before you put your name on it.
A manager works for you, not the other way around - so treat the first meeting like an interview, then run the actual contract through this checklist before you put your name on …
You don't need to understand everything before you start - you need the right basic gear and a willingness to make something bad first. Here's exactly what to buy and how to set it …
Booking agent, talent agent, music manager - the titles get thrown around interchangeably, but the jobs, the licensing, and the cuts they take are genuinely different. Here's the …
Online music promotion has 10 channels worth your time - some barely existed a decade ago, some have changed completely. Here's what actually works now, not in 2016.
Bookers, radio, promoters, and reporters all open your EPK looking for different things. Here's what each one actually needs to see - plus the contact-info mistake that quietly …
As your career grows, so does the list of confusing job titles around you. Here's what each one actually does, and in what order you're likely to need them.
You don't need a manager to start a music career - you need to do the things a manager would eventually help with anyway. Here's exactly how to promote yourself until that changes.
15-20% is the standard range, but the right number depends on your stage, your team, and what income it's actually calculated from. Here's how to think about it before you sign.
Before you chase a record deal, build the fan base that makes you worth signing. Gigging, a real website, streaming, social media, a mailing list, and music reviews - here's how …