If you’re like us, you’ve been confused about these two Performance Rights Organizations (PRO) for a long time. They both do the same thing (in theory), and they can both seem unnecessary given the hundreds of articles about disgruntled independent artists who never see their royalties. We feel your pain. In any case, we thought [...]
This is a continuation of last week’s post, “How Do I Keep My Band Organized? PART 1“. Having a hard time keeping your band on the same page? Here are a few more suggestions… Google Docs Create speadsheets, word documents, calendars, forms (and more) that can be shared between any number of people. Yes, [...]
THE ARTIST: Last Hour Battle (Philadelphia, PA) THE QUESTION: We’re always looking for the best way to manage all of our information about gigs, fans, etc… Any ideas of a great open source customer management program that integrates w/ social media and email? THE ANSWER: Oh yes, one of the many complications of being in a band. [...]
THE ARTIST: Angela Sheik (Wilmington, DE) THE QUESTION: What are your thoughts on written contracts versus verbal agreements? At what point do you suggest having a contract with a venue? A band member? A collaborator? THE ANSWER: This is a really great question! Honestly, if you and I were to do things “by the book”, we [...]
If you checked out last week’s post, “PRACTICAL WAYS TO STAY ORGANIZED, EFFECTIVE, & PRODUCTIVE“, you probably realized that you’re either a Quadrant 1 person or a Quadrant 4 person. Quadrant 1 person – someone who is always “putting out fires” Quadrant 4 person - someone who pays more attention to the easier effortless things of life [...]
Below are a couple things that I’ve found make for a more successful e-blast to your subscribers. Be sure to subscribe to other people’s newsletters. You can learn alot from seeing what other people do. And if you’d like more tips on Email marketing after reading the below, check out the Email Marketing – Making Sure People Read [...]
No matter what job you’re doing…even if it’s your dream job, you’ll always have a few things you hate to do. Here are a few of those: (note: no post this Wednesday or Thursday due to the Holiday) Blog Most artists don’t think blogs/journals are important. Simply put, they are. If I like an [...]
1. Is your website’s show calendar completely updated? Do you have links to all facebook invites? Do you have links to where people can buy tickets? Proper show times? Correct addresses? Don’t just stick the name of the venue and time of event on your calendar. Give people good, solid information so that they can [...]
We’ve all heard the saying: “There’s no such thing as a free ride” or a “free lunch” or a “free ticket.” And yes, this is true…because someone always has to pay. Lets say Wendy’s does a free Frosty day. Yea…its free, but Wendy’s is taking a cut on revenue and still spending money to make [...]
So for mother’s day, I went home to visit my mom. To my surprise, my parents had some friends over and the 4 of them were talking about an NGO they would like to start overseas. The more they talked, the more I knew what today’s post would be. No matter what goal you have [...]
1. You can create your own artwork, exactly when you want it, and exactly how you want it. Biggest and best reason of all time! 2. You save money. You don’t have to pay anyone to design business cards, show posters, flyers, and even aspects of your website, etc. 3. You can be a chameleon. [...]
So Spring is practically here! I personally feel like things get crazier in the Spring. More touring, more planning, more emails in my inbox, more to do in general! A friend and I were talking about prioritizing and staying organized when you feel like you’re all over the place. She cited a book, “The Seven [...]
Today’s post is contributed by Fairfield, CT full-time touring artist, Kristen Graves. I don’t know anyone who loves touring more than Kristen. But she also loves and is really good at the administrative side of things. She sent this to my inbox last week after I expressed some personal frustration about the booking process. Check [...]
So I posted this on our Twitter feed last week and think it’s also worth posting here. Uber successful artist, Josh Ritter, decided to do an interview with his manager and stick it on his blog: Making a Life in Music, Vol. 4: “What the Hell a Manager Does”. I love when other artists decide [...]
I’ve had the most complicated two weeks as far as my music has gone. I’ve been in 4 cities, haven’t had consistent internet access, and have been working around a computer that shuts off without warning every 15 minutes. I am tired. But in light of all of this, its made me think long in hard [...]
