The Things You’ll Hate To Do…But Should Do Anyways #2
To see the first post in this series, visit The Things You’ll Hate To Do…But Should Do Anyways #1. Ummm…read! I imagine this is hard for many musician (and not just me), but you’ll find that when you do take the time to read magazines like American Songwriter, Music Connection, or BMI Music World (i think you must [...]
Your Band Featured on Grassrootsy
GET FEATURED – (bands and solo artist) Send a few paragraphs about any innovative marketing your band is doing. Tell Grassrootsy readers what has worked for you and/or what has not worked for you? or Send a few paragraphs about any specific Grassrootsy posts (or tips) you/your band has applied. How have you applied them and how have they helped? Include a [...]
Making the Most of Your Club Gig
On Monday’s post, we talked about the pros/cons of booking nightclubs: Coffeeshop or Club? Pros and Cons of “Nightlife” Booking. Here are a few tips on how to make the most of your show. Who’s on the Bill? Don’t just play with any artist, play with artists who will willingly help you promote the gig. You can get [...]
Maybe You Don’t Need a Credit Card Swiper
Yea you want to make the most of CD sales at your show, and some people just don’t carry cash (or will use it as an excuse not to buy your album). You haven’t yet decided to invest in a credit card swiper but maybe you will someday. Until that day comes, try this. [...]
CDBaby vs. Paypal
Ok, perhaps this posting will only be relevant if you have a CD… If you’re like most independent artists, you’re either working with Discmakers or Oasis to mass produce your CD and line up digital distribution via iTunes, Napster, PayPlay…etc. Discmakers tends to be the most popular and the avenue I’m most familiar with. Dismakers [...]
Perception is Reality
It took me a while to figure out what my first write-up for this blog would be. But I’m going to start with something that will probably tie together any subject matter covered in this blog. Perception is Reality. I should preface this by saying that you wont be reading anything extremely profound but just some things [...]
