Ian Ethan (Boston, MA) is one of those musicians who plays all the instruments you’ve never seen or heard of before. He is a captivating multi-instrumentalist whose songs linger somewhere in between the land of jazz and world music. In today’s post he talk about his “atypical” day as a musician and the frustration that [...]
Today, we urge you to read the below, check yourself to see where you’re lacking, and then step up your game! NARCISSISM Stop talking about yourself! Yea, who doesn’t want to promote their band; but seriously nobody wants to have a conversation with you when you’re constantly busting your own bubble and talking about how [...]
The Three Rivers Arts Festival is the biggest thing that happens in Pittsburgh every year. It is a 10-day art festival in downtown with vendors and hand crafters from all over the United States. It’s a great place to discover new art, new music, and people who love both. Last weekend, as I went [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 their supposedly empty wallet 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
