We recently got this question from one of our readers, and in light of last week’s post, You’re Talented. How Come You’re Still Broke?, we thought it was the perfect time to respond. Q: As an independent artist starting out, I just released a CD and have no significant budget. What should one consider being successful? [...]
After channel-surfing a bit last night, I came across a 60 Minutes interview with actor/writer/director/producer Tyler Perry. If you’re not familiar with Perry, he is the Atlanta-based playwriter-turned-screenwriter who has literally created his own genre of movies. His latest movie, I Can Do Bad All By Myself topped the box office during its first weekend [...]
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 [...]
It’s that time again. Time to reference the blog, How To Make a Living Playing Music, by musician Danny Barnes. It’s an excellent article that every aspiring musician should read if they want a realistic view of what it takes to make it in a music career. Here are today’s thoughts on his blog. “Keep working on finding [...]
“Goals that are products of dreams are worth pursuing” It’s the last week of the year. Yea, official “New Year Resolutions” are highly overrated but goals are not. Take some time this week to really think about your life and your music. Evaluate: Where were you last year and how far have you come? I [...]
Grassrootsy often features (and is probably biased towards) solo artist, so here’s something for you bands out there! Its important to realize that if you’re in a band, you’ll have to figure out a few things that you might not have to worry about as a singer/songwriter. Open a Bank Account This is especially important for [...]
Whats the basic rule of thumb? Don’t take anything for granted. Yes, artists are generally big dreamers, but that doesn’t mean you overlook the simple, practical things. If anything it means you need to pay even more attention to the small details in order to make the big things better. Here are few things that [...]
Someone will say “No” to you. That’s pretty much the worse that can happen is. But somehow that holds so many artists back from reaching their full potential. “No” should never deter you from trying to do something you think is impossible. Here are some thoughts/ideas of seemingly outlandish things that you may think are out [...]
