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Networking: Why it’s So Important and How to Do It

Posted by on Friday, October 28, 2016, In : Career Advice

Everyone talks about networking and how it’s so important for your business, but when it comes down to it, not many people know how to do it and why it’s so valuable. Here are a few tips for all the new networkers out there.

No matter what your business, if you’re a up and coming musician, a publicist or an accountant, it’s important to know people in your industry. Industry connections, no matter the context, can make a considerable difference when it comes to growing and maintaining ...
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How Do I Get My Stuff Featured on Music Blogs?

Posted by on Friday, October 14, 2016, In : MarketingPromoting

Well I’d like to pose 4 different answers to your question...

PITCH

How is your pitch? Is your email readable, short, to the point, and professional? Many artists sabotage potential publicity because they don’t know how to pitch themselves. An email like “Hi My name is Music Maker and this is a song I wrote called ‘Birds’…’” might go over well for a 22-yr old girl who runs her blog out of her bedroom; but it’s not gonna fly for a 10-person staffed blog that has 100k followers ...

Taking your Music From a Hobby to a Career

Posted by on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, In : Building Your Brand

There are some fundamental things that you as an artist have to understand to make your art go from a hobby to a career. First and foremost, if you are trying to make your music your career, you have to be able to view it in two forms: art and business–there is no other way. If you can’t do that, you need to re-evaluate what you’re trying to accomplish. Now that we’re past that, let’s discuss your music career as a business and how you should be investing in it.

Treat it like...