Five Things Millennial Musicians Don’t Get
Millennials (also known as Gen Y-ers) are those born in 1980 up to the 2000s. We’re known to be narcissistic, impatient, entitled, tech-dependent, lazy job-switchers who think we deserve the big things without putting much effort. In two words: spoiled brats! Of course we just roll our eyes because we know better- we are ambitious […]
7 Ways to Use Promotional Flash Drives For Marketing
Giving away cool promotional flash drives would give your clients, fans and friends the impression that you’re innovative and that you’re willing to try new things to make them happy. Here are some ideas when you can use flash drives instead of CDs, DVDs, and plain old paper. Release your Single in an awesome flash […]
Music Marketing Tips from the Industry Pros
Whether you’re still at the beginning of your music career or you’ve been around for quite some time, you will certainly find these music marketing tips useful. Here are some of the most important music marketing tips from the music industry pros: Follow up/follow through The skill I’d most recommend is the art of following […]
Promotional Items: Band Merch Ideas Under $1.00
We all know CDs and shirts are a must have for every band at every level of marketing, but if you want to give your fans something novel but really affordable…something they’d want to show off because it’s too awesome yet so cheap, here are some truly awesome, blog-worthy, share-worthy, affordable band merch ideas that […]
Now You See It, Now You Don’t: 8 Awesome Thermochromic Designs
Items applied with thermochromic ink or crystals change color when temperature changes making your design interactive and fun. One popular example of this is the famous mood ring. If you want to know more about thermochromic technology, go here. For the designers, here are some clever ways thermochromic technology is used for design: Polar Ice […]
6 Signs You’re Not Yet Ready to Release an Album
Before you even step into a recording studio, you must be prepared. But before you even start preparing, you must be sure you know exactly what you’re getting into and that you’re ready for it. The whole business of releasing an album takes a lot of preparedness- from skills, to money, to time as well […]
20 Money Tips for Musicians- from Cutting Expenses to Managing Band Money
We all know making music isn’t the most lucrative career there is that’s why we thought you might want to read up on some of the most practical and easy-to-do money tips for musicians. Here are some of the most useful money tips we compiled: CUTTING EXPENSES: Team up with other bands for concert venues. […]
20 Unconventional Album Release Gimmicks That Totally Rock
When you want to stand out, when you want to be talked about, you gotta have album release gimmicks. Don’t just make CDs in regular CD jewel case and digital downloads like the rest of the regular guys. No siree! You gotta be a little EXTRA! How? There are so many ways to get creative […]
17 Famous Martin Atkins Quotes on Music Career
Martin Atkins is a former drummer of PiL, Pigface, Ministry, Killing Joke, Nine Inch Nails and more. He’s also an accomplished entrepreneur and a bad-ass DIY music marketing guru. Atkins has taught at Columbia College in Chicago where he instructed the course “The Business of Touring”. Atkins has written the book Tour:Smart which he calls “the first real book on […]
24 Common Mistakes Indie Musicians Make (by Industry Pros)
No matter how awesome we are, we still have blind spots and learning the most common mistakes indie musicians make can help us make better choices for our music career. TIME MANAGEMENT Not investing enough time into building your music career. Most musicians spend most of their time on music, but put very little effort […]