Our Top Advice Articles for Musicians
1. If you want to make a career out of your music, you should know how to brand yourself as a musician.
2. There are more important things to deal with (making music!) than annoying band mates. Here are clever ways to confront a difficult band member.
3. You need other bands. All of us need to push each other to the top. Going to the top alone could be daunting and lonely. Learn how to make friends with other bands without looking desperate.
Rubber Stamped CD Packaging
Each of the CD packaging of Symon Hajjar‘s “There is Always Love” EP is hand-stamped. For the front cover, they used a stamp with a rocker mount so that strong and consistent pressure could be applied. For back cover, they used a regular flat stamp. If you want to do the same, they advice using […]
10 Commandments for Laying-out CD Artwork
When we design CD artwork, it seems like a very easy task but in fact, there are so many things you can do wrong which could make you start from scratch again, or worse…have really bad prints! Before you create a huge mistake, here are some things you should bear in mind: I. Thou shalt […]
Creative Burnout: Tips for Juggling Music, Work, and Life
Are you about to have a creative burnout because you’re having a hard time keeping up with the demands of your band, your job, and your family? If we only knew adult life is one hell of a riot, we wouldn’t have complained much during those lazy summer days. Trying to set equal number of hours for each of […]
Collection of Album Art Concepts
Looking for album art concepts for inspiration because you’re running out of ideas? Well, you’re on the right page of the internet. I bet you know how much we love album art and CD packaging – to death (of course, that’s what we do)! So we have a collection of different kinds of concepts — […]
Very Creative Die-Cut Business Cards
Want ideas for a business card that will really impress your prospects? Here are some of the coolest die-cut business cards you can get inspiration from. Bands can also get inspiration from this for their dropcards/ download cards. DJ Business Card by Nasheet Shadani and Deepak Nagar ___________________________________________________________ The floppy disk die-cut business card ___________________________________________________________ […]
Album Art Concepts: Bathtubs
If you’re planning to do photo shoots of your band in a bathtub for your latest album, you might want to check out these album covers with bathtubs first. This collection might inspire you or it might make you want to change your mind.;-) Belle and Sebastian- Tigermilk If You Can Believe Your Eyes and […]
Discontent can be a good thing for artists
If your band mate is content with his life and if he’s content with the kind of music your band is making, he will not be pushed to improve anything. Why would he change anything if everything’s perfect, right? He feels so fulfilled everytime you play at the local bar and he is goddamn proud of […]
10 of the Most Creative Vinyl Records Ever Made
Vinyl records are definitely back in the game. It just has this classy touch and superior sound that cannot be matched by digital. If you’re a musician planning to release music in vinyl, you must consider having a really kickass vinyl packaging to complete the package. After all, custom vinyl pressing records should only be […]
Productivity Tips for Musicians
Do you hate yourself because you never get things done? Are you afraid that if you don’t change anything about your lazy-ass habits, you won’t get anywhere close to what can be considered a music career? Here are some basic productivity tips for lazy musicians: Get out of bed. This one is too basic but it is […]