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Think A Venue Is Ripping You Off?
By David Barber Sooner or later every musician who plays a lot of gigs will have this problem. You play a show, but then ... -
Make Serious Money Through Private Music Lessons
By Tim Guille Most musicians teach private lessons at some point in their career, either to supplement their income or as their main gig. But ... -
What Singers Should Tell Their Managers
By Lisa Popeil What do Adele, John Mayer, Maxwell, Simon LeBon, Art Garfunkel, Nicki Minaj and Roger Daltrey have in common? They’ve all experienced the ... -
24 Booking & Touring Tips
By Bernard Baur BOOKING TIPS 1. You need a recording that is mixed and mastered, and a performance video. 2. Prepare enough material for ... -
Want A Music Career? Or A Handout?
I had a revelation the other day. A lot of you don’t want a music career. You want a handout. I think a lot of ... -
Write Songs with Your Bandmates!
Many of the greatest songs have been written when two or more artists collaborate. How does such a collaboration happen? What occurs at a fruitful songwriting session? ... -
6 Traits of a Badly Written Song
Although we’ve all heard the stories about a great song that was written in 10 minutes, most well-written songs are actually finally crafted by ... -
Give Up Your Dreams of Being in Music?
Below is an excerpt from Quit Rock: 10 Reasons To Give Up Your Dream Of Being In Music © 2011 by Scott Austin and Thirst Parlor ... -
Composing For TV & Film
There is more to composing than just buying a computer and a handful of plug-ins! After 20 years composing for television and films, with three ... -
Cut Your Production Costs In Half
I’ve been teaching a one day workshop entitled “How To Make Your Own CD (and not go broke!)” for a few years now. Most ...
