Categories
Knowledge To Get Known

How To Effectively Work With A Music Publicist

The Ins And Outs Of What A Music Publicist Is, And How To Effectively Work With One By Kelly McClure/Owner of WolfieVibes Publicity   During the 16+ years I’ve worked in the music industry, both as a publicist, and as a writer, it’s become increasingly clear to me that not many people have a firm […]

Categories
Knowledge To Get Known

5 Tips to Take Your Band’s Social Media Game to the Next Level

Social media has become the leading way for artists’ careers to blossom with new fans. Many artists’ entire careers are based around their social media presence. If you and your band aren’t making your music and personalities known on social media, you’re missing out on the potential to make your career grow. While she’s now […]

Categories
Knowledge To Get Known

How to Get Out of a Song Writer’s Block

The music industry today is demanding and draining, expecting artists to constantly release new singles and albums. With the addition of social media and its need for quick entertainment, the pressure is greater than ever for musicians to conform to this fast-paced culture and society. Bands and singers work tirelessly to come up with unique […]

Categories
Knowledge To Get Known

Making Money With Your Music Video

Infographic by Darius McGrew   Full PDF file below on how to monetize your music video with YouTube. Making Money With your Music Video

Categories
Knowledge To Get Known

3 Tips for Women in Music to Get Their Voices Heard

I’m an independent singer-songwriter and content writer for Indie Band Guru. I’ve been writing, performing, and recording for eight years, and, as a 22 year-old woman, I’ve faced the many ups and downs that come along with being active in a male-dominated industry. When I was taking audio engineering, I was one of three girls in […]

Categories
Knowledge To Get Known

The Evolution Of The Album Cover

As we move to a fully digital way of discovering music, a new technology has caught the eye of the music industry and the independent music makers recently.  The company TAD is in the middle of launching a campaign to push for ‘video album covers’ to be adopted across online music platforms.   TAD the […]

Categories
Exclusive Knowledge To Get Known

3 Ways To Avoid Giving Up Your Dream

*Guest post from professional musician and educator Khara Wolf Maybe you have been through everything you have, so you have the strength to endure what is coming next”. These were not the words I wanted to hear at the time. They were spoken to me right after I had just picked up music again after a […]

Categories
Knowledge To Get Known

Crush Your Musical Goal in 2017 With SMART Goals

Introduction To Smart Goals For Musicians Guest post from Tony Clark Creating a goal is easy! We can talk about goals all day long. We can write down a goal, pin it to our computer, even put them on our To Do list. You DO have a To Do list, don’t you? Yes, creating them […]