Thought I would throw up a quick article about a question that musicians are always asking me about. How do I make more money with my music? Let’s face facts, the music business has changed drastically and it is not just about making music, getting signed to a record label, and collecting royalties. We got […]
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Just wanted to pass along some great opportunities for bands to get some promotion and possibly huge gigs. The CMJ Festival in NYC is accepting submissions through SonicBids until June 26, 2012 for bands to showcase at the festival in October. It does cost $45 to submit but is worth it if you truly have […]
One of the hardest things to do for an indie band just starting out is to get fans to attend your shows. There is just too much entertainment competition to even get people to leave the comfort of their own homes nowadays. Here is a simple idea to get people to come out to […]
The principles of running a business and marketing a band to the point of making actual money are not that different. Just so happens that this business is music. There’s an old saying that goes something like “build it and they will come”. It’s an old saying because in today’s world it should read “build […]
If you are an independent artist or band and you have recorded an album and have it for sale, then in essence you are an independent record label. You have had the art work designed, the CD duplicated and packaged and it is out there. Also as an Indie band, you are more than likely doing all […]
Great short video on how to design a flyer that will have the most impact on potential fans. How to Design a Flyer for a Rock Show — powered by ehow
These Magnificent Miles: On the Long Road with Red Wanting Blue is a new documentary about Red Wanting Blue, a rock band from Ohio that is known as one of the top independent, yet unknown, bands in the country. The film follows the band as they record and release their eighth album in the hopes […]
In Indie Band Guru’s exhaustive search to find great new music as well as bands that ‘get it’ on how to expose their music to the masses we came across Waking Lions, a metal core band from the Huntington, West Virginia area. Well in reality, they found us which says a lot more for their […]