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career in music

protect your voice

How to preserve and protect your voice before a performance (or rehearsal)

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Andre Calilhanna

There are lots of common-sense things you should do as a vocalist to keep your instrument in top shape to perform, and as performance opportunities will be returning soon, it’s worth reminding ourselves of some of the basics. Read the post.

YouTube Content ID

Why anyone can upload your music to YouTube (and why they haven’t been sued out of existence)

February 19, 2021February 20, 2021 Tony van Veen

YouTube is the world’s largest music-discovery platform, where indie musicians can monetize their music and anyone can post whatever they want, whether they own the rights or not. What does that mean for you and your music?

music lessons

Ready to start teaching music lessons?

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Bobby Borg

Musician, author, educator, and music industry consultant Bobby Borg gives advice about starting a business teaching music lessons. Read the post.

tax write-offs

Tax write-offs for the working musician

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

It’s tax season, and if you’re a working musician, don’t forget to write off all of your music-related expenses so you can lower your taxes and keep more of the money you earned. Read the post.

take customer money

You can’t make money if you can’t take money: How to take payments as a musician

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Having things to sell requires you to find a way to take your customers’ money, whether by credit card, online payment, check, or cash. Read the post.

word-of-mouth marketing

Word-of-mouth marketing: What it is, and how to generate it

January 28, 2021January 29, 2021 Bobby Borg

Bobby Borg talks to Freddy Nager about word-of-mouth marketing and how to leverage it to boost your music career. Read the post.

marketing mistakes

10 marketing mistakes independent musicians make

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Tony van Veen

In these videos, I break down the 10 things I see independent artists do — or fail to do — that leads to underachieving in their music careers. Here are the top 10 marketing mistakes independent musicians make. Read the post.

produce an album

It’s the perfect year to produce an album this February!

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

We’re still in various stages of lockdown, so this February, why not sign up for the RPM Challenge or February Album Writing Month and create an entire album of new music in 28 days? Read the post.

music career goals

Setting (and achieving) your music career goals for 2021

January 5, 2021January 6, 2021 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Get 2021 started right by adjusting your music career goals and plans to make the most of the continued lockdown. Use this list to get the ideas flowing and help you decide where to put your time and energy. Read the post.

money with your music

10 posts to help you make more money with your music

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

As 2021 approaches, we’re sharing the Top 10 articles of 2020 that Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan, AKA the “Music Money Guys,” contributed with a focus on making money with your music. Read the post.

produce music

The people who write, record, and produce music

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Part 4 of our music business series covers the tasks required to get your music written, recorded, produced, and made ready for distribution. Read the post.

grow your music career

The services and skills you need to promote and grow your music career

November 24, 2020December 10, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

In part three of our DIY music business series, you’ll learn to leverage key services and expertise to help you delegate promotion, sales, and marketing tasks so you can grow your music career. Read the post.

live music event

Don’t do it alone: Live music event roles

November 12, 2020December 10, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

In part two of our DIY music business series, we focus on live music event roles. Learn how to leverage key services and expertise to help you delegate work so you can focus on creating and performing music. Read the post.

music release strategy

My overnight success was 15 years in the making

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Carter Fox

With an adaptable music release strategy and an eye on results, I was able to get over 700,000 streams for one of my singles and over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Here’s how it happened. Read the post.

music career advice

How to manage a crisis: Music career advice

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Bobby Borg

Bobby Borg leans on the writing of sales and marketing consultant Ira Kalb to help musicians tackle the delicate task of managing a publicity crisis. Read the post.

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