Today we talk about tools for bands to share ideas with each other securely. You can create a drop box account for free and have 2 GIGS of free space. Upload your musical idea, and then share it with the rest of the band. They can sign up (again free) and have access to every ...…
Today we continue our discussion of holding audtions (from last week) and questions to ask. I read a section from Get your band out of the basment (asn keep them out of the asylum). You can buy the book here. Thanks to everyone who chimed in on the discussion. Take the “Build Yor Band’s Website” ...…
I am in a band that likes to fire people. We’ve gone through a drummer and a guitar player. Here are some tips I’ve picked up for doing auditions. 1. Give them three songs to learn of different styles. 2. Make sure the band knows those songs. 3. When they arrive explain how you will ...…
I was listening to an interview of Music Business Radio with Cas Haley where he was talking about coming in 2nd on America’s Got Talent. This contest/reality show (of which I’ve never seen, I’ve given up on television). He mentions in the interview how the contract that he was offered would’ve paid him .75 a ...…
Today I’m talking about a comedian who has made $200,000 PROFIT by selling directly to his fan base. His name is Louis C. K. and you can read about his new video using these links: http://news.yahoo.com/wake-up–media-moguls–louis-c-k–no-drm-video-makes–200k.html http://www.fastcompany.com/1801712/will-louis-ck-open-his-web-platform-for-aspiring-comics The interesting point I feel is people will pay with money or time to get your music. teenagers ...…
Want more views to you YouTube videos here is a quick tip. 1. Do a search for the topic of your video. 2. Find the most popular video of that search result. 3. Look at the tags for that video and use the same tags. 4. Now when people watch the popular video, you have ...…
I had signed up for a merchant account for my Internet business and got taken to the cleaners. It seemed like every time my authorize.net account sneezed it cost me 20 bucks. I was getting bills for 60 and 70 dollars for processing credit card payments (there were some nice orders, but especially American Express ...…
How to Communicate With Fans So You Connect With Them (Instead of Bore Them to Tears) In the same way that there is an art and craft to songwriting, there is also a craft to writing and using language in general and these word-related skills can play a big part in how effectively you communicate ...…
Special thanks to Rich Palmer who clues us in on a new source for those who can’t tour. It’s at thestage.tv where you have a virtual open mic. When I went over to watch for a bit the talent ranged from “Talent? What’s Talent?” to “Impressive.” The bottom line is you could easily become a ...…
There are many ways to add income to your music business. You can do the obivous and see t-shirts and merch at yoru gigs, you can teach students (guitar for example), sell your music etc. But what about those days when there are no gigs, students, etc. I’ve been playing arounnd with odesk.com This is ...…
