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MUSIC BUSINESS ETIQUETTE BLOG

As some of you may know, I author the Music Business Etiquette blog (you can check out the full blog HERE). The posts below are from this blog and are updated regularly. Please feel free to chime in and let me know if you have questions, comments, or things that you would me to cover in the blog! Thanks for reading! 

AK

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Mar 23 2020

Understanding Signature Elements: Play your damn part, correctly!

Well, these are crazy times we find ourselves in, aren’t they? As I’m sure you’re already inundated with  news feeds/posts/articles quite outside your normal reading, I’ll spare you anything other […]
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Oct 28 2019

Throw-N-Go Etiquette: Get your crap off the stage!

Let’s face it . . . throw-n-go’s are a necessity for any musician/band in the industry. Don’t know what a throw-n-go is? From music festivals to fairs, any event that […]
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Oct 7 2019

The Misconception About Structure in Music

What is the one thing that seems to rise above all other elements in music and primarily sits firmly in its own little shrine? Self-expression While there are many reasons […]
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Sep 30 2019

Self-Check: A Short Pep Talk for the Aspiring Musician

Much of this blog is focused on how we behave as musicians, managers, music directors, etc and so far I haven’t really focused on the very personal nature of how […]
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Sep 23 2019

Music Directors: Speak Clearly and Be Timely!

It would appear that last week’s post on gig preparedness struck a chord with folks, pun most definitely intended (if you haven’t read it, click here). A close friend of […]
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Sep 16 2019

The Pay to Gig Prep Ratio: Why aren’t folks prepared?

We’ve probably all heard this argument before: “well, if the rehearsals aren’t paid, then I can’t commit to doing a rehearsal but I can take the gig” or any variation […]
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Sep 10 2019

Dumb Question Culture:  Where any question seems to be a dumb question

Many of us were brought up hearing that no question is a dumb question. When we ask questions, we learn, right? While this is true to a point, at a […]
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Jun 3 2019

Working as a Musician: 5 Things That You Must Do (but have very little to do with playing)

If there is one thing that I’ve learned over the years, it’s that at the end of the day, the ability to get and hold a gig, has very little […]
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Apr 22 2019

Get Organized! 5 Tips to Keep Your Music Career on Track

Wouldn’t life be great if we could just sit and play/create music all day? That is a delightful idea . . . and unfortunately not even remotely a reality for […]

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Apr 10 2019

Musician-to-Musician Communication: 5 Tips to Improve Clarity

This post could swing about 6 different ways from Sunday and still have tons of things to cover. So, I’m going to stick primarily with communicating musical needs/wants in a […]
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Feb 4 2019

Booking Responsibilities: 6 Questions to Ask When Booking a Gig

Booking gigs is the ever looming (and often challenging) task for most musicians or bands looking to put their music out there and/or make money. If you’re reading this blog, […]
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Feb 4 2019

Booking Responsibilities: 6 Questions to Ask When Booking a Gig

Booking gigs is the ever looming (and often challenging) task for most musicians or bands looking to put their music out there and/or make money. If you’re reading this blog, […]
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