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, […]
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
Jan 15 2019
Chops and Reality: 5 Things to Remember About Working as a Pro Musician
With the internet these days, it’s easy to find a player (regardless of the instrument) who has a massive pile of chops that they have honed over countless hours of […]
Jul 9 2018
5 Tips to Help You Avoid Inaction
Many talk big, but few walk that talk. Extremely few. I’ve noticed that a tremendous number of people in the music industry greatly enjoy talking about all the stuff they […]
Jun 5 2018
5 Tips to Streamline Band Practice
Save for certain walk-on situations, every band/artist/production has rehearsals in one form or another. I’ve seen rehearsals that are extremely organized and others that are more along the lines of […]
Mar 26 2018
#1 Most BS Statement in the Music Industry
I would argue that virtually anyone that works in the music industry has heard this statement at least once if not numerous times. If you are one of the lucky […]
Sep 26 2017
Metronome: The Musician’s Bane
If a metronome was portrayed as an animal in a National Geographic special, I think it would read something like this: “The elusive metronome is a discrete predatory species and […]
Aug 21 2017
Symbiotic Relationships: A Follow-up to Soundcheck 101
I am back and moving again on the blog after a busy few months. Here is a follow-up (2 years late) to Soundcheck 101. I wanted to solidify my stance […]
May 15 2017
Positivity: Stories from the Road (video)
I figured that I would take a slightly more informal approach to this week’s episode. So, here is a little pontificating on positivity along with a few road stories. Enjoy!
May 1 2017
Video: 3 Ways to Never Get Hired Again
. . . . with a side of cynicism and a dash of sarcasm. Enjoy!
Apr 10 2017
Transparency: Why You Need it in the Music Business
This week’s post! Hope you all dig it! Do you have thoughts on transparency? Please share in the comments!
Mar 28 2017
Video: Most Popular Posts Since 2014
Hey everyone, thanks so much for hanging with me this long! You are awesome! As I mention in the video, here the most popular posts since the blog’s start in 2014 […]
Mar 20 2017
Video: 3 Tips to Strengthen your Relationships with fellow Musicians
Here is this week’s post. Hope you enjoy it! Do you have other tips for strengthening relationships? Please share in the comment section!