I know you’ve worked hard on your music. You’ve spent the last chunk of your life working tirelessly to make sure the songs, production, mix, etc is perfect. But unfortunately, so many artists drop the ball on the promotion and…
Cory Wong is a guitar player’s guitar player. He has such a unique style that he just owns. Because of that he has a huge following of musicians – pro and hobbyists alike. He’s also a hilarious guy. He’s just…
Are you an artist that hates social media as much as I do? Told you’re shooting yourself in the foot by not posting everyday? Pulling your hair out because you have no idea what to post? That’s ok. You don’t…
Just go out and play acoustically. If your songs are strong, they will still work. There are 3 benefits to doing this 1) It’s an amazing practice. You need to be more comfortable on stage doing your music than in…
A little mental hack that will help with long-term success: focus less on trying to get out and “network” and more on trying to actually start relationships. Networking: Transactional. One and done. How can I meet people who can get…
I logged onto Reddit today and saw a discussion on how people would promote an amazing song they made for under $200. I saw a number of people saying they would pay for TikTok stars or other microinfluencers to tag…
I came across this post on r/WeAreTheMusicMakers I love writing out demos/songs, but anytime I show someone my music and ask to collaborate I often get told “there could be more there instrument wise/production wise.” I’m not sure what people…
I’m going to drastically simplify because marketing is a LOT more than these two things, but when it comes to the PROMOTION area of Marketing, we can think of most activities as falling into two camps: brand building or user…
You may have heard a bunch of terms thrown around including producer, engineer, mix engineer, mastering engineer, etc. No worries if you’re trying to wrap your head around all the different roles, so let’s break them down for you. What…
One of the most common and misunderstood questions I get is about which sample rate you should record at. Short Answer: 48khz and 24 Bits I recommend tracking everything at 48khz and 24 bits. I’ll keep the boring technical reasons…
