In this climate of increasing lawsuits, protecting your intellectual musical property is becoming an essential tool in the songwriter’s toolkit. Learn more.
Your Fans Want to Hear Your Narrative: Crafting a Story for Your Music Career
Your brand is about so much more than your image. Here’s how to improve your artistic brand with a well-crafted story, a narrative that’s yours alone.
6 Great Online Music Forums to Visit if You’re Stuck in a Jam
Need help on a project, or buying a new piece of gear, or even deciphering your favorite band’s lyrics? Forums are where people go to help one another.
What Does “Success” in Music Mean Right Now?
The music industry today operates very differently than it did 20 years ago, and our expectaations around success have to operate differently too.
Add Lyrics to Your Instagram Stories Today
Here’s how to use Instagram’s new fan-fave feature which allows artists to share their song lyrics automatically via their Instagram Stories.
How to Earn New Organic Engagement on Instagram
There’s no need to buy hundreds of robot followers with this list of tried-and-true tips on growing your community organically via Instagram. Take a look!
Finding Success in Music Without Focusing on Success
A short and sweet think piece on how to find success in the music industry without focusing on what that success tends to represent (fame).
10 Essential Music Conferences Coming Up in 2019
The year’s half over but tons of great conferences are still ahead. Here are our favorite North American music gatherings that you need in your calendar.
Loans for Songwriters: From Hassles to Handshakes
Since the housing bubble burst in 2008, banks are skittish about lending money to nontraditional earners like songwriters, here’s how you can beat them.
4 Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make in Your Music Career
Most mistakes Patrick McGuire sees fellow musicians make are totally avoidable, so here’s a guide to getting ahead and not sabotaging your own career.