Musician’s Guide to Taxes: W9s and Working With Vendors or Contractors for Artists
1099-MISC, 1099-NEC, it’s a lot! Get set up properly for Tax Season with this helpful guide on working with artist and music vendors!
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Musician’s Guide to Taxes: Become Your Tax Filer’s Favorite Artist Client (the Foolproof Way)
Cover your bases with the audit-friendly way to keep track of your business from an auditor. No accounting background? No problem.
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How to Organize Your Tracks for a More Efficient Mixing Experience
Some helpful tips for any home-producer and amateur engineer looking to have more “fun” mixing, and get caught in less tedious busywork.
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Want to Get More Done? Get Better at Setting Deadlines for Yourself
Here are eight great tips taken from behavioral science to help you get better at making and setting deadlines, to defeat your procrastination demons..
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When Music Is Your Side Gig: How to Stay Motivated, Efficient, and Sane
Here’s a wonderful list of ways you can be more efficient and productive making music, when you’ve got so much other stuff going on at the same time.
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Reflections on Nico Muhly’s Composing Process
How does composer Nico Muhly stay organized while juggling travel, commission deadlines, meetings, collaborations, and his own creativity?
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The Art of Showing Up
+ Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it: subscribe now to start learning on the ’Fly. Perhaps one of the biggest differences between a professional and an amateur musician is what I call “showing up.” Now, obviously, this can take many forms. When faced…
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Getting the Most from Your Hired Musicians
For an emerging artist, bringing in the hired guns for a one-off show, recording, or tour can be a daunting proposition. Even after you’ve found the perfect players, you still have to negotiate compensation, make sure they understand what’s expected of them, and provide them with the materials they need to perform their best. Every…
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How to Make More Time for Your Music Career: A 7-Step Guide
We all have the same 24 hours in a day, so how is it that some people manage to “make time” for their music career while others seemingly can’t? When we talk about “making time” for something, what we’re really saying is “making it a priority.” Think about it: you may insist you don’t have…
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How to Figure Out If Prospective Band Members are Worth Your Time
The hardest part of trying to figure out if someone would be a good band member is that it’s hard to know a person until you’re around them for a while. A person fine in small doses may be a nightmare once you start to depend on them. Likewise, a person who rubs you the wrong…
