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• Disappearing Music Contacts And You

  Something that you need to be aware of in the music industry is peoples incredible ability to disappear. I know it sounds corny and even a little USSR-like but... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Most Important Stat For Indie Bands To Check

  I want to take some time today to talk to you about the single most important statistic when measuring the success of your band, especially in the live arena. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Contracts Are A Good Thing

  One of the things that bands seem to screw up the most and give me the most headaches with is contracts. Now this isn’t really a complaint – it’s the fact that ... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Went to See At The Drive-In & All I Got Was This Bruised Rib

  

  Cedric Bixler-Zavala pointing to the door, with At The Drive-In, May 2017. All photos by Eli Jace. It started with maracas. An afro outlined in white light. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Attributing Responsibility In Your Band

  I think one of the hardest parts of being in a band is holding people accountable. I had a whole chat with a client about this today and some of the difficultie... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• How To Get The Most Out Of Patreon

  I think one of the single best things that a band can do in order to promote themselves is to exploit the true power of Patreon. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• There Are People in This Industry, They Don’t Need to Be ...

  There are people in this industry, they don’t need to be called out by name, who ask for far too much in the name of ‘helping out the bands’. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Band Photos And How To Not Screw Them Up

  So one thing that I think a lot of bands struggle with, even if they don’t want to admit it is the all important band photo. Band photos are the sort of thing... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• How To Not Be Corny On Social Media

  So an issue I’ve been running into lately and that I’ve had to talk to a lot of bands about is figuring out how to help bands avoid corniness in their social... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Death Of DIY Venues

  So as you may be aware, I live up here in Brooklyn. Just across the bridge in north Jersey there used to be a venue called the Meatlocker. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• What Happens When Your Main Dude Sucks?

  So earlier this month I wrote an article about the “Main dude” in a band and how that can impact band dynamics. It got quite a bit of traction, especially, I... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Things Take Time

  , there is no other way around it. In the music industry when you routinely have to go through two or three people just to get anything done you simply have to... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Beer, Bars And Bands

  One of the things I find interesting about the music industry is the connection between bars and music. When I started trying to do this for real I didn’t... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Having A Main Dude And Band Dynamics

  I wanted to revisit a theme from last weeks set of articles – the concept of the “main dude”. For the uninitiated the “main dude” is the guy who does most of th... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Do People Even Care?

  So today I received an interesting question from a client texting me about the future of their band. While the context was certainly rather specific what it... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Dealing With The Main Dude In Indie Bands

  One thing that I’ve seen a lot of bands struggle with is the phenomenon of there being a ‘main dude’. You might try to disavow this, saying that in your band... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Finding The People Who Make You Money

  One thing that I don’t think a lot of people in music seem to understand is targeting where the money is. People seem content to jut hit the same generic local... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Unsigned Band Syndrome

  I can see it coming from a mile away. Someone is chatting with me and finds out I manage bands and work with labels. Not only do they find that out but they fin... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Songwriting And Your Indie Band

  So I think that one of the fundamental realities of the music industry that a lot of my compeers don’t really want to fess up too is the significance of... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Europe And Indie Music

  So I write this whilst on a plane flight from New York to the Netherlands for a music festival, drinking what is my first of what is apparently infinite free... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC