How to Be a Better Businessperson as an Artist. As artists, we concern ourselves primarily with our abilities as performers. This is understandable, and it is the cause of all the beautiful art that we have in our world today. However, this extreme focus on the performance side of things has caused many artists to neglect the business side of their craft. Oftentimes, artists don’t feel comfortable stepping on people’s toes, and this can hinder the development of their careers. Self-advocacy is an important part of any art, and as an artist, you need to hold your ground when making deals. youbloom is here to help you realize your artistic worth and connect you to show creators, who can shoot your art into the eyes of the public without all the cutthroat negotiations. Advocating for oneself is one of the hardest things for many artists to do. We usually don’t like to force our work onto others, much less consider that our work has monetary value. In fact, there are times on the artistic journey where we need to do just that. Musicians will be aware of the dreaded “exposure” offer, which is often used in place of financial compensation. I know in my personal musical journey I have heard that excuse many times. There are definitely times where exposure is needed, like if you are a brand-new artist who is trying to build a following, but there comes a time when exposure is not enough. If you are serious about making a career out of live performance, and you have been playing for exposure for a while, it is time to negotiate for paying gigs. Negotiating may seem unnatural for you at first, but just imagine how good that first paycheck after a quality show will feel! Your art is special after all, and it deserves compensation. I can remember the first time my band made some money from a performance at a local bar and we felt like we were on top of the world! No top artist got to where they are on the back of free gigs alone, so there’s no reason to believe any of us should either. A huge part of the business of art is a cohesive image. A really good way to show to venues and show creators that you are a worthy artist is having a strong brand that is unified whenever you are on display. On stage, your look should be congruous with your art’s style. A heavy metal band will have an edgier, darker look, and a magician will be much more colorful and zany. Image is arguably more important online. Professional artists need to have a professional social media, and it has to be aligned with that stage image. Don’t confuse image with behavior though, as you can have a zany wild image while still maintaining consistent, professional social media accounts. With a solid social media profile, it is easier to demand higher pay from booking agents, and your live performance will prove to them that you are worth more! In the modern age, there are luckily many other ways to make money. It has never been easier to get merchandise made to sell at shows. So many online companies do custom prints in bulk, so get some done with your logo or album artwork to increase your profits! The internet opens even more doors through streaming like twitch, where you can make twice as much by livestreaming your concerts! You can even create exclusive content for your biggest fans through Patreon. Technology creates many opportunities for you to extend your brand as an artist, so take advantage of them to make yourself more valuable! Self-worth is an extremely important quality for an artist to have. When gigs come your way, it is crucial to know how to advocate for yourself. A final note about art is that quality is more important than numbers. To have success, it is important to have a few people such as fans and booking agents that are extremely invested in your success. You will find that these people will cause you the most growth, so make sure to foster those relationships! youbloom is a powerful resource for you to do that very thing, and we are here to help you increase your worth on stage and off! Sign up for youbloom to read more exciting blogs!

How Show Creators Can Leverage the Long Tail Concept to Organize a Quality Show. As a Show Creator, do you often find yourself struggling to reach the proper fans with your events? Or maybe you’ve had shows that were targeted at the wrong demographic, and it negatively affected your turnout? As a show creator, you always want to be in tune with the fans of the artists you are booking. At youbloom, we have found the idea of the Long Tail to be extremely successful in this regard. The Long Tail is a concept that aims to find the exact market you need to target by using things like hashtags and streaming data online. youbloomConnect’s fan data collection is available to you as a Show Creator, which gives you access to information like age and location. This data will make your role as a Show Creator so much easier, and will increase the quality and profitability of your shows! If you use these concepts, everyone will leave your shows happy the artists, the fans, and you!The long tail is an effective marketing technique in the 21st century, because physical space is not an issue anymore. When all commerce was done at physical stores, it made no sense for salespeople to stock goods that only a handful of people would buy. The internet has flipped this on its head; it makes sense for all niches to have products targeted at them because the total sum of that niche worldwide will still generate a profit. We see this in effect with the arts as well, because very niche art forms gain traction via streaming and Tik Tok. The digital world makes it so everyone can have a voice and reach their fans! For Show Creators, this means that marketing a show, even to a niche audience, can still generate a large turnout! In the abstract, it may seem unrealistic to leverage the long tail. How can we as Show Creators be sure that fan searches will return with our shows or artists? Fortunately, the data is on our side. The viability of niches has increased drastically due to the internet. A 2008 Amazon report stated that 36.7% of its sales were made up of niche markets. That year Amazon made total revenues of around $19 billion, according to sellerapp.com, so the niche market accounts for about $7 billion! In the music industry, there is potential for similar success, because fans are attracted to unique experiences. Furthermore, each fan has different tastes, so a smaller act may still attract them even if they mainly consume mainstream art. This is why the youbloom data collection makes such a difference you can target fans based on their interests in other artists as well as the ones you are showcasing! You may be asking yourself, if the Long Tail makes niche internet commerce more viable, how does that help in-person shows? This is a valid question, because fans cannot be expected to travel great distances just to see a show. Luckily, youbloom has done a lot of work to rectify this issue. Several of our strategies can help you organize a successful show in spite of this hurdle! One method is creating an incentive for fans to bring their friends. youbloom has created a system in which superfans can help their favorite artist be successful, and you can choose to offer rewards such as free tickets to fans who recruit their friends to attend! Secondly, you can focus on similarities to larger acts in your advertising. For example, a pop-country singer-songwriter can be compared to Taylor Swift, which will attract Taylor Swift fans to your show. There is also potential in digital concerts. These eliminate the need for physical presence at a show, so people from all around the world can tune in and show their support for the artist! The Long Tail is a great strategy to up your game as a Show Creator and increase your event turnout. This blog has outlined many ways that the long tail works in other industries, and how they can be applied to our show creation. It is up to you to target superfans, view their data, and use the long tail! If you are not already a Show Creator and you’d like to use these strategies to plan quality shows, then sign up for youbloom as a Show Creator!

Music. Art. The creative spark. It’s the intangible thread that weaves through our lives, sometimes lying dormant, sometimes roaring into a blaze. youbloom isn’t just a platform; it’s a movement, a community of creators and appreciators who understand the profound impact of music and the arts on our lives. Yet, youbloom, as a platform and as a mindset, champions this very spark and here’s a passionate ode to how each of us, in our own unique way, can set it free. Join us as we outline how to harness your creativity and set it free. In the rush of our existence, finding a muse seems like a luxury. But in truth, the seeds of creativity can be found growing in the cracks of the everyday, waiting to be discovered. Perhaps it’s that murmur of a melody in the daily commute or the flicker of colors in a city sunset. At youbloom, we believe that these moments are not to be missed. They are the snippets of life that, if captured, can transform into timeless works of creativity. This collaboration with your muse isn’t silent; it’s in a constant, soft roar desperately asking for your attention. Each of us possesses a distinct blueprint of thought, emotion, and experience that, when translated, bears the mark of our individual essence. The challenge, however, lies in breaking the silence that shrouds our unique symphony. Look around. Listen to the world. It’s brimming with subtle cues that with a little attention can become the foundation of a new song, a new poem, or a new perspective. It’s about training yourself to be present and open, ready to pluck that idea from the universe and give it life. Navigating through mundane routines, we often dismiss the subtle melodies, the faint notes that beckon from the recesses of our minds. And yet, inspiration is not elusive; it is ephemeral and awaits only the receptive ear. The process of turning inspiration into tangible art can seem daunting. After all, how does one draw forth a fully-fledged creation from a mere idea? The musicians and artists who succeed are not the ones with the grandest visions but, rather, the ones with the discipline to bring them to life. It starts with recording: be it music on the go, a voice note on your phone, or a sketch on a napkin. These fragments safeguard creativity against the forgetfulness of time. To further this, carving out regular creative blocks allows these snippets to grow and merge into something substantial. But remember, the art of creation is not solitary. Collaboration acts as the wind in the sails, propelling ideas to new heights, often beyond individual reach. A mundane walk transforms into a visual presentation of wordless colors, patterns, and textures that materialize in the strokes of a painter’s painting thus nature becomes your collaborator. Onward, we urge you to explore, to listen, and to see beyond what meets the eye. No creation is an island. It’s in the community that our art finds its greatest potential to inspire and be inspired. Amplifying your creativity means sharing it, accepting feedback, and offering your own in return. youbloomConnect gives the artist capacity for this; a conversation between intent and interpretation, a dialogue that fluctuates between freedom and form. This dance isn’t choreography; it’s an unpredictable, living entity with an autonomous will, steering you to destinations unknown and yet home. For youbloom’s community, this is more than just a platitude. It’s a way of life. youbloomConnect allows us to thrive on the dialogue, the exchange of ideas, and the collective refining that turns a good piece of art into a great one. Whether it’s jamming with fellow musicians, posting your work for the world to hear, or simply being present in the audience, we are, at our core, a shared space for individual voices to bloom with the support of a collective chorus. Congratulations! You’re now equipped with the tools and insights to not just chase your creative dreams but to live them daily. Remember, the world is your stage, and every day presents an opportunity to compose the soundtrack of your life. Whether you’re scribbling thoughts in your idea journal, collaborating with fellow artists, or sharing your work with the community, every step forward is a note added to your masterpiece. Now, we extend an enthusiastic invitation for you to amplify your creative voyage with us. Don’t just keep your art to yourself, share it, shout it from the rooftops, and see how it resonates with the world. The youbloom community is here, ready to welcome you with open arms. Whether you’re looking for feedback, collaboration, or just a bit of inspiration, you’ll find it here with us.

In the intricate web of the entertainment world, it’s often the luminary acts that take center stage. But peel back the layers, and you’ll find a mosaic of show creators unsung heroes laboring to push the boundaries of what’s possible in the realm of performance. At youbloom, we celebrate these trailblazers, casting a spotlight on their critical role in the industry. Here, we define what it means to be a show creator and underscore their immense impact. In an era captivated by the immediacy of digital streams and the transient flicker of smartphone notifications, show creators stand as antidotes. They are the auteurs of the live, the artisans of the in-person connection. Their canvas is not merely the stage but the very moment—transitory, yet singularly their own. With a deft hand, they craft experiences that defy the rigidity of definition, melding the best of multiple worlds into a fluid symphony of the senses. When a show creator rocks the stage, they’re not just executing a script or cue; they’re designing the visceral framework for moments that become memories. Breaking the mold that confines performance to a linear narrative of acts, they introduce a range of elements that tunes passive observation into participatory rapture. Convention, to the show creator, is a starting line, not a finishing point. They exist on the edges of exploration, continually probing, questioning, and wielding the sword of ambidextrous creativity. Is it possible to fuse a holographic doomsday clock with heart-wrenching ballads? Can a concert transcend a physical venue, soaring over oceans, and into the homes of a global audience, united in a shared revelation? These are not idle musings but blueprints of revolutions in the pedagogy of performance. They jump not just out of comfort zones but across chasms of familiarity, daring to combine children’s theater with cutting-edge CGI or orchestral ensembles with urban dance crews. Each collaboration, each experimental drift, pushes the envelope and reshapes the public’s expectation of art’s fluid possibilities. The conductor on an invisible podium, show creators, determines the synaptic rhythm of a collective pulse. Their power lies not in the roar of the audience’s adoration but in the whisper of shared awe, disbelief, and joy that sweeps through a sea of faces. This is a communion, an invisible conversation of one to the many, a shared testament to the indomitable force of human imagination. In the community wrought by their art, show creators find their families—the spectators, the performers, the crew. They are the custodians of the collective dopamine, architects of a tribal ritual so infectious, so alluring, that one cannot resist the primal urge to belong, to share, and to feel something bigger than oneself. At youbloom, we do not merely acknowledge the show creator; we arm them. With youbloomConnect, our creators forge connections that reverberate across venues, genres, and continents. They cultivate spaces where individuals become one, where stories aren’t just told but lived, and where the electric hush of anticipation meets the grandeur of chaotic unity. Through youbloomConnect we give them wings, ephemeral yet sturdy, to lift their craft from the mundane to the miraculous. With each tool, each dashboard, each dataset, we empower them to script not just moments but movements in the grand diorama of innovation. youbloom doesn’t just create shows; it creates worlds and curates experiences that transcend mere performance. It is our privilege to walk with these artistic soldiers in the battles of perception, to champion their cause, and to bear witness to the silent metamorphosis of an industry, cajoled and contorted by their visionary push. In youbloom, the show creator finds not just a partner, but a patron an enclave where their creativity is not just celebrated but cultivated, where their craft is not just a commodity, but a shared experience. Here, in the pantheon of show creators, they are not only recognized; they are revered. The resonant symphony of a live performance is the product of countless, unsleeping hands and inventive minds. show creators are the undercurrents that steer the grand galley of the entertainment behemoth, too often beneath notice yet utterly irreplaceable. At youbloom, we recognize the profound impact they have. By valuing and championing the work of show creators, we pave the way for a sector that continually thrives on innovation and remains a testament to the collective spirit of creativity. Join us in honoring these essential architects of wonder and witness as they continue to shape the soul and narrative of the global stage!

Artists, creators, and believers of the unbounded power of music, Have you heard the call echoing through the alleys of your inspiration? It’s the electrifying beat summoning you to youbloom at Bloom 2024. The 5 day festival hosts 20 of our hand-picked youbloom artists and bands at our stage and 7 talented buskers performing their opener. Whether you’re a seasoned maestro or plucking the strings of your first guitar, this music event isn’t just about performances, it’s about creating an ecosystem that nurtures you and your craft. The impact of Bloom extends far beyond its location in Dublin. This annual celebration of gardening, food, and outdoor living has become a platform to showcase local talent, promote sustainable practices. The reverberations of an artist’s set at youbloom at Bloom 2024 are not confined by the geography of the festival grounds. They serenade hearts, disrupt the mundane routine, and inspire innumerable others to dream through the lenses of possibility. Our youbloom at Bloom 2024 is more than a temporary stage. It is a revolution, a counter-culture to the conveyor belt of ‘commercial success.’ And for this, the myriad of voices that have risen and will continue to rise at youbloom carry within them not just music but the impassioned narrative of the artist’s truth. In 2024, this is where you’ll find the heartbeat of the music industry not in the so-called mainstream, but pumping ardor through every performer daring to make their mark on the musical diaspora of the future. Imagine this, You are an aspiring musician wandering through the spectacle of youbloom at Bloom 2024 enjoying the festival, nature and food. You hear the tantalizing echo of music wafting through trees as if it’s an intrinsic part of nature. For those who dare to dream beyond the limits of the norm and the glamor of major festivals, youbloom at Bloom 2024 serves as an oasis. It’s an incubator for those who feel most alive among the grass, under canopies, and amidst fellow sojourners on the path to artistic significance. youbloom at Bloom 2024 does not treat its performers as mere puzzle pieces of a larger marketing campaign. Instead, it embraces the ethos of grassroots support and launches these burgeoning talents skyward. At youbloom at Bloom 2024, our performers feel more than just the pulse of the audience; they’re synced with an invisible conductor orchestrating the grand opus of their collective futures. In the age of digital omnipresence, where algorithms have purportedly replaced A&R executives, youbloom places the artist at the center of the narrative, ensuring that their story isn’t muffled by the cacophony of likes and shares, but rather revered for its inherent value.This is where youbloom’s insistence on community comes in. It serves not only as a stage but as the hallowed ground for the congregation of artists. The beauty of a festival like this is the flouting of hierarchical artist categorization. For a moment, the obscurity of the underexposed is traded for a shared spotlight where a singer-songwriter finds themselves on the same pedestal as a symphony. youbloom at Bloom 2024 dignifies the struggle, the hustle, and the idiosyncrasies. It affirms that art is not just a pursuit of the mind but a manifestation of community, lest we forget that it takes a village to raise a talent. In the grand tapestry of music, every thread, every note, beat, and lyric contributes to the experience that is youbloom at Bloom 2024. Here, you’re not just another name on the lineup; you’re an integral part of a vibrant, dynamic community poised to dance to the rhythm of your dreams. This is your moment to shine brighter, to reach further, and to connect deeper. This is the stage that stands not just for the music of today, but for the melody of tomorrow. If music is your soul’s diary, then youbloom at Bloom 2024 is the platform on which to script your legacy.