There’s a new way to get your band out there: house shows. Playing local clubs and venues is certainly a must for any emerging band. But the networking opportunity that might spring from throwing house shows is something not to sleep on. It might seem counter-intuitive that playing a house show is more fruitful than […]
How to Make Money as a Venue Owner
Whether you’re re-branding your old bar as a buzzing music hub or just getting into the game, the question is always, how do I make money as a venue host? It really comes down to two things: 1), How you negotiate cost with artists and 2), booze sales. Selling drinks is pretty straightforward. Estimating […]
5 Tips for Playing Successful Shows
A few tips to playing successful shows Imagine you just moved to a new town. No friends or musician pals, let alone connections with the local music scene. What do you do? The easy answer would be: get a band together and start playing successful shows , but that is not always the fastest […]
Top 6 Micro Job Sites – For Musicians
Choosing the Right Micro Job Site Being an independent artist can be tricky. When the gigs aren’t exactly flowing, one way artists can convert their skills to profit are through micro job sites. While platforms like Fiverr have become a popular hub for freelancers to offer up their skills to patrons, many competing micro job […]
7 Things That Make for a Better Songwriter
7 Things That Make for a Better Songwriter Coming up with new, addictive melodies and lyrics can be a challenge for even the best songwriters. Every songwriter has to go through writer’s block at one point or another in their career. Fortunately, there are various approaches to writing songs, and combining these tricks can help […]
Best Options For Marketing Your Band To A Wider Audience
If you’re in a band and you want to be popular in the music scene, you have to face countless others who want to be just as famous as their stars. Your best bet is to have a good marketing strategy. Marketing for any type of product continues to evolve with the market, which makes […]
Promote Positive Change: Rivermaker’s Story
Maurice White from the band Rivermaker–who will be performing at the upcoming youbloomLA 2017 Music Summit & Festival–shares his band’s challenging yet inspiring past and their socially aware vision. Surreal Beginnings At Cal Poly Pomona, Maurice met Austin, the band’s guitarist, at a jam session organized by the band’s drummer, Brooks. A “mutual love […]
Be Yourself: Raised on TV’s Advice
Keaton Rogers offers some excellent advice, tells his band’s story, and elaborates on how they’ve arrived where they are: about to release their debut album titled “Season 1” and two months away from playing at the youbloomLA 2017 Music Summit & Festival. Garage Band Beginnings Keaton, Kacey, and Ryan, the members of Raised on […]
