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The Ultimate Concert & Live Show Planning Guide: Pre-Event Preparation Essentials

24-Jun-2025 By Faye Wang

Published: June 2025 | Reading Time: 8 minutes | For Musicians, Promoters & Event Organizers Planning a successful concert or live show requires months of strategic preparation, careful budgeting, and smart marketing. Whether you’re organizing an intimate acoustic set at a local coffee shop or a full-scale rock concert at a major venue, this comprehensive […]

Filed Under: Artists, Featured Artist, Independent Musicians, Music Promotion Tagged With: band promotion, concert planning, concert promotion, entertainment planning, event management, event marketing, live music events, live show, Music Business, music industry, music venue, musician resources

Making Money Online From Your Music

11-Jun-2020 By Leave a Comment

Zac Green shares with you some practical tips for making money online from your music. The stereotype of ordinary musicians being constantly broke is still floating around. This by itself is bad enough, but what’s worse is how much it discourages young musicians from fully pursuing their creative dreams.The truth is that not only is […]

Filed Under: Artists, Music Advice, Music Industry Tagged With: how to promote your music, independent music promotion, independent musicians, music, music industry, music industry careers, music industry jobs, musician, self promotion, tips for artists

Independent Artists: Build An Online Community Of Fans

05-Apr-2020 By Leave a Comment

Times are tough, and it’s all easier said than done but hey, who said it can’t be done! The biggest blessing today is access to the internet: a free-for-all platform to express and showcase our talent. That spectacular Instagram page you’ve created for your band is a gold mine that can foster an online community […]

Filed Under: Artists, Independent Musicians, Music Industry, Music Promotion, Uncategorized Tagged With: Facebook Live, independent artist advice, music blogs, music industry, music promotion, Online Community, Online Gigs

Independent Artists: Internet Helps Bypass Gatekeepers

02-Apr-2020 By 1 Comment

The internet is a sea of opportunities if used optimally, and more so for emerging and independent artists. If you want to scale up and expand your reach, the internet is a great place to help you as an artist to bypass gatekeepers. An emerging culture of music streaming, as opposed to physical sales, has […]

Filed Under: Artist Discovery, Artist Matching, Artists, CityRep News, Festivals, Independent Musicians, Live Music, Local Gig, Music Advice, Music Industry, Music Promotion, Tour, youbloom Official, youbloomDublin, youbloomLA Tagged With: gatekeepers, independent artist, music industry

Independent Music Promoters: Represent Your City

01-Apr-2020 By Leave a Comment

  While the world today is grappling with what’s to come next, so are independent music promoters, with all shows booked stand canceled, we are yet to determine when the next show will happen. Promoting great artists whilst building communities centered around live music can be challenging at certain times, but at youbloomConnect, against all […]

Filed Under: Independent Musicians, Music Advice, Music Industry, Uncategorized Tagged With: A&R, community, Event Organisers, independent music promoters, Live Entertainment, Live Music Programmers, music industry, Promoters

Knowing the If, When, and How of Hiring a Manager

18-Jul-2018 By 2 Comments

Knowing when hiring a manager (and whether or not to hire one at all) is right, can be a tough call for artists…     When deciding what’s right for your band, it’s important not only to weigh the obvious pros and cons, but also to consider the methods of attracting and choosing the best […]

Filed Under: Artists, Independent Musicians, Music Advice, Music Industry Tagged With: DIY, how to promote your music, independent artist advice, independent musicians, indie music, live music, music, music industry

How to Hook the Super-Fan

07-Jul-2018 By Leave a Comment

Contrary to popular belief, a super-fan is not always a crazed group of followers or a die-hard groupie. All brands have super-fans. They’re a key component in building and sustaining a successful career by enagaging a solid fanbase.   The question then becomes: what classifies as a brand and how do you build one that […]

Filed Under: Artist Discovery, Artists, Independent Musicians, Music Advice, Music Industry Tagged With: how to promote your music, independent artist advice, independent musicians, los angeles, music, music advice, music blogs, music industry

The 6 Music Conferences & Festivals in LA this Summer – 2018

11-Jun-2018 By Leave a Comment

In the Golden Age of Festivals it’s Easy to get Lost in the Noise It’s 2018 and we’ve graduated from festival culture. These are nuanced times we are living in where “music festival” is no longer synonymous with patchouli and Birkenstocks. Music producers, labels, and artists converge at music conferences to scout, network, and discuss […]

Filed Under: Artists, Festivals, Global Music Village, Independent Musicians, Music Advice, Music Industry Tagged With: festivals, independent artist advice, music, music conference, music festival, music industry, Summer

Ask the Speakers – Introducing youbloomDublin Panel Speakers 2018

25-May-2018 By Leave a Comment

Every year in June, artists, fans, and pioneers of the music industry unite for a weekend of live shows, guest speakers, and unforgettable experiences. This year, youbloom will be presenting a wide range of musicians, entrepreneurs, DJs, and producers to speak at the youbloom Summit held on Saturday June 2nd, held at the IMRO – Copyright […]

Filed Under: Global Music Village, Music Advice, Music Industry, youbloom Official, youbloomDublin Tagged With: dublin, Dublin music, festival life, indie music, Irish music, music, music advice, music industry, youbloom, youbloomDublin

Crowdsourcing: Will it Really Shape Your Music Career?

15-May-2018 By Leave a Comment

What is Crowdsourcing?                     “Crowdsourcing” can be defined as a sourcing model which enables individuals to gain a particular good or service through an exchange. Today, crowdsourcing is quite prominent between artists of all disciplines. Musicians, sculptors and designers connect through crowdsourcing sites where they can gain […]

Filed Under: Artists, Global Music Village, Independent Musicians, Music Advice, Music Industry Tagged With: crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, DIY, how to promote your music, independent artist advice, los angeles, music, music advice, music blogs, music industry

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