Before Jamie Grace was a Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter, she was a young woman with a YouTube channel and a crazy dream. As she’s preparing to release a new album, Jamie Grace is still...
6 Marketing Tips All Musicians Should Know
Musicians must think of themselves as a brand in order to grow. By including marketing in promotion techniques, musicians will be able to extend their content through more platforms. Here are six...
How to Use Live Shows to Increase Your Fan Base
While live shows are primarily to perform, musicians must make sure to connect with those that attend. Always engage with fans during live shows. These are the people that are almost guaranteed to...
What Makes Leah Capelle’s Music Stand Out
Indie rocker Leah Capelle isn’t into your typical, cookie-cutter pop star stuff. Rather, her brand of singer-songwriter is something totally new and totally refreshing. This is the kind of...
How Lana Del Rey Found Her Place in the Music Industry
Since the release of her single, “Video Games ” in 2011, Lana Del Rey has become a music industry sensation. She is the most streamed female musician on Spotify in the United States, has released...
4 Ways to Overcome Insecurities as a Musician
Confidence helps musicians become successful. Insecurities always find a way to creep up when thrown under the limelight to be judged, which is why it’s important for musicians to learn to cope...
How to Prepare to Take the Musical Merit Exam
As any music teacher in California knows, the Certificate of Merit (CM) program is one of the main goals for music students to strive for. The teachers will likely be preparing his or her students to...
What Musicians Can Learn From Neil Young
Neil Young has been around for nearly half a century. That is not by accident. Young is an icon for outsiders because of his reputation as a recluse, but his music and lyrics have touched music fans...
How to be an Opening Act that Everyone Remembers
The opening act for a headliner is one of the the most difficult jobs on tour. It also is extremely beneficial for a musician that is trying to form a career. Usually the opening act for a show is...
Why Bob Dylan Earned The Nobel Prize
It’s been slightly more than a week since Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature, and his website is just acknowledging it. More important than the delayed response is the legacy that...