As the dreaded tax deadline approaches and three quarters of the American population struggles with the numbers, I wanted to talk about what all us (200k +) professional musicians put in those blanks…
8 Tips Your Musicians Will Thank Me For
Here lately, in many areas of my life, there has been a… well, just call it a principal, that keeps beating me in the face. It just keeps coming at me. In my family life, my spiritual life, and my musical life. I have been working hard to apply it to all those areas, too. [...]
If You Practice, Gigs Will Come
First off, sorry for the cheesy, over used Field of Dreams reference; it seemed to fit too well to not use. Now on to the meat… It may be an old sentiment but it still rings true. Work hard and things will happen. People will pay attention to you or come to your gigs or [...]
Pay it Forward Marketing
Recently, a regional fast food restaurant joined forces with a local Christian radio station and launched what I consider to be one of the smartest marketing campaigns I have ever seen. Now, I’m sure this is not the first time this tactic has been used but I know that down in the Bible Belt, in [...]
Why Build a Mobile Site/App?
Ok, you’ve got a lot going on, right? You’ve got music to make and tours to play and social networks to maintain so, why should you throw anything else into the mix? Well, let’s see…somebody asks someone you know “hey, I need a band to play…” and that somebody hands them your business card. Now, [...]
You can do that on a PC, you know!
There is a misguided assumption among hipsters and musicians, these days, that Mac is the Jesus Christ of computers and it is flawless in all ways. PC’s, in this scenario, are obviously Lucifer. Well, here’s the whole ball of wax… ***I want you to know that I am not saying PC OR Mac is inferior [...]
Droid Apps for working musicians
Obviously, the App selection is awesome. There REALLY is an App for everything. Yes, there are ones for leveling pictures and scanning barcodes or a compass or dinner reservations, etc, but there are several that are wonderful for the gigging musician who needs to keep track of expenses, income and mileage. So, I’m going to cover a couple that I use for business and convenience.
Band Pamphlet
So a few months ago, I saw a Sonicbids video featuring a pamphlet a band had made and distributed at one of there shows…
