Every single successful musician and artist in history has had one thing in common: a fantastic team. Hand-picked to support their careers, a strong team is the single common thread among all of your favorite artists. Building a fantastic team is crucial in your development as an artist and there are many stories of team members making and breaking an artist’s career. Table of Contents   The core members of your artist team are the Artist Manager, the Booking Agent, the Publicist/Content Team, as well as the Producer, the Tour Manager, and several members that comprise your production te ..read more

As an independent musician, promoting your music can seem like an overwhelming task. With so many platforms and strategies available, it can be difficult to know where to start. In this guide, we'll explore the benefits of using Facebook Ads for music promotion, how to create an effective Facebook Ad, as well as comparing it to other music promotion strategies such as Spotify Playlist Promotion to help you get your music heard. Shouldn’t My Music Speak for Itself? Fans won’t be able to fall in love with your music if they don’t know it exists in the first place. That’s why as an independent mu ..read more

As an independent musician, promoting your music can seem like an overwhelming task. With so many platforms and strategies available, it can be difficult to know where to start. In this guide, we'll explore the benefits of using Facebook Ads for music promotion, how to create an effective Facebook Ad, as well as comparing it to other music promotion strategies such as Spotify Playlist Promotion to help you get your music heard. Shouldn’t My Music Speak for Itself? Fans won’t be able to fall in love with your music if they don’t know it exists in the first place. That’s why as an independent mu ..read more

One of the biggest mysteries and struggles of the music industry is how to get paid music royalties in the United States. We all too often hear about the cliché starving artist criticism (especially from mom), but what about the artist that eats? How do musicians at the top of their game reap what they have sown? You are in the right place, my friend. Let's learn about the different types of royalties, collection societies, and how you can collect royalty payments for your original songs. Let's get started! Start with this video: Why I Made This Guide Ever since I've begun my research ..read more

Sometimes you have a great song idea, maybe even lots of life experience you can turn into more than just a single song, but you're looking for ways to improve your songwriting skills and help you get past the initial idea. Perhaps you're great at developing song structure but want to branch out with your lyrical ideas. Here are tips from Grammy-Award-Winning songwriter Steve Leslie that even professional songwriters can use to elevate their craft of songwriting.  1. Avoid Unintended Ambiguities “That’s not what I meant!” is not an adequate answer to someone's interpretation of ..read more

One of the biggest mysteries and struggles of the music industry is how to get paid music royalties in the United States. We all too often hear about the cliché starving artist criticism (especially from mom), but what about the artist that eats? How do musicians at the top of their game reap what they have sown? You are in the right place, my friend. Let's learn about the different types of royalties, collection societies, and how you can collect royalty payments for your original songs. Let's get started! Start with this video:   Why I Made This Guide Ever since I've begun my resea ..read more

We songwriters are craftsmen with words and music. As such, we use certain tools to get the job done. Knowing what these tools are called and what they’re used for not only helps us but helps us share observations, discoveries, and new tricks of the trade with other songwriters and interested laypersons. If you know what you’re doing but don’t know what it’s called, it's worth the effort to find out; you’ll more than likely discover that somebody did it before you, and even better. We can only hide behind our “innocence” for so long. As to the opinion, “If I know what I’m doing the magic will ..read more

We songwriters are craftsmen with words and music. As such, we use certain songwriting skills and tools to get the job done. Knowing what these tools are called and what they’re used for not only helps us but helps us share observations, discoveries, and new tricks of the trade with other songwriters and interested laypersons. If you know what you’re doing but don’t know what it’s called, it's worth the effort to find out; you’ll more than likely discover that somebody did it before you, and even better. We can only hide behind our “innocence” for so long. As to the opinion, “If I know what I ..read more

Sometimes you have a great song idea, maybe even lots of life experience you can turn into more than just a single song, but you're looking for ways to improve your songwriting skills and help you get past the initial idea. Perhaps you're great at developing song structure but want to branch out with your lyrical ideas.   Here is Part II of 10 Songwriting Tips from Grammy-Award-Winning songwriter Steve Leslie. Even professional songwriters can use these to elevate their craft of songwriting! (Click here to check out 10 Songwriting Tips Part I.) 6. Thou Shalt Not There’s a rule in Nashvill ..read more

Sometimes you have a great song idea, maybe even lots of life experience you can turn into more than just a single song, but you're looking for ways to improve your songwriting skills and help you get past the initial idea. Perhaps you're great at developing song structure but want to branch out with your lyrical ideas. Here are tips from Grammy-Award-Winning songwriter Steve Leslie that even professional songwriters can use to elevate their craft of songwriting.  1. Avoid Unintended Ambiguities “That’s not what I meant!” is not an adequate answer to someone's interpretation of ..read more