Music Career Advice

Always On!

by Ian on March 31, 2012

My return to the front line of music management and major label artists has given me a number of insights into how things have changed over the last five years. Some of the changes are the same for every artist, from the DIY musician to the global superstar – digital downloads, social media and increased [...]

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Music Industry Agreements – free guide

by Ian on February 29, 2012

Everything you ever wanted to know about music industry agreements, all wrapped up in a free pdf. I’d always intended to write something along the lines of this guide, but now there’s really no need as this is great piece of work and does the job as well as I could – probably better. Whether [...]

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7 steps to break your band in 2012

by Ian on December 31, 2011

Another year over and what have you done? That imperfect Lennon quote is the question that every musician will be asking themselves as this year ends and the next starts. If you feel or know that you didn’t achieve what you wanted with your music in the previous year, what are you going to do [...]

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Never Give Up

by Ian on November 11, 2011

I’m not a Michael Bublé fan. It doesn’t matter though, because he is an example of effort and application that you can follow regardless of what you think of his music. Nonetheless, I have enormous respect for what he’s achieved and how he kept going to get to where he is today. He never gave [...]

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Music Business PDF – twice!

by Ian on August 12, 2011

You need to learn what the music business is all about, right? And you need to learn from people who actually know what they’re talking about? If that’s you, read on. Knowing how the music business works will help you chart your way through it and tell you what you need to learn to promote [...]

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DIY Musician – how Florrie did it

by Ian on May 6, 2011

This is a tale of a DIY musician who hasn’t quite made it yet, but  is well on their way. There are lessons that everyone who reads this blog can take from her story so far. This is the sort of post that I’d normally put on our Daily Tips for musicians site – kind [...]

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