Hollerado and the DIY Musician ethic
We looked at the commitment that is required to achieve the success you crave when we posted about Adam Young and his efforts as a diy musician. So, when everyone started raving about the new video for Hollerado’s re-release of ‘Americanarama’ last week I was impressed by their creativity, but it was when I saw […]
Continue readingDaily tips for musicians
Whether you’re a long time subscriber or new to Make It In Music, I hope you know from the site and our tweets that we are working on a total revamp of the site. When it’s complete, the site will have a whole new look, lots more content and much more focused particular training to […]
Continue readingHope for the DIY musician – Adam Young & Owl City show the way
I wanted to stick up a very quick post to bring hope to aspiring artists, yet also hammer home once again our core argument. Maybe we’re finally getting to the time where a few artists really can break ‘big time’ without the record company machine, thanks to their own online efforts. Maybe. Adam Young – […]
Continue readingMake like Radiohead with ‘In Rainbows’ and have your fans pay whatever they like for your music
You can’t argue that when Radiohead announced the release of ‘In Rainbows’ a matter of days after it had been completed and just days before it was made available and announced that fans would be able to get the mp3 download for whatever they wanted to pay, they sent shockwaves right through the recorded music part of […]
Continue readingWhat this site is all about – a musician’s resource that tells it like it is for aspiring artists
Strange title but it kind of says what I want to say in this post, or at least, I hope it does! I saw a couple of blog posts this week that were different takes on the same theme. This one from Bob Baker on how we need to stay on top of and maintain […]
Continue readingWhat advice do you want on how to make it in music?
We’re starting to get into our stride with the blog now. It’s been a lot more hard work than we originally envisaged, but we are getting to grips with the technology and loving passing on our advice and thoughts. But, right now, we really want some feedback from you about what you want us to […]
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