As an artist, the revenue you generate is constantly changing, making it hard to rely on it or even budget for it. The majority of side gigs available need you to be on the move for you to make money. On the bright side, you're able to have flexibility in your working hours. This makes it possible to select whom you work with and determine the workload you can handle.

Choosing who you can entrust your work with is something to be mindful of as this person will be responsible for helping you (the artist) with things like songs, writing, booking and so forth. A good manager puts your interests over their own because they know, that if you succeed, they succeed too.

“Most people misunderstand that the drive required to be “successful” within the music industry is less dependent on trying to mimic the experiences of the people you “look up to” in the industry and more dependent on learning from the lessons…”

When you’re an independent artist, not only should your focus lie on delivering quality music but also making sure you are putting in the work that is required for marketing, promotions and syncing it. Major record labels already have teams allotted and departments that overlook each aspect to make sure that the label is using every resource possible to bring in “record-breaking hits”. 

Understanding the power of owning your copyright can help you understand why it’s so important to know about it as a musician. Owning copyright, allows you to have certain rights. You exclusively hold the right to reproduction, distribution, performance, derivation, and display. What that means is…

Having your music heard or making an income as a musician requires you to license it to different sources. A great way to do that is to pitch your music for “on-screen” uses, i.e. films, tv series, commercials, etc. Not only is that a great source of income, but it also allows for your music to be heard by thousands if not millions.

For decades, artists have been taken advantage of by record labels for making money. Most artists don’t own their music and only receive small percentages of the total revenue in comparison to what the label makes from their music. Artists like Rihanna, Jay-Z, U2, Metallica, Chance the Rapper, Prince…

Music videos have always been a great way to visually see an artist’s vision as to what story they want to tell with their music. From Donald Glover’s truth spouting ‘This is America’ to Sia’s intrinsic storytelling through dance in ‘Chandelier’, here are some of the greatest videos from the 2000-2020.

Contrary to our beliefs, building a home studio (for a beginner) isn’t as complicated as you might think. You don’t need to rent out a recording studio worth thousands of dollars to make great music anymore. If you’re a skilled musician and you have the drive to make and share your music with the world, anything is possible. However, when you make music, quality is of utmost importance.