Create Magic not Music
Be amazing at what you do. Live and on record. If you are not amazing, you aren’t even in the game yet. You’re job is to be a magician, not a musician. You must create magic. Magic hypnotizes the crowd. They are mesmerized in complete silence by your softest songs and forced to move their heads and bodies on the up tempo ones. Are you a really great live performer? Do you consistently draw a crowd of unknowns when you play in a public setting? Do they come up to you with exci
Create Magic not Music
Be amazing at what you do. Live and on record. If you are not amazing, you aren’t even in the game yet. You’re job is to be a magician, not a musician. You must create magic. Magic hypnotizes the crowd. They are mesmerized in complete silence by your softest songs and forced to move their heads and bodies on the up tempo ones. Are you a really great live performer? Do you consistently draw a crowd of unknowns when you play in a public setting? Do they come up to you with exci
Create Magic not Music
Be amazing at what you do. Live and on record. If you are not amazing, you aren’t even in the game yet. You’re job is to be a magician, not a musician. You must create magic. Magic hypnotizes the crowd. They are mesmerized in complete silence by your softest songs and forced to move their heads and bodies on the up tempo ones. Are you a really great live performer? Do you consistently draw a crowd of unknowns when you play in a public setting? Do they come up to you with exci
The Top Down/Bottom Up Approach
This is an overall approach for an indie musician trying to get past the beginner's plateau. The title refers to making your own luck until real luck strikes. The bottom-up approach could also be known as the grassroots hustle. The top-down approach could be called gettin’ lucky. These two approaches must be done in conjunction. Some musicians I know tour for years with no growth. Others sit on their hands, just hoping that someone will hear their music and catapult them to
How Many Fans Do You Have?
Think of all the people who come to your shows, buy your music, interact with your social media, etc. Now subtract all the people who are friends or family. That’s how many fans you have. Fans are the ones who are attracted to what you do on a purely musical basis. They are in love with your music. They have travelled to the venue to see you. Or they've spent 10 dollars on your record. Once you build enough of these jewels, you stoke the flames of fandom to ignite a blaze of
The Top Down/Bottom Up Approach
This is an overall approach for an indie musician trying to get past the beginner's plateau. The title refers to making your own luck until real luck strikes. The bottom-up approach could also be known as the grassroots hustle. The top-down approach could be called gettin’ lucky. These two approaches must be done in conjunction. Some musicians I know tour for years with no growth. Others sit on their hands, just hoping that someone will hear their music and catapult them to
How Many Fans Do You Have?
Think of all the people who come to your shows, buy your music, interact with your social media, etc. Now subtract all the people who are friends or family. That’s how many fans you have. Fans are the ones who are attracted to what you do on a purely musical basis. They are in love with your music. They have travelled to the venue to see you. Or they've spent 10 dollars on your record. Once you build enough of these jewels, you stoke the flames of fandom to ignite a blaze of
The Top Down/Bottom Up Approach
This is an overall approach for an indie musician trying to get past the beginner's plateau. The title refers to making your own luck until real luck strikes. The bottom-up approach could also be known as the grassroots hustle. The top-down approach could be called gettin’ lucky. These two approaches must be done in conjunction. Some musicians I know tour for years with no growth. Others sit on their hands, just hoping that someone will hear their music and catapult them to
How Many Fans Do You Have?
Think of all the people who come to your shows, buy your music, interact with your social media, etc. Now subtract all the people who are friends or family. That’s how many fans you have. Fans are the ones who are attracted to what you do on a purely musical basis. They are in love with your music. They have travelled to the venue to see you. Or they've spent 10 dollars on your record. Once you build enough of these jewels, you stoke the flames of fandom to ignite a blaze of
