
THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ENGINEER
In todays era of music an increased amount of artist are deciding to choose the do it yourself (DIY) route of creating music. The...

HOW TO WRITE A SONG
Not every artist is a songwriter. That is ok, but if as an artist you are a songwriter, this gives you a leg up on your competition....

HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST
In past articles, especially in my recent series, “The process of becoming an artist,” I have touched on some of the different ways that...

THE DIY ERA OF MUSIC
We have seen in the recent advancement of technology the rise of DIY artists. Being able to produce, record and mix a full song from the...

EVOLUTION OF AUTO-TUNE
Undoubtably you have heard the term Auto-Tune and it’s implementation in just about every song in the last two decades. (to both obvious...

HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH Y
It is every artists goal once they start making music to generate enough income through their music to create and sustain a life and...

HOW LONG SHOULD ARTIST DEVELOPMENT TAKE
I have spoken at length about the importance, the necessity and the lack of artist development in the music industry today. I have spoken...

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RECORD LABEL, A PRODUCTION COMPANY AND A PUBLISHING COMPANY
In some of my past articles I have spoken on what some of the differences are if you were to sign to a major record label, an independent...

LONG ALBUMS VS SHORT ALBUMS
Todays streaming era of music has introduced us to the inception of the long album. Major artists are now releasing projects geared...

WHY YOUR CAREER ISN’T WORKING THE WAY YOU WANT
With the emergence of social media, streaming platforms and the advancement in technology, creating, releasing and distributing music has...

ARE YOU SIGNING WITH THE RIGHT LABEL
It is the goal of every artist that makes music to be signed by a major record label, but how do you know which one is the right label...

WHEN IS IT TIME TO GET A MANAGER
Every new artist thinks they need a manager. They think a manager is the key to becoming the next great sensational artist. First of all,...

HOW TO BE A GOOD MANAGER
I have spoken a lot about how important a manger is for an artist’s career. How the right manger can be the difference between succeeding...

HOW TO BE A GOOD A&R
Over the past few weeks I have been speaking about what it takes to be an artist. I have provided you with a basic outline of how to...

FRIDAY MUSIC ROUND UP
This is a new series I will be conducting every Friday/Saturday to give brief overview of some of the major artist release of each week....

THE PROCESS OF BECOMING AN ARTIST WRAP UP
Over the last few weeks I have taken you through an over view of the process of becoming an artist. Starting with the recording process...

SUSTAINING YOUR CAREER AS AN ARTIST
After everything is said and done the final step of becoming an artist is being able to sustain your career. You have put in months and...

TOURING
You have signed your contract, you have worked with you label, you have completed your project, you have released your project and now it...

WORKING WITH YOUR LABEL AND WHAT TO EXPECT
You have signed your contact, you understand all terms, clauses, obligations and stipulations in your contract, and are now ready to...























