
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...

SIGNING YOUR CONTRACT
Now that you have gone through your contract negotiations and have signed (or are about to sign) your first music contract, let’s take a...

UNDERSTANDING YOUR CONTRACTS
Now that you have officially had your meetings with a few different representatives from the labels, it is time to begin negotiating the...

WALE “THE IMPERFECT STORM” ALBUM REVIEW:
Wale drops a short EP, “The Imperfect Storm,” that shows his true form. Intricate lyrics, head bopping beats, smooth tracks, impeccable...

TEYANA TAYLOR: THE ALBUM REVIEW
Are you in love? Are you heartbroken? Do you want your lover back? Are you going through a break up, or getting over one? Are you and...

PREPARING FOR LABEL MEETINGS
You have successfully submitted your music to the variety of different distribution channels mentioned in a previous article. You have...

SENDING YOUR MUSIC TO AN A&R/MUSIC LABEL
By now if you have been following the steps from the previous articles, you have a pretty stable foundation for beginning your music...

MUSIC PUBLISHING
It’s now time to begin getting into the industry side of becoming an artist. The next few steps will be less about you as an artist,...

MARKETING AND MERCHANDISE
A major part of making the transition from up and coming local artist to regionally and nationally known, is your marketing and...

LIVE SHOWS/REHEARSAL
Your team is now in place, and you’re ready to start promoting your music and talents. You have released music online and the public has...

ASSEMBLING YOUR TEAM
You have now completed the entirety of the creation process in regard to your songs. You have the records, you have the final mix, you...

RELEASING YOUR MUSIC
Now that you have successfully registered your music with a performance rights organization (PRO) and have copyrighted all of your music,...























