Author Archives: Vinny Ribas
Advantages In Hiring An Experienced Producer For Your Demos Or Master Recordings
© 2012 Vinny Ribas These days every other musician owns a home recording studio of one form or another. This makes it easy to seriously consider cutting costs by producing yourself and recording your demos at home or in a friend’s studio. There are certainly times when that is all you really need, such as…
Indie Artist Online Starter Kit
by Vinny RibasHere is a list of some of the first things that a new artist can to do to establish his or her presence online. Have Your Own Website If possible, purchase your name as your domain (MyName.com). You can buy it at GoDaddy.com, If possible, get the .net and .org extensions as well. There…
Keys To An Effective Artist Website
© 2012 Vinny Ribas Having a strong, compelling website is a major key to any artist’s success. When done right, all roads lead to it. These roads include your social networks, your business card’s your CDs, your CD packaging, your one sheet, your email address, your gigs, your posters and everywhere else that you appear…
20 Things You Should Know Before You Take The Gig
© 2012 Vinny Ribas One of the most uncomfortable and embarrassing situations that artists find themselves in is being booked for a gig that they are not appropriate for. Some booking agents are guilty of this. But the biggest reasons for this are that the artist simply hasn’t done his homework, he is lying just…
Choosing, Buying And Selling Band Merchandise
© 2012 Vinny Ribas Selling merchandise can greatly increase your income. Picking the right items, knowing where to get them, setting the right price and knowing the best ways to sell them will result in greater sales and greater profits! Here are some tips for each of these areas: When picking out merchandise to sell: …
12 Places You Can License Your Music
© 2012 Vinny Ribas Music licensing has become a very marketing and revenue-generating valuable tool for indie artists. However, when most artists think of licensing, they limit themselves to feature films and TV. But just think about this for second. Almost every time you hear music, regardless of where you are or what you are…
Why Every Indie Artist Should Have A Physical Mailing List And Newsletter.
© 2011 Vinny Ribas Having a physical email list and sending out timely newsletters can transform your career! Here are some of the important reasons why!
Drawing More Fans To Your Shows
© 2011 Vinny Ribas All too often having great talent isn’t enough to get people to leave the comfort of their homes and come out to see you perform. So, here are some creative ways to draw more people to your shows. Many of these work just as well on the road as they do…
What You Should Know About Your Fans and Why
Copyright 2015 Vinny Ribas Knowing who your truest fans are is as important as getting them in the first place. It helps you refine your marketing, your songwriting, your pricing, your merch etc. Get this down to a science, and you’ll find you’re attracting more and more ‘super fans’! Here are some examples of things…
9 Timing Mistakes That Many Indie Artists Make
© 2011 Vinny Ribas The old saying goes, ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.’ With that in mind, here are some of the most common yet damaging timing-related mistakes that many artists and songwriters make.