Author Archives: Vinny Ribas
7 Areas Of The Music Business That Every Indie Artist Should Master
© 2011 Vinny Ribas Performing If you are like most indie artists, the majority of your money comes from performing. So of course it stands to reason that you should strive to be the best performer that you are capable of being. This includes perfecting your instrument and/or your voice, learning to read and please…
How An Indie Artist Can Get Better Tips
2011 Vinny Ribas Audiences tip you for various reasons. The most common are: •Playing a song they request Playing their ‘favorite song’ •Playing a little past closing time •Making them feel great If you play venues in which tipping is popular, here are some things you can do to increase your chances of getting tipped…
Where To Play If You Don’t Have A Following
© 2015 Vinny Ribas One of the biggest challenges that new artists face is that they don’t have strong following yet. Most venues like to hire acts that can bring in new fans. The same often holds true for bands who are trying to tour but don’t have following in all of the cities that…
25 Places To Play If Your Target Audience Is Over 40
Copyright 2011 Vinny Ribas 1. Many restaurants cater to older folks 2. Golf and Country clubs 3. Senior living facilities and retirement villages 4. Nursing homes 5. Certain cruse ships, cruises and/or cruise lines 6. Social service clubs such as American Legion, Moose and Elk Lodges 7. Milestone anniversary parties 8. Conferences/conventions geared towards…
Need To Sing Loud? 11 Tips For Doing It Safely
by Judy Rodman www.judyrodman.com/ Two facts: Unless one only wants to sing for a short while, the voice needs to be protected from strain. However, there are times when a singer wants or needs to sing loud.
Why I Failed (It’s The Music Business)
(c) 2011 Steve Grossman www.whyifailed.com Failure! Eleven years ago, my music career collapsed. After a moderately successful 20 year run, and for reasons I did not understand at the time, I had to face the reality that my time as a musician was over and it was time to move on. It was time to…
What To Do With Those Less-Than-Perfect Or Unfinished Songs
© 2011 Vinny Ribas Every songwriters has various degrees of songs in their catalog. There are those songs that have great commercial potential (surprise – not EVERY one of them does!). There are those personal songs we’ve written for ourselves but not to share. There are those ‘b list’ songs that are good but wouldn’t…
A Letter From The Founder of Indie Connect
Hello, Being an independent musician trying to make a living with your music can sometimes leave us feeling alone, tured, frustrated and brole. If that’s you, rest assured that you are not alone! Millions of musicians, songwriters, bands, record labels, service providers and music professionals are facing the same challenge. The economy has wreaked havoc on…
Troubleshooting Getting Gigs
© 2011 Vinny Ribas I have been on both sides of the booking process in my career, working as a musician, band leader, artist, booking agent, artist manager and state fair entertainment director. What I’ve realized is that there are a large number of vital factors that go into matching an act with a venue.…