Author Archives: Vinny Ribas
Dealing With Adversity As An Indie Artist
© 2009 Vinny Ribas Have you ever had your back against the wall so tightly that you felt like part of the paint? Maybe your gigs dried up. Maybe you hit a prolonged songwriting dry spell. Maybe you just couldn’t get along with a hard-to-replace band member, manager or agent. Maybe the balance between living…
How To Expedite Your Success As An Indie Artist
© 2009 Vinny Ribas The music world is changing every day. The good news is that new developments mean new opportunities for singers, musicians and songwriters. There are more ways for an artist or writer/composer to make money than there has ever been in the history of music!
How To Get Christmas-Related Gigs
© 2009 Vinny Ribas Many companies that have Christmas parties book their entertainment in the spring or early fall. Here are some ways to get in on some of the action. Put a Christmas Party promo kit or EPK together. Focus on the ‘family friendly’ nature of your act, especially if you’re going after parties…
10 Rules For Picking New Band Members
© 2009 Vinny Ribas I’ll go out on a limb here and venture a guess that every singer dreams of having the world’s most smokin’ band behind them. Amazing instrumentation, coupled with flawless backup vocals, can bring just about any show to life. Unfortunately, sometimes having unbelievable talent in your band comes with a price.…
Push vs. Pull Marketing
© 2009 Vinny Ribas There are 2 ways to market anything – ‘push’ and ‘pull’ marketing. Push marketing means that the company is flooding the market with ads of their product in the hopes that enough people will be bold enough to try it to maker it worth while. Major record labels have been especially…
Year-Round Dedication
© 2009 Vinny Ribas It’s summertime! School’s out. Vacations are in full swing. It’s warm enough to BBQ with friends and family at night and then sit around and visit for hours. The days are longer. Maybe you have picked up a few extra summer gigs. If you’re like most people, you have a lot…
10 Mistakes Artists Make When Booking Themselves
© 2008 Vinny Ribas Bragging: It is not about how good you are! It’s always all about how you can help the person or the venue hiring you meet their goals! Making too many or unreasonable demands. This sends up an immediate red flag that says, “These guys will be difficult to work with.” Be…