Author Archives: Vinny Ribas
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.
Down To Earth Advice For Indie Artists
© 2011 Vinny Ribas Here are a few pieces of advice that I wish I had known when I quit college and jumped into music full time. There is nothing new and revolutionary here; just practical, common sense thinking. But with music being such a creative and emotionally charged industry, I found that sometimes my…
Reasons Why Your Music Isn’t Selling Online
© 2011 Vinny Ribas Having music available for people to purchase is obviously very important to an indie artist’s income. However, you’ve probably noticed that just because you have it available doesn’t mean that people are flocking to buy it. So why isn’t your music selling? Here are some thoughts:
Getting Return Gigs
© 2011 Vinny Ribas Have you ever wondered why there are many bands that, in your opinion, may not be the absolute best at their craft, but are always working? How about the many acts that are amazing on stage but never get called back for return gigs? While the actual stage show is important,…
Interviewing Potential Band Members
Most artists have expereinced the challenge of finding and keeping the right band members. Hopefully these interview questions will help you find exactly who you ae looking for: How serious are you? Be sure that their level matches that of your own. What experience do you have? What bands have you been in, if any?…