Tag Archives: indie artist
What’s The Big Deal (about you)?
© 2010 Vinny Ribas In order to gain regional, national and international exposure, you need to ‘create a buzz’. What that means is that you need to give fans, other artists and music industry personnel one or more reasons to talk about you. If you do this effectively, your notoriety will grow virally, resulting in…
The Big Fish Strategy
© 2010 Vinny Ribas We’ve all heard stories about the hometown queen/aspiring actress who moved to Hollywood to be a star, only to be lost in an endless sea of other wannabes. The reason they make this life change is because very few people can make a living as an actor or actress if they…
Steering Your Own Musical Destiny
© 2009 Vinny Ribas There are leaders, and there are followers. Leaders take the bull by the horns and they run with it. They create, innovate and find solutions. They are constantly generating new ideas and then acting on them. Followers, on the other hand, wait to ride the coattails of others. They see what…
How To Use Your Music To Earn Money Beyond Selling Songs
© 2009 Russell Riendeau, PhD We all need to earn money, agreed? Here are some ideas related to our music world and income potentials. I’m a guitarist/vocalist/composer like most of you–although not as good for sure. I love to play and write, yet realize the chances of making enough money to buy a nice pup tent…
Giving Music Away Smartly
© 2009 Vinny Ribas There is an ongoing debate regarding giving music away for free. Those who are against it argue that artists and songwriters should get paid for everything they create, and that giving music away keeps fans expecting more for free and prevents them from buying music. While I agree the public is…
20 Places To Promote Your Shows For Free
© 2009 Vinny Ribas Here are a number of places where you might be able to promote your shows for free. Keep in mind that these promotions only work if you keep them completely up to date. Keep in mind that there are tools like ArtistData.com that enable you to syndicate your events onto multiple…
How Much Money Should I Spend On My Album Or EP?
© 2009 Vinny Ribas Any time that someone prepares to record a CD, chances are the first question that comes to their mind is “How much will it cost?” However, that is often not the right question to ask. Too many artists pay much more than they should for their recording project, not because the…
Simple 12-Month Planning For The Creative Artist
© 2009 Vinny Ribas I know this title sounds boring and tedious, especially if you are ultra-creative. But I promise you that nothing is going to change for you over the next year if you’re not making those plans now and setting them in motion. Instead, you will be sitting in your house reading a…