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Music Registries For Weddings And Other Private Parties
Updated 5/2015 These are websites that provide lists of vendors for weddings and other private parties. If you perform at, or want to perform at these kinds of events, it would be worth while to list yourself on these sites. Wedding Wire Party Pop GigMasters Wedding Music USA Decidio Gigsalad BookaBand Eventective Note: Inclusion of…
Improving and Managing Your Cash Flow
Members Only © 2009 Vinny Ribas Being an indie artist often means that you have both slow and busy seasons. Your online CD sales may come in bursts. If you have songwriting royalties, the timing and the amounts may vary dramatically. As a result, managing your money properly is vital to keep your bills paid…
Performing For Different Kinds Of Audiences
© 2009 Vinny Ribas I am not a performance coach, but I have played literally thousands of gigs. Over that time, I have worked with rock, country, jazz, pop, oldies, variety, ethnic bands and more. One thing that I noticed rather quickly is that there are many different kinds of audiences, so most artists need…
Avoiding The Challenges and Pitfalls Of Being A Road Musician
© 2009 Vinny Ribas Playing music for a living may sound like a glamorous life, and indeed it may be sometimes. But there are a lot of challenges and pitfalls inherent in this line of work, especially if you are playing bars and nightclubs. The list below is not designed to discourage you at all.…
Planning Your First Tour
Pro Members Only © 2009 Vinny Ribas For many people, the notion of being on the road as a full-time musician just sounds like heaven on earth. It may be because it is so far removed from where you’re at right now. It might be because no one is a celebrity in their own town…
Getting Higher Paying Gigs
© 2009 Vinny Ribas There are really only 2 ways to make more money than you are from performing, and they are never-ending quests. The first is to play more gigs. The second is to play bigger, better, higher paying gigs. Once you start playing bigger and better gigs than you were, your goal is…
Important Legal Issues To Address As An Indie Artist
© 2015 Vinny Ribas Disclaimer: I am not attorney, and this article is not meant as legal advice in any way. It is written and provided here for information purposes only. Please consult an attorney regarding all contracts and legal matters that affect or involve you, your act and/or your music. Ask your attorney if…
A Manager’s View
© 2009 by Leah Bailey “We need a manager!” All over the world, artists utter this phrase every day. But why does it seem that so many times an artist has trouble finding a good manager? Many artists end up asking themselves why a certain manager isn’t interested in them. What was that manager looking for?…
Choose The Right Career Level As An Indie Artist
[private_freebie] © 2009 Vinny Ribas There are superstars who sell out stadiums and make the ‘big bucks’. On the complete other end of the spectrum are aspiring singers, musicians and songwriters. Your music career doesn’t have to exist on either one side or the other. That’s because in between those endpoints are dozens of levels…
So What Is This ‘Niche’ Thing Everyone’s Talking About?
© 2009 Vinny Ribas Chances are that if you are an indie artist, or trying to make it as one, you’ve been told more than once that you need to ‘find your niche’. So what does that mean as it relates to a music career? Let me try to explain.