Tag Archives: Indie Connect
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…
Attracting The Contacts That You Need As An Indie Artist
© 2010 Vinny Ribas If you are putting your name and reputation on the line by performing, marketing your act and your music, having a website etc., people who can make a profound difference in your career are watching you. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the A&R Director of a major record label, though it…
Changing Directions Midstream
© 2010 Vinny Ribas It is not uncommon for an artist to decide somewhere midstream that he or she has somehow wound up pursuing a career path that is not true to the artist’s nature. The result might mean changing musical genres, moving from performer to a different role in the business, focusing more on…
Trading Self Pity For Gratitude
© 2010 Rand Bishop How often do we sit, wallowing in self-pity, because no one of importance seems to be taking notice of our work? Then, when we somehow finally get a person of influence and supposed expertise to pay attention — even for a few moments — how do we feel when he or…
10 Things You Need To Know About Social Networking
© 2010 Vinny Ribas Anything bad that you say or do online can and will be held against you. Be very careful what you say, who you knock etc. It may be legal, but it could come back to bite you when you’re applying for a job, trying to get a gig (you may have…
12 Ways To Make Your Audience Take Notice Of You
© 2009 Vinny Ribas Most of us have had the unfortunate experience of playing for a room full of people who seem to be completely ignoring us. If you were hired to play dinner or background music, that would be perfectly acceptable and even encouraged. However, in any other situation, we might start thinking that…
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…