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Where Did All Of My Fans Go?
© 2010 Vinny Ribas These days the music market is more fickle and ever changing than ever. Your fans have an uncountable number of choices regarding the music they want to listen to and ultimately buy. And they themselves are changing. They grow up, take on different roles in life, find new interests etc. As…
50 Common Indie Artist Challenges and Traps And How To Avoid Them Part II
Not knowing their strengths and weaknesses. An example of this would be great singers who insist on also playing their musical instrument, or vice versa, but don’t have adequate talent in both areas. Another example is the rhythm guitar player who insists on taking a lead even though the lead guitarist would do a much…
The 4 Components Necessary for Success as an Indie Artist
© 2010 Vinny Ribas In this age of upheaval in the music industry, I have noticed that 4 things still remain a constant for 99.9% of all artists: 1. You have to have enough talent that others will want to either listen to you, watch you, or adopt what you have created, and preferably at…
‘Moving Your Career to the Next Level’ – audio track with Vinny Ribas
Have you ever just felt stuck in your music career. Maybe you can’t seem to break into the next level. Maybe entertainment buyers aren’t taking you seriously. Whatever the problem is, there may be only one or 2 things that are holding you back. This short audio will help you uncover what the roadblock is so you can…
Opportunities That Many Indie Artists Miss
© 2010 Vinny Ribas Collecting fan information – Many artists let gigs go by without asking for audience members to join their mailing list. Many also don’t have a way for people to join their mailing list on their website, MySpace page etc. This literally results in leaving money on the table, as you’ll see…
Taking Baby Steps As An Indie Artist
© 2010 Vinny Ribas Countless artists get stuck in a seemingly never-ending rut because they just don’t know what to do next. With marketing, songwriting, rehearsing, performing, bookkeeping, publicity and more all part of an artist’s responsibilities, the options can seem overwhelming. So, the obvious solution would be to put a step-by-step plan together that…
50 Common Artist Challenges and Traps and How To Fix or Avoid Them – Part 1
Copyright 2015 Vinny Ribas I have been in the music business for most of the past 40 years. In that time I have hit some very hard brick walls, been faced with seemingly insurmountable tasks, embarrassed myself and found myself turning out to be someone other than who really I was deep inside. I have…