The Learning NEVER ends! Hey guys! As you know, being an entrepreneur (a Music Entrepreneur, wink) means you are constantly learning about new ways to improve your business. Behind every newly learned lesson are a dozen new questions about something you’ve maybe never even heard of. This is both the exciting and the tedious nature of…
Tag: Music
How to play gigs for agencies/booking agents. Tips and tricks to get yourself on the roster and be in demand.
This article is designed to educate you (and give you tips) about how to perform gigs for booking agencies. I’ll talk about the Pros and Cons and give you an overview of my experiences in this world. Hopefully there is a lot you will be able to take out of this article and apply to…
What’s been up (Now that I’m moved home)? What’s new? And what’s coming soon?
The Music Entrepreneur blog inspires and educates musicians to succeed as pros.
The One-Two Punch that is Gigging AND Booking Gigs!
Hello! I hope everyone is having a great, fun, and productive summer. I used to work for a booking agent that will remain nameless. This guy would show up at the venue, where he booked my buddy and I in as a duo to pay us $200.00CAD, in person. We found out from the bartender…
Ways to avoid vocal cord problems like I had! Warning: Graphic content.
How-to avoid vocal cord problems like I had! Warning: Graphic content (meaning a photo of my vocal cords pre and post surgery, looks like something from outer space.) (This was me in April 2017 right after having surgery to remove polyps from my vocal cords. A before and after photo of the polyps are down…
Why many artists fail at being Music Entrepreneurs and have to go back to work: AVOID THIS!
Lack of talent is not why most artists fail. A bad attitude kills more music careers than anything.
A few song ideas to add some Fun and “Classiness” to your Live Shows
Heya there everybody. I want to suggest some songs to play that will get you noticed in all the right ways and that will give your set a bit more of that “classy” and fun edge. This is part of the answer to the age old question of “What should I play at my live shows?”….
Opportunities teaching music lessons
Hello once again! I hope you’re all keeping busy and doing well with your music! So far I’ve been pretty focussed on how to succeed by playing gigs. I want to shift gears here and talk about another opportunity for us musicians to make a living with music. Teaching. By teaching lessons you can supplement…
Find Paying Gigs Pt. 2 – Finding “non-bar” gigs!
I’ve been getting some great feedback on my “How to Find Paid Gigs” post. Thanks for reading it and for taking the time to comment. One suggestion I received via Facebook was to talk a bit about finding gigs other than bar/pub/restaurant gigs. There’s many ways to “gig for a living” so I’d like to include…