Quick tip 51 Do something different
Here’s one I got reminded of lately. As musicians we need to learn our own field of music. No matter what genre our music is, we need to know what others in the same genre are doing. This is important….
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Quick tip 50 Google & Twitter
Posted at March 13, 2015 by
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SEO is one of those terms thrown around by us in the music marketing game, but quite few musicians actually know what it means. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation, in other words it is the process of making sure…
Quick tip 48 Bigger is not always better
Posted at March 11, 2015 by
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I’m sure your dream as a musician is to play in front of as many people as possible, share your music with as many people as possible. I’m sure you have dreamed about playing at a festival in front of…
Quick tip 47 Advertise
Posted at March 10, 2015 by
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This week is turning out to be very business oriented week in these Quick tip posts. And rightly so, you need to learn the business! Yesterday’s Quick tip talked about the importance of being able to sell. Now I know…
Quick tip 46 Sales
Today’s quick tip is one of those hard cold facts of music business that every one try to pretend it does not matter, but it is the key to the success of your career. You need to accept the fact…
Quick tip 45 Twitter DM
Posted at March 6, 2015 by
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Today’s Quick tip is all about using Twitter’s Direct Message (Also known as DM) to promote your music. I’m sure some of you will have a critical view of this, but then again if us musicians stayed away from everything…
Quick tip 44 Act like nothing happened
Posted at March 5, 2015 by
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Here’s a one thing to do during a live show that will make you look instantly more professional. During a live show things will go wrong, people will make mistakes, that’s just the nature of it. No matter how prepared…
Quick tip 43 Playing in a new venue
Posted at March 4, 2015 by
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I have a check list I go through every time I play in a new venue. First impressions are very important and especially when you are trying to build a new working relationship. This list is especially relevant to Dublin…
Quick tip 42 That little bit extra
Posted at March 3, 2015 by
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I often get asked by friends who see me work well past what would be considered the “normal hours”, why would I bother? The answer is, because I care. I am passionate about what I do. If I stay up…
Quick tip 41 Do it your self
Posted at March 2, 2015 by
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Most musicians suffer from the “next level” syndrome. We want to find a manager, promoter, booking agent, PR company, record label to take us to the “next level”. Most of us don’t even know what that next level is… The…
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