[Editors Note: This is blog is written by Chris Mooney, TuneCore’s Senior Director of Artist Promotion & Strategic Relationships.] Artists are people too and around the holidays, they also have families to visit, gifts to buy, eggnog to drink, etc. – but artists can’t ignore their craft and career during this time. As the temperature drops, I wanted […]
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As a part of our on-going A3C Festival coverage, we’re here to provide insight from artists featured in this year’s lineup. These are hard-working, independent hip-hop artists embracing entrepreneurial journeys every day, and TuneCore is proud to be a part of the process! We caught up with TuneCore artists Ripynt and Translee to see how […]
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Milwaukee-born and New York-based Signif took some time to chat with TuneCore as a part of our A3C Artists To Watch Spotlight about her journey, influences, and process. She’ll be recording as a part of our partnership with SAE Institute during A3C’s #TuneCoreStudio Artist & Producer Sessions. Her latest release, Friction, (released through TuneCore) is available on iTunes. Check out […]
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We’ve been talking about touring a lot lately. We found out how to stay organized in between shows, and how to keep from getting bored. Now we’re getting some tips on keeping the creative process flowing while on tour. Michael Lindner, lead singer and guitarist of the rock band 28 North, has helpful tips to get you inspired and ready to write when you have some down time….
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Last week rock duo 7Horse shared with us how they stay organized on tour. So now that you’re organizationally set for your string of summer shows, you’re going to want to make sure you don’t get bored while the miles pass by. Nashville-based grunge/punk rockers The Nearly Deads are pretty comfortable when it comes to touring, and over the years they’ve come up with a few ways to keep things interesting between shows…
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With summer now in full swing, musicians are hitting the road for weeks of back-to-back shows. Blues Rock duo 7Horse is no stranger to the road, having toured extensively over the past few years, and currently on a national tour to promote their new album, Songs for a Voodoo Wedding. In between shows, the band took a little time to count down the top five ways they stay organized on the road…
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You learned to play an instrument, wrote some songs, and now you’re ready to share those songs with the world. So, how do you take the next step and book a show? I hope this post can serve as a guide to help artists just getting started, as well as those who may have some previous experience, but need a little extra advice to land that great gig…
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Get ready, Brooklyn. Over 400 bands are coming to town. We’re just about one week away from the start of The Northside Festival, a seven day festival bringing together bands, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, innovators, and thousands of fans. In case you haven’t heard, we’re partnering with The Wild Honey Pie to throw The Beehive at Brooklyn Bowl on June 14th. We’ll be there, hanging out with the awesome bands performing like Step Rockets and Canon Logic.
In anticipation of the event, we caught up with Minneapolis-based indie rockers Step Rockets to find out how they’ve been keeping momentum going with their music, how they approach music festivals, and more…
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By Erin Austin (of OK SWEETHEART)
With everything in life, making little adjustments to habits can make a big difference in results. Being a full-time independent musician has been a series of continual adjustments. Well, let’s be real—these “adjustments” are more like mistakes that I have to learn from and try my darndest not to repeat. Since OK SWEETHEART came into existence in September of 2009, we’ve officially played at 20+ festivals, ranging from the petite and magical like Doe Bay on Orcas Island in Washington, to the sometimes overwhelming but incredibly valuable and productive circus that is SXSW in Austin, TX. Each experience is a new one and each year I learn how to be a better performer and business person. Yes, I said it: BUSINESS PERSON.
Most musicians love playing music and aren’t too fond of the “networking” side of the industry. Festivals are not only about hearing great music, but also about building a team of people around your music to get it out to the world in an effective way. There’s prep work to be done prior to the festival that could be an entirely different blog post—“How To Prep For a Music Festival”—maybe I should write that one first? Anyhow, my best bits of advice for post-festival steps can be narrowed down to 5 points…
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Starting to sketch out your summer tour? Finding venues is obviously a pretty major part of the planning, but there are some other key factors to figure out before hitting the road. NYC-based Singer-Songwriter Stephen Babcock is familiar with life on the road, having toured the East Coast and the UK. He shared with us some useful tips for any artist thinking about packing up the van. Full disclosure: in addition to being a talented artist about to put out a new EP, Stephen works here at TuneCore…
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