Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


The Cult Era

We all want to belong First it was baseball, then it was the Beatles and finally it was MTV. We all paid attention, we all knew what was happening, and even the barely hip caught the references. Today you’ve got no idea what people are talking about, unless they’re a member of your cult. We’re […]

Economics Of Being An Artist-SiriusXM This Week

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The Ladder

1. HONE YOUR ACT You need to practice off the grid, offline. This advice is for pros, not amateurs. If you’re just screwing around, post on YouTube and TikTok, have fun, but if you want to make music your career… People tend to know this at a young age. And if you’re one of these […]

Play Live

That’s the only way to really establish a career today. The TikTok paradigm…that’s a long shot. And even the singles the majors push up the charts don’t draw an audience live. The key is to cement your bond with fans on stage. And that goes against everything we’ve been told for the last twenty years. […]