Independent Rockstar

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Scott James

Scott James is a Guitarist / Composer / Songwriter in Los Angeles, CA. He owns WebsitesForRockstars.com and is a student of internet marketing. Scott has also worked in sales and music licensing. He's an avid reader, a seminar junkie and an eternal optimist. He also enjoys long walks on the beach and writing about himself in the third person.

In addition to Independent Rockstar, you can find Scott's writing on Disc Maker's Echoes Blog and CD Baby's DIY Musician.




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Apply What You Learn ASAP by Entelleckt


If someone tells you “knowledge is power” they’ve told you a half truth. Knowledge is potential power. You have to take action to reap the benefit of the knowledge. Anytime you learn something new, you [...]



Supercharge Your Vision


I’m going to share a technique that I’ve used over the past year for a New Years resolution that actually worked. I think this can be massively powerful for you in 2012 in your career [...]



Make a Video by Max Jam


Make a video, even if it’s just you performing the song start to finish. People are really hooked on visual content and videos make songs sound more stimulating. Use the best camera you can. One solution would [...]



Standing Out


Today I stopped by Amoeba Music in Hollywood. As usual there were dozens and dozens of flyers competing for attention. Some were bright, some were loud, some were beautifully designed and professional, but only one [...]



Imagination Vs. Reality – The Challenges of Having a Creative Brain


Creativity.  It can be both a tremendous blessing and an oppressive curse for musicians and artists of all kinds.  They say that creatives have a higher rate of depression and suicide than average because we [...]



Be Bold…


Be bold and don’t worry about what people think. They don’t do it that often anyway – Tim Ferriss Share this:RedditStumbleUponEmailPrintDigg



Is Your Job Slowly Killing You?


Here’s how to quit with style, courtesy of the What Cheer? Brigade from Providence, Rhode Island: Share this:RedditStumbleUponEmailPrintDigg



The Opposite of Branding


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Sales Tip From a Street Performer


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Welcome to the newly re-designed Independent Rockstar!


Hope you dig the new design! It’s a work in progress. I’ve added the ‘quickies’ category so I can post photos, videos, quotes, random thoughts, tips, etc. without feeling the need to produce a complete [...]



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