A couple years ago I decided that I needed to expand my comfort zone. I wanted to do something to prove to myself that I could do anything. So I recruited a friend to go [...]

When you started singing or playing your instrument there was probably a strong reason why you picked it up. You probably had a feeling inside of you that you needed to get out; a drive to [...]

I recently went to a show at a small L.A. venue called the Baked Potato. The band was phenomenal. One of the best guitar players I’d ever seen. However, half-way through the set he spotted [...]

About 8 or 9 years ago I used to smoke two packs of Marlboro Red cigarettes a day. It was hard for me to imagine what it would really take to quit. I tried to [...]

So you’ve got your domain (if not, then snag it now! Godaddy.com) but you’re not ready to have a website built.  What should you do? Well if you’re active on Facebook then you may want [...]

With computers becoming more and more a part of our lives it’s easy to completely forget about some of the things we can do off-line to promote ourselves.  How about flyers?  When was the last [...]

A couple months ago I woke up, made some coffee and fired up the computer. I started my morning routine that includes checking traffic stats on my websites. When I popped open the stats program [...]

As an artist you hold a lot of power. It may not feel like you have much power if you find yourself banging your head against the wall trying to be heard, trying to get [...]

I recently came across an angry rant from someone who had played a show in his hometown and wasn’t pleased with the turnout.  He berated the ‘fans’ / friends for not going to see his [...]

Many of us use the term ‘independent artist’ or ‘recording artist’ to describe ourselves, but are we really artists, or are we just people who play music?