27 articles that will help your music career

Breaking down fundamental business concepts for artist is a weird passion of mine, but hey… everyone’s got their thing right?

So without further ado, here’s a look back at some articles you might have missed (I’ll denote some of my favorites with a 🔥 emoji):

OH! And real quick…. if you don’t mind sharing this email (or and article) with a friend or family member, I would be eternally grateful. You can’t imagine how much it helps.

Ok… here we go:

1. “How To Actually Make Money from your Music”

   • Part 1

   • Part 2

2. Current Events

   • Why Spotify will Collapse 🔥

   • TikTok and the UMG feud

   • My thoughts on the P. Diddy scandal

   • Spotify’s Sneakiest Move of All

3. Music Marketing

   • Read this if you hate music promotion

   • How to start an email list (for artists) 🔥

   • How to get attention

   • Keeping someone’s attention once you have it

   • How to communicate with your audience

   • Why marketing feels cringey

   • How to market your music without feeling gross

   • 60-second advice for marketing

4. Artist Business

   • Building a career in a recession

   • Read this before trying to get a record deal 🔥

   • The only business rule you ever need 🔥

   • 7 business tips for artists

   • The basics of sales funneling for musicians

   • A real-world example of sales funneling

   • Why streaming pays like crap

   • An important business lesson for artists

5. Mindset

   • Creativity + Mental Health 🔥

   • I interviewed 100 independent artists 🔥

   • The most dangerous question in music

   • Dealing with rejection

   • The troll 🔥

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