006: Don’t Be Afraid to Shoot Your Shot with Brian Kidd
Brian ‘Mix Engineer’ Kidd is — well — a Mix Engineer. After hearing about Little Brother online, he decided to move from Hampton, VA to the Raleigh, NC area so Continue reading
005: How Stlndrms Used Live Streaming to Level Up His Music Career
Chris Wilkes (aka STLNDRMS) has been making beats since the early 2000’s. Early in his career, he saw great success by building a name for himself in Japan. He scored Continue reading
004: From Internet Producer to Universal Records & Beyond with Koncept Beats
At just 20 years old, Bryant Walker (aka Koncept Beats) was making over $30,000 per year by making beats and posting them online in his spare time. The success Continue reading
003: Headlining Shows and Raising Over $10,000 on Kickstarter with NANCE
For Episode 3 of the Music Business Dreams Podcast, we spoke to NANCE, a rapper from Raleigh, NC. NANCE is a great example of what it means to really brand Continue reading
002: How Sarah The Illstrumentalist is Using YouTube to Grow Her Brand
2 years ago, Sarah The Illstrumentalist started regularly uploading beatmaking videos to YouTube. Since then, she’s amassed over 8,000 subscribers and landed partnerships with brands like Melodics, Moog Music, Teenage Continue reading
001: Be Ready for Anything: A Conversation with Aimee Flint – Director of Operations for The Foreign Exchange
Aimee Flint is a bad-ass. With over 10 years under her belt as the Director of Operations for Grammy-nominated duo The Foreign Exchange, she knows a thing or two about Continue reading
Announcing The Music Business Dreams Podcast – Listen to the Trailer Now!
For the last 2 years, we’ve been dedicated to helping independent artists learn how to succeed in the music business. Today, I’m excited to announce the launch of yet another Continue reading
Top 5 Books To Help You Learn the Music Business
If you’re serious about building a career as an independent musician, you’re gonna need to learn a thing or two about how this industry works. There are hundreds of Continue reading
How To Promote Your Album After Its Release
Previously, we discussed the importance of using the power of marketing to ensure you have an audience for your music before it is released. But what’s the point of Continue reading
What To Include In a Pre-Release Music Marketing Plan
In today’s music business, there are thousands of songs released every week. As time passes, it seems like it gets harder and harder to get people to pay attention. Continue reading