Music Biz Insights From The Trenches.

One of the most common issues I hear bands talk about all the time are centered around booking some recording studio time. Unfortunately musicians have never been known to be great managers of time. Hence out of all the music recording studio tips I could give, time management would probably be the highest on the list.

Have you ever heard of a building being finished on time or a band that finishes their studio sessions...

Have you ever walked into your local video or record store and felt totally overwhelmed with the range and selection to choose from? It’s like a kid in a candy store trying to figure out what they want. The truth is that the more selection you have the harder it is to make a decision.

The same idea holds true in recording studios. It helps to know exactly what your recording studio plans are before...

Wow! In this clip below, Michael Laskow really nails the point home on how to sign a record deal

These days, in order to sign a record deal you’re looking at climbing heights higher than mount Everest, especially in the current market conditions. However this clip really drives home a key point for anyone willing to step into the ring and go the distance.

One of the great things...

Let’s face it, getting anywhere in life or in your career of choice is tough let alone trying to breaking into the music industry and crack the secret code to stardom.

Self promotion and understanding how music promotion companies work is without doubt a key factor in the success of any artist’s career.

Without doubt, one of the silliest gigs and tours mistakes I ever made in my music industry career was when I was 19 years old. I put up some money to help tour a guy called Alex Patterson from a group from the UK called The Orb.

What a mistake that was….

4 Reasons Why You’d Be Mad Not Too!

As some read this headline, most artists and bands are probably wondering why the hell playing rock gigs on a Monday night would be beneficial in any way to their career?

I can hear them all saying right now, is this guy out of his mind?

Why would I or any band want to play rock gigs or any gigs for that matter...

It’s one thing to try and book a whole bunch of gigs, however managing your time and schedule is just as important.

Some may call it planning for the future, however in the world of live music and touring it’s known as Gig management.

Music booking agents, or otherwise in the music business as just “booking agents” are a very rare breed of people. At first glance, they can appear like your best friend but behind the scenes boy are they complicated to figure out.

I have personally spent plenty of time in offices with music booking agents, learning analyzing and listening, and have signed multiple bands that I’ve managed to multiple agents over the past...

So you’ve got your demo recorded, the studio booked and are now sitting there thinking to yourself “there are a ton of record producers out there, how do we know which is the right producer for us?”

In some sense, record producers are a dime a dozen, most people today call themselves producers of some sorts, but what does that really mean?

The music industry is riddled with so many different types of people. You’ve got agents, music producers, labels, distributors, a/r guys, publicists, street teams, engineers, managers, PR people, publicists…. The list goes on.

However, when you book your next studio session and you lay out your life savings to pay for it, you better know the answer to the following question -