At some point every artist sits down to get some serious creating done, only to find themselves facing a creative brick wall. Here we look at how to overcome such setbacks and unlock your inner creativity regardless. ________________________ In this latest post to MusicThinkTank, contributor Randi Zimmerman shares some helpful…
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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Instagram • Guitarist Mistakes • Trademark Rights • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, our contributors shared insights on how Instagram influencers earn money, how artists can sustain their energy while on tour, what exactly a trademark/trademark rights are, and more. Joe McLean | Top 30 Instagram Influencers – How Much Money Do They Earn? Shaun Letang | 6 Mistake…
Career Derailed: 6 Mistake Beginner Guitarists Make
When just starting out on an instrument, it’s inevitable that some mistakes will be made, but this is only a problem if you don’t learn from these errors in order to ultimately become a more successful artist. Here we look at six common pitfalls that aspiring musicians often fall into…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Nostalgia • Staying Healthy On Tour • Making The Industry Safer For Women • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, our contributors shared articles on how music engages the brain to evoke nostalgia, what musicians can do to stay healthy on the road, how the music industry can, and should, be made safer for women, and more. Gideon Waxman | How Does Music Engage The Brain,…
How Music Engages The Brain
Music’s impact on listeners moods and emotions has long been established, but beyond simply affecting our feelings, music also has the ability to transport the listener to a different time, place, and mindset. Here we dig into some of the science behind music induced nostalgia and how it impacts the…
How To Stay Healthy On Road: Tips For Touring Artists
While touring can, for many artists, be a dream come true, it also likely means countless hours on the road trapped in tiny van. Conditions like these can make make maintaining a healthy lifestyle difficult but not, should you take the right precautions, impossible. ______________________________ In this recent piece from…
Creating A Music Industry That’s Safer For Women
The music industry, like so many others, is distressingly male dominated meaning that, in addition to making it harder for female artists and producers to break out, systemic issues of objectification, discrimination, and sexual assault are pervasive throughout all aspects of the business. Here we look at some ways to…
How Working In Surround Sound Affected My Stereo Mixes
In this compelling piece, one engineer explains how his time mixing music in surround sound at the Netherlands legendary Wisseloord Studios helped fundamentally inform and alter the process by which he sculpts his stereo mixes. _______________________________ In this latest piece on MusicThinkTank, producer Stephen Bartlett recounts the profound impact which…
Should I Quit Music? How To Prevent Burnout
Given the trials and countless setbacks you will inevitably face as you struggle to cultivate a successful music industry career, chances are good you will at some point – maybe after one too many money-loosing tours, or rejected pitches – question whether it’s time to just throw in the towel….
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Music Therapy • Break Into The Music Scene • Guitar Display • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, contributors shared articles on how music therapy can be used to process trauma, how college graduates can break into the music industry, some tips for displaying instruments, and more! Dan Matthews | Music Therapy As A Way To Process Trauma JazzFuel | Tips From 40+ International…