Before you sign a major recording deal, read this post. You’ll thank us later. The Big Three Contracts Contract 1: License to Distribute a Single Album This first contract is a basic license deal for a single album. The artist receives a sum of m…
Category archives: Touring And Performing Tips
Five Things You Can Learn from the Best Drummer in the World
It’s rare you get to meet someone that is arguably the best at what they do. Frank Zummo is one of those people. I get it. You believe there’s a better drummer and that may be true but god dammit Frank Zummo is good. From winning competitions at Drum Center as a CHILD, to starting […]
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9 Places to Crash for Free While Touring With Your Band
1. IKEA The secret is to go for a lounge chair, not a bed. Just pick a really big, fluffy one (preferably in a quieter corner or low-traffic location). That way, it totally looks like a complete accident. If (or, when) someone wakes you up, act completely shocked that you actually fell asleep while shopping! […]
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Linkin Park Is Back On Tour And Helping Communities In Need
As part of their new album promotion for One More Light, Linkin Park is teaming up with a non-profit to assist communities without electricity. Working with a charity to promote your album has a number of benefits. For starters, it demonstrates that you’re passionate about your music as well as proactive about causes. But it […]
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Linkin Park Is Back On Tour And Helping Communities In Need
As part of their new album promotion for One More Light, Linkin Park is teaming up with a non-profit to assist communities without electricity. Working with a charity to promote your album has a number of benefits. For starters, it demonstrates that you’re passionate about your music as well as proactive about causes. But it […]
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Prince Trumpet Player’s 14 Rules You Can’t Break If You Want To Turn Pro
For the past six months or so I’ve been in and out of the studio working on my new funk project (out later this year). I just finished my final vocals last month and this thing is now off to the races! Well, off to the mixing races that is. I had the distinct honor and pleasure of […]
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2008: United Airlines Smashes a Custom Guitar. 2017: United Airlines Smashes a Customer’s Face
United Airlines: now that’s some ‘smashing’ customer service! Back in 2008, United Airlines forced a musician to put his guitar in baggage. After heavy protest — and possibly against FAA rules — the airline refused to allow the $3,500 custom Taylor guitar in the passenger cabin. That proved to be a fatal error. The musician — Dave Carroll — witnessed […]
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Is It Safe for Foreign Artists to Play SXSW?
If you’re an international (non-US) artist with plans to travel to South by Southwest (SXSW), should you reconsider those plans? A look at the potential dangers involved. If you’re just catching up on this controversy, here’s the snapshot. An indie band recently freaked out after reviewing their South-by-Southwest (SXSW) contract. The band felt that language in the […]
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