Money Basics for Musicians, Songwriters, Singers and Artists
Since money buys things like food, shelter, equipment, and clothing, I therefore recommend you know how to use it. Here are some basic money terms and insights:
Read MoreAn Open Letter to You
(The following is a post from John Simson, former executive director of SoundExchange now operating as an independent consultant for the Future of Music Coalition’s Artist Revenue Stream project that appeared in Billboard on 9/2.) As revenue diversification is seen as the key to a successful music industry future, the FOMC is trying to identify what artist’s revenue streams are today and how they’ve evolved over the last 10 years. The survey is scheduled to run Sept. 6 through Oct. 28. Interested participants can get more information here.) Our industry is full of...
Read MoreGet a Job
In my last post, entitled Don’t Be Desperate, I wrote, “…money means survival in today’s world, so financial desperation can literally be a matter of life or death.” The solution: get a job. Experience Yes you need money, but don’t just get a job, get a useful job where you can learn skills that will help your music career while you get paid. Skills like sales, marketing, how to deal with people, business principles and hundreds of others. So be sure to make “what can I learn from this job” your number one priority when searching. Money A close...
Read MoreMoney and 4 Other Reasons You’re Failing
Go read this post from Jonathan Morrow, replace all references to writing with music/musician/etc. and take his words to heart – he’s talking to YOU! Everything he discusses in “5 Crippling Beliefs that keep Writers Penniless and Mired in Mediocrity” is true of musicians too (all artists). So, as I said, go read it. Money Though the post covers the topic of money well, if you struggle with the idea that music “can only be a labor of love,” understand that money follows success. The argument that music shouldn’t be created to make money is only half...
Read MoreBlog Action Day – Poverty
Thousands of bloggers around the world will write about poverty today. Here’s my contribution: Why You Should Be Wealthy We live in a world that cannot make up it’s mind about money. And no group of people is more confused than the church. I personally believe this is a tragedy and I’d like to point out why. So here are my 25 reasons why I think you should be wealthy: Because you can. Because others can’t. Because others need you to be so… They can see your success and believe they can succeed too. Because righteous, rich and loyal Christians...
Read MoreCongress and the US Financial Mess
PLEASE read this and heed the call to action at the end – especially the part about firing their butts and sending them home. And speaking of, is NOW a good time to make a serious push for congressional Term Limits?
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