With “Choosin’ Texas,” Ella Langley has just notched an 18th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — a record-breaking run that says as much about…
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Music business: where to start when you want to live from your music
Making, standing out, reaching, surrounding yourself, getting paid: the five areas of an independent music career, the assumptions that cost you, and where to begin.
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Bad Bunny closes his record-breaking “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” tour with two hometown shows in Puerto Rico
Bad Bunny is wrapping one of the biggest tours in recent memory with two farewell shows in San Juan on August 22 and 23 — closing out a…
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Income & careerReach & visibility
Borrowing other people’s audiences: composing for podcasts, theatre and video
Podcasts, short films, plays and video channels all need original music. A free, largely ignored lever — provided you insist on one thing: the credit.
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YouTube for musicians: the most underused platform in your promotion
Streaming gives you one format: the track. A video channel takes six, brings you viewers on its own, and leaves you full editorial control. And it is free.
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Instrumental practice: what American musicians do differently
Usable from the very first note, with no warm-up phase. The difference is not talent but playing hours — and the causes are structural.
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Making a living from music without being famous: the trades behind the scenes
Fame is one revenue model among others, not a precondition. The behind-the-scenes trades that pay, why they are more accessible, and how to get into them.
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Mastering for musicians: what it actually does and when to book it
The most misunderstood stage in music production, and the cheapest. What mastering really covers, why loudness wars are over, and how to prepare a mix.
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Home studio or professional studio: how to decide, take by take
The studio is a fascinating place, and an expensive default. Three criteria to decide take by take, and the spending order that works on a self-released project.
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The gimmick as a recognition device: the Dire Straits lesson
Three or four notes and you know the song. Mark Knopfler calls it setting the scene. What a musical motif really does, and how to build your own.
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Reworking your own tracks: the catalogue relaunch independents forget
A released track is not finished. Reinterpreting your own songs is one of the rare visibility levers that needs no budget, no new work and nobody's permission.
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Building your team as a musician: the list method
Hiring from a CV is a bet; calling back someone you have seen work is a decision. A method that costs nothing: keep a running list of the…
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