Monday, June 2, 2014

Q: How Many Roads Must a Band Walk Down? A: All of Them

Many of my posts feature new or often overlooked ways for musicians to make money. Others strive to instill a sense of urgency for musicians to work more than one angle in order to get ahead. But because singular blog posts can easily be missed and the phrase "...more than one angle" doesn't really do justice to amount of work that needs to be done and the number of angles there are. Have you been trying what you assume is everything and dodging your landlord on a regular basis? The good news (and the bad news) is that there is most likely plenty that you aren't doing. So you've put a digital album up on Bandcamp...what about iTunes? So you've had merch like t-shirts and stickers printed...what about digital merch like exclusive artwork or videos? So you put out a CD...have you considered vinyl and did you know that vinyl sales surged 30% last year? Have you tried offering music lessons? If you are 100% dedicated to building a career as a musician, it may be a very long while before you can afford much of anything so in the meantime, be a scavenger.

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