J Lind’s “Don’t Let Them Steal Your Joy” is Pure Joy
It’s fine…It’s not fine…Don’t let them steal the backbeat in the rhythm in your voice. J Lind’s “Don’t Let Them Steal Your Joy” is a joyful song in the face of criticism, skepticism, and even prejudice. It doesn’t matter what you do, there will be those who doubt, those who oppose. As often as not, […]
Meta Ads for Music: 3 Tips for 2024
This year, I made two big decisions related to my music marketing agency: 1. I stopped offering press services. I wrote about this here, but the upshot is that after five-plus years of helping artists get covered in blogs, I just got kind of burned out. I haven’t run a PR campaign in six or seven […]
DistroKid vs LANDR
Music distribution services offer a way to get your music out to the public and make it available on online stores, streaming platforms, and physical stores. In this day and age, most music distribution happens online, and finding the perfect music distributor is, now more than ever, a crucial step in your music career, especially […]
11 Best Music Theory Courses
“The pleasure we obtain from music comes from counting, but counting unconsciously. Music is nothing but unconscious arithmetic.” ~ Gottfried Leibniz Although it’s a creative field, music is often compared to mathematics. Learning music theory is like unlocking a robust code behind the sounds that can help you elevate your music career and take it […]
What is music licensing?
As a composer, musician, or music producer, you have several options to generate income through your art. In a world where most of the music is published digitally, traditional revenue streams, like selling physical albums, are no longer sufficient to make a living from your music, even as an established artist. Still, the music industry […]
6 Best Music Transcription Websites
What do you see when you look at a musical sheet? Some musicians will automatically start translating written notes into sounds, while others will never learn the secrets of note reading and, nonetheless, have a successful and satisfying music career. I only started learning how to read and write music after years of playing with […]
Bandzoogle vs. Squarespace
21st-century musicians need to be conscious not only of the quality of their music but also of their online presence. Social media platforms, streaming platforms, and a professional website are your door to the public and the main tools to connect with your audience. In particular, designing an easy-to-navigate, functional, and visually appealing website can […]
Is “Wherever You Are” Neil Finn’s most romantic song?
In 1996, a TV advert ran with the tagline, “you know more Crowded House songs than you think you do.” It was clever, but also true. The inherent catchiness in Neil Finn’s songwriting paired with lyrics that sit on a knife’s edge between reality and dreams ensure that his songs, once in your brain, are […]
“Will Anybody Ever Love Me?”
“Will Anybody Ever Love Me,” by Sufjan Stevens, is a song about a quest. The ultimate aim is to experience love – an honest, authentic love – so, another journey, really. Various landscapes are traversed in the music video, and each landscape has a portal to another landscape, and the journey goes on. This isn’t […]
Noah Gundersen isn’t giving up on “Better Days”
There’s a piano. It’s broken or muffled. There seems to be the sound of people moving about in the background. It turns out those noises are the drums that soon join in. This is how Noah Gundersen’s “Better Days” starts. Quietly, effected, but deceptive, for when the singing starts it’s crystal clear, soulful, and emotional. […]
