How To Promote A Local Concert
The following post was created by Jeremy Boyum, bass player for Shadow Of Whales. We were planning to publish a guide like this for some time now, and lucky for us the team at Muddy Paw PR was able to… Continue Reading
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The 6 Unspoken Rules of Soundchecking
This post is the latest in our ongoing content collaboration with SonicBids. So you’ve just spent hours cramped up in a dirt-laden, odor-soaked van along with your bandmates who happen to share those very same qualities. You’ve twisted and turned… Continue Reading
Focus On These 6 Things If You Want To ‘Make It’ In Music
In a recent episode of the 100 Words or Less podcast, guest Tom Mullen (of Washed Up Emo) bring up a great point about “making it.” 11:54 “If you don’t know where the basement show is, you’re disconnected, because that’s… Continue Reading
PRO TIP: Think Twice Before Attacking Your Peers
If there is one thing we can probably all agree on about life on the internet it’s that those who fuel the content generation machines that keep the web buzzing with viral sensations love nothing more than drama. It can… Continue Reading
Advice: Ready Yourself For Big Hits
Ryan Adams Tweeted to his 695,000 followers about Christopher the Conquered, an independent artist in Iowa. A CD was passed along to him, and he liked it so much he shared with his followers. After one week these were the results:… Continue Reading
Tips For Negotiating Your Next Management Contract
Our friends at CDBaby ran this really great feature on negotiating management contracts that we are now sharing with you. We’ve probably shared the information below with dozens of artists in recent weeks, and we encourage you to do the… Continue Reading
Advice: Adding (The Right) Members To Your Band
Hello, everyone. Thank you for taking a few minutes out of your day to spend on our blog. The post your about to read is part of our long-running artist advice series, and like many of the posts in this… Continue Reading
Automation Will Not Make You A Star (But It Might Help)
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the beginning of a new week here on the official blog of Haulix. We are thrilled to know you have chosen to spend a few minutes of your time with us. This is the final week of… Continue Reading
How To Kill Your Band #7 – Down With The Sickness
Hello and welcome to the seventh installment of Eric Morgan’s How To Kill Your Band. This column offers advice to up and coming artists from the perspective of a professional musician who has thrived with and without label support over the… Continue Reading
Haulix Advice: How To Deal With The Fact Your Band Is Breaking Up
Hello again! We are in the midst of a completely unplanned ‘Advice Week,’ and so far the feedback from our readers has been overwhelming. We hope to continue helping guide you through the ins and outs of the music industry… Continue Reading