There is a lot of great advice on succeeding in the music industry, but there are a lot of lies as well. Let’s take a moment to separate fact from fiction before someone steers your career in the wrong direction. Continue Reading
Every artist has a unique journey to success in the music industry, but they should all start with the same goal. Social growth is great, but streaming growth can be life-changing. Continue Reading
There will always be a market for shallow songs with catchy hooks, but career musicians like Drew Holcomb know that the path to long-term success requires an embrace of one’s authentic self. Continue Reading
On this episode of INSIDE MUSIC, host James Shotwell chats with FiXT Records co-founder James Rhodes about his label’s big plans for 2019. Rhodes talks about the FiXT approach to finding and recruiting talent, as well as the role FiXT… Continue Reading
On this episode of INSIDE MUSIC, host James Shotwell calls Beyond The Music founder Connor Skelly to discuss DIY with a catch. Instead of discussing bands finding success outside the traditional music business system, James and Connor chat about professionals… Continue Reading
Music marketing has changed. Not long ago, artists hoping to stand out would turn to blogs with strong followings to premiere music and share insight into their records. That approach still works today, but with more artists and blogs than… Continue Reading
The internet has given us many gifts. Among them, the ability to connect with like-minded people from all over the world ranks as one of the best. Anyone with access to the internet can find people with similar interests and… Continue Reading
There are many ways to get attention for your band, but regardless of what tips and tricks you may have picked up throughout your experience in music, there is nothing that can impact your careers like a great hook or… Continue Reading
On this episode of INSIDE MUSIC, host James Shotwell chats with Tony from Save Your Generation records about the realities of running a label in the modern era. Changing trends in the business have placed many small labels in difficult… Continue Reading
Time. It’s the one thing we all want that is always fleeting and impossible to replenish. The luckiest among us realize the value of time in their teen years, but most don’t appreciate it’s true nature until some great loss… Continue Reading