Category archives: Touring

T-Pain Shares Truth About Most Cancelled Tours That Other Artists Try To Hide

Rapper T-Pain has cancelled his 1UP DLC and in a moment of candor on social media, revealed that low ticket sales were a key part of that decision. “I was advised to lie about this and say that I needed some time, or I needed some alone time or me-time…

The Value Of Merch For Today’s Working Artist With Joey Stucky [INTERVIEW]

Here award-winning musician, personality, and engineer Joey Stuckey discusses the success of his music and the important role merch plays in branding his act and drawing in valuable revenue. _____________________________ Guest post from Disc Makers Blog Being blind hasn’t stopped Joey Stuckey from living a life of intention, joy, and…

10 Ways To Enjoy Yourself More On Tour

Touring, particularly that of the DIY variety, brings with it countless challenges and stress-inducing mishaps, and can at times be hard to remember when you wanted to be on the road in the first place. Here, Ellisa Sun reminds us of ten key ways in which artists can have more…

Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

This week, our tips and advice for independent artists in the music business covered how formatting impacts social media marketing, why it’s so important to build a solid brand for yourself, how you can begin booking your own local shows, and more. Best Career Advice That Nobody In Music Takes…

Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Streaming Success Stories • Run A Business From The Road • Music Startups • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, our contributors shared streaming success stories, advice on how artists can run a business from the road, info on five cutting edge music startups, and more! Juri Kobayashi | Streaming Success Stories From Musicinfo And China Casey Barker | Don’t Forget The Other Half Sam Bowman…

How Touring Musicians Can Operate A Business From The Road

In order to find success in the music industry, more and more musical entrepreneaurs are realizing they need to treat their careers like a small business, a small business which the they’re often required to operate while out on the road. Here we break down how artists can best run…