by Michael Kuczkowski | Feb 20, 2023 | Music Career Development
There is no end to the reasons why amateur musicians have second thoughts about turning their passion into a single-minded career. Almost all their time will be devoted to music—practicing, traveling, networking and connecting, managing contracts and booking dates, to...
by Michael Kuczkowski | Feb 6, 2023 | Music Career Development, Success in Music
Marketing professionals love to talk about how complicated their trade is. They’re not lying, but they’re not telling you the whole truth. The variety of marketing strategies, channels, and methods for raising your brand’s profile can make you dizzy. But the whole...
by Michael Kuczkowski | Jan 23, 2023 | Music Tips
Artists tour for all sorts of reasons. Connecting with fans, making money, recharging their creative batteries, enjoying a change of scenery, to name just a few. But there are a number of things to keep in mind before packing up your gear and getting on the road....
by Michael Kuczkowski | Jan 9, 2023 | Music Tips, Success in Music
Do what you love, so the adage goes, and you’ll never work a day in your life. It’s a nice sentiment, but whoever coined it was either independently wealthy or OK with living in a hollow log. We love music, right? But turning it into a profitable career means putting...
by Michael Kuczkowski | Dec 19, 2022 | Music Tips, Success in Music
According to data and statistics based on the Consumer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Data (and reported on in2013dollars.com), musical instruments and accessory pricing averaged an inflationary rate of .46% vs 2.4% since 1997. Your musical instrument investment...
