Hey indies! I know it’s been a while, but I gotta be honest, this subject that I’m gonna touch today is one of the most intricate ones. People don’t give enough credit to copyrights, with the internet piracy, creative commons, the whole discussion about the SOPA, PIPA, etc. we are starting to realize that it […]
Archive for January, 2012
Episode 8 – How to sell your music on digital outlets
Posted: 17th January 2012 by IreneB in DistributionI’ve got this very interesting question in one of my previous episodes. Although I wanted for this diary to be more in order, from beginning to end of an artist’s career (hopefully it never ends right?), I can’t help to start receiving this kind of questions. So I figured out, whoever is interested in this […]
Episode 7 – Impatience Killed The Artist
Posted: 13th January 2012 by IreneB in Starting OutTags: diary of an indie artist, episode 7, independent artist, independent music, indie artist, singer, songwriter, Starting Out, taxes
Today I went to a class about taxes in Europe, yep! It may sound boring, but if you’re gonna be an artist and eventually create a brand of yourself, you have to learn tricky & boring things about taxes, benefits, losses, etc. That way you will be in total control of your finances (even if […]
Episode 6 – Differences Between Producers & Programmers
Posted: 9th January 2012 by IreneB in ProductionTags: diary of an indie artist, episode 6, independent artist, independent music, indie artist, lorena ares, producer, programmer, singer, songwriter
Working with a producer and seeing lots of artists around I’ve found that, in general, there is a big misconception between producers, programmers, musicians and authors. I recorded this episode to make it all clear. Grammy Award producer Frankie Biggz helps me define each one of them. You can also see a little bit what […]
Today we spent most of the day at the studio recording Lorena Ares. When I got to the hotel I was surprised by a viewers’ question, that is awesome!! The question was concerning the Episode 3, about free stuff. He was offered to get his music mixed for free, but he was worried about the […]