Sharks, sharks, sharks… the music industry is full of them. We gotta know it & accept it. And… be aware! They hide behind the name of managers, producers, promoters, artists, even friends! Let me tell you something, first thing you have to do in your artist life is to decide what way to take, once […]
Posts Tagged ‘independent music’
Episode 10 – Sharks
Posted: 3rd February 2012 by IreneB in Starting OutTags: diary of an indie artist, independent artist, independent music, indie artist, Starting Out
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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 […]
Episode 2 – Are You A Songwriter?
Posted: 2nd January 2012 by IreneB in Publishing, Starting OutTags: ASCAP, BMI, diary of an indie artist, episode 2, independent music, lorena ares, PRS, Publishing, SESAC, SGAE, singer, SOCAN, songwriter
Second day, second episode! This ain’t gonna be like this everyday, just so you know! I was just writing a song Lorena Ares, an amazing 12 y.o. singer (check her out at http://www.lorenaares.com/, mad pipes!), and I thought I could talk about songwriting. Here you have my view! Hope you enjoy it! PS: BTW, don’t […]