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How to Have a Life and Succeed in Music

One of the biggest musician challenges I see again and again is how to have a proper work/live balance. The fact that you love playing music can get you into serious trouble if you don’t recognize and plan for non-musical things like hobbies, exercise, relationships and eating. Here’s how.

An Open Letter to You

(The following is a post from John Simson, former executive director of SoundExchange now operating as an independent consultant for the Future of Music Coalition’s Artist Revenue Stream project that appeared in Billboard on 9/2.) As revenue diversification is...

Get a Job

In my last post, entitled Don’t Be Desperate, I wrote, “…money means survival in today’s world, so financial desperation can literally be a matter of life or death.” The solution: get a job. Experience Yes you need money, but don’t just...