There’s a famous internet marketer who has a simple mantra. He says spend 20% of your time creating. Then spend the remaining 80% promoting it. A lot of people follow this advice. As a musician […]

I’m recording at the moment. As I write this, I’m over half way through. Seven tracks down. Five still to do. I’ve already gone crazy several times. Recording does that. It sends me crazy. You […]

Freedom has always been a big thing for me. When I was a child I had an illness that kept me off school for pretty much two years. The illness wasn’t much fun. But staying […]

I’ve got something really special for you today. I’ve gathered the advice of 5 of the world’s top business strategists and applied them to your music career. Why did I choose these strategists? 1. They’re […]

I read an interesting book recently. It was about business. I find myself reading business ideas and twisting them to apply it to our lives as musicians. The book was called Profit First by Mike Michalowicz. It […]

I’m excited about this. I’ve put together a simple, free tool for you to use. I’ve been working on it for the past month. I know it will give you a clarity about your music […]

The reason I created Be Your Own Record Label was to help fellow musicians build a sustainable recording career. Key to this is breaking the idea that we must go into debt in order to […]

I’ll let you into a secret. I’ve written for a lot of newspapers and magazines. Nobody would know this if I didn’t say so. My name doesn’t appear as the writer. Many times I’ve sat […]

This list comes from the horse’s mouth. Three artists who were signed to major labels give their view of their experience. In an excellent piece at vice.com, Russell Dean Stone interviews Little Boots, JMSN (formerly […]

As musicians, it’s so easy to be distracted by stuff that just isn’t important to us. Alternatively, we can find ourselves overwhelmed by competing demands. It’s crucial to zone in on what is genuinely important […]