Getting used to the lifestyle of being on stage, experiencing the smoke on stage and the excited fans singing your songs back at you is an absolute special one. Performing regularly and becoming successful has a massive impact on your life. It’s as if you’re experiencing withdrawal symptoms after your career. Artists get addicted to…
As a performing band, you often get asked to perform a variety of gigs. Some of these performances take you forward, and others do more damage than good. In this article, I’d like to summarise key guidelines for choosing the correct gigs for your band in alignment with the phase or experience level you find…
In the modern era, there are plenty of ways to generate money from your music, including promotional and exposure opportunities that we call “off-stage promotion”. These are things like performing on social media and releasing new singles and music videos that go with it. That often leads to bands becoming lazy or too picky about…
Reaching the milestone of turning 30 years old is a big mental wake-up call for many individuals who still want to achieve specific goals in their lives. But is being 30 years old not too old to play music and search for the rock and roll lifestyle? There’s no age too old to start a…
When we think back at all our favourite artists, there was that one song at the beginning that caught our attention and made us turn up the volume. Even if the new music is still nice, we will keep listening to the first songs and albums that those bands brought out. But why is it…
If you were wondering why artists often arrive late at their concerts, you are at the right place to find a list of possible reasons why they take their time to get to the stage. Excited fans and punctual people often have little understanding for artists arriving later than expected, but looking at it from…
Making friends at the right places and building connections is crucial to your progress and success as an artist. That’s why we are often reminded musicians to be kind to all and do their best to always leave a positive impression of themselves. Today we’ll take a look at the top 10 key people and…
Hi, this is me, and I’ve been playing in various bands for ages. There are just so many skills I’ve learned while being in a band that I would like to share these with you. The life skills you learn from being in a band are developed with experience and dealing with challenging situations. Without…
When a band functions like a unit it can become the ultimate dream team. Being in a band teaches you many methods of cooperating and working together with people of different backgrounds, cultures and personalities. Being in a band helped me to develop my social and leadership skills, and even how to deal with challenging…