indie artists

Perfecting Indie Art. An indie artist does not have a major label, a publicist or a manager behind him for support. All of us are lone rangers. You put in a lot of effort in making a good song (which is excellent), you spend so much money in recording it, you even book shows to […]

Indie Artist- A Lone Performer. You are an indie artist, just like thousands of others in the business. You write songs, record those songs and play them whenever you can. No other artist is better or worse than you. But if they are more successful than you are, or their songs are played more than

An Insight for Indie Artists. In today’s world of internet, all indie artists know and accept the importance of creating more and more channels for promotion of music online. As discussed in my article Uncovered Ways – Indie Music Online Promotion, you may create a channel with your song lyrics. YouTube is the best place

Indie Artist-Free Gig. The idea of singing or playing at a gig, a music festival or a party for free is a controversial one. While I think it is a good idea for indie artists to play or sing for free, until people know that they exist and are ready to pay for their music, I

Indie Artist Success Laws. The number one thing young indie artists forget is that it’s really all about the music. If your song doesn’t instantly and strongly connect to people who don’t know you, you’re not going to make it very far. In my post Indie Music to Subconscious Mind, I have discussed about a

Uncovered Ways – Indie Music Online Promotion Being an indie musician means waging a constant war for survival. Before the advent of the internet, it was a real nightmare to self-produce and self-promote indie music, as artists didn’t have such a powerful tool as the World Wide Web. Thankfully, things are now different and emerging indie bands

Indie Artists and Authors. I have been extensively discussing things that indie artists can learn from the music industry and from the world to become successful, however, today I am going to discuss a few things that the world can learn from the indie music industry. There’s lots of advice available online discussing the all-important

Indie Music to Subconscious Mind. Today I met an indie friend who is in the process of recording a video for one of his songs and I got the pleasure of listening to it before it is even released. It is called “Like I do”. The beauty of the song compelled me to think about

Creating Videos Independently. The visual aspect of music is becoming increasingly important for promoting, exposing and marketing our band, and all indie artists are aware of it. Considering this, I have come across a lot of indie bands that claimed to be afraid of making their own videos. The big myth deliberately created by video

Career Goals for Indie Artist. It’s easy to take the wrong decisions at the beginning of your career. You may take a wrong turn the first time you do it. In the indie music industry, mistakes don’t feel like mistakes while you’re making them, because this industry doesn’t have set guidelines for the path to