Welcome to the ShopTalk music industry blog! Here you will find resources on how to have a successful music career and take a behind the scenes look at what we are doing at SongShop.
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AN ART Songwriting is truly an art form, and much like painting a picture, you need many different colours. True artists understand all the different colours and how they “play” together. The way they flow from one to the next, how they contrast, and how different shades and lines
Why would you want to release a single every month? If you’re an independent artist who is looking to grow their following, there are plenty of effective ways to do so. Dropping a full length album out of the blue is not one of them. (Unless you have a 6-figure
DISCLAIMER Okay – so this is a blog on how to get your music on the radio, but I can’t guarantee that you will get your music on the radio following these steps. Radio, especially commercial radio, is a super competitive area that is dominated by the big record labels
SAVING GRACE It was a hectic weekend, band members getting caught up at work, showing up late, angry venue owners, and hella stressful. Literally 30 seconds before we were supposed to start the show, the final band member showed up. We played the show and thought the night went quite
So you want to be financially stable and make some money with your music. I get it – so do I! The first and most important step to finances and money is to actually track it! What you track will grow (a little money manifesting tip). It’s important to know
Whether you are just getting started, or have been making music for years; if you are serious about making an income from your music you need to start treating yourself like a business NOW.
NOT SO SECRET It’s no secret that making a record these days looks entirely different than it did 20 – hell even 10 years ago. The internet and modern technology have made amazing sounds and musicians within reach of every home studio owner out there. The big question most have
Click here for your free album planning and budgeting template So you and the band are finally ready to get into the studio and record your first album! Or maybe you are going to put it all together yourself, and outsource what you need (read my blog on doing that here).
Super Fëmmes is a newly started Swedish girl band presenting powerful and edgy, yet traditional and glamorous, pop music that blurs the lines between a
Ol’ Savannah is a Montreal, Canada-based folk band known for its vocal harmonies and use of traditional Appalachian and Cajun instruments. The group has released
Hailing from Conyers Georgia, Mia Delamar is a soulful-pop sensation with clear roots in R&B. With grooving basslines riding underneath Mia’s free-flowing vocal, ‘Cool’ is
