Royalties & Where To Find Them (Simplified) (sort of)
As if the music industry wasn’t hard enough to navigate, collecting all the song royalties an artist or songwriter is entitled to can get a little overwhelming. When my band released our first album along with 4 radio singles, we had over $50,000 we didn’t know about sitting with one collections agency for years! As […]
Setting Up A Home Studio
Ah yes! The old topic of the home studio. This is a topic I am well versed in! Before deciding to create SongShop, I actually was going to give it a go at becoming a full time producer running my home studio. I had the privilege of working alongside some award winning producers and musicians […]
5 Digital Tools to Help Organize Your Life
In today’s world people are “busier” than ever before. It’s no denying that technology plays a huge role in what occupies our mind, but we can also use it to help organize those thoughts and keep a clear head space! With a hundred things fighting for our attention every time we look, it’s no wonder […]
Mastering The Rhyme
There are so many different parts of a song, and plenty of aspects that go into writing one – but none are as important or as challenging as rhyming! W’ 54 LOW FG GTX | Sale of leisure and fitness clothing and shoes online testosterone cypionate online usa fitness quartu sant’elena – lisola latina association… […]
5 Ways To Create a Lyrical Hook
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 influence the final product. Much […]
5 Reasons You Should Release a Single Every Month
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 marketing budget and you’re Taylor […]
How to Get Your Song on Commercial Radio
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 and lots and lots of […]
Why You Might Want a Band Partnership Agreement
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 well considering how it started […]
How to Track Your Finances
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 where your money is going […]
Treating Your Music Career Like a Business
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.
