If you haven’t already found it, please click over to Sessionville’s web site and read my post with networking tips for getting local gigs. Independent bands and solo artists should find these tips to be of interest. While you’re there, be sure to check out what else Sessionvile has to offer. The crew there is …
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My “now” page was last updated Stuff I’m doing right now includes… The “now” happening list Practicing composing, songwriting, piano, guitar, and singing. I have a set of duos underway… I completed my opus just over a year ago, “Requiem For a Stranger”. Check out that creative process: the history of the requiem, creating a choir …
Stan Stewart shares some of his pet peeves about social network interactions. Social media: you can’t live with it or without it.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for composers, and even as we move into the recovery period, the live music industry is still finding its footing. If you’re a composer, your income might still be suffering from a lack of work opportunities. But by livestreaming performances, selling sample packs of your music, and …
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Connect with Stan Stewart: What’s on this page? Contact Stan Stewart via email. Sign up for his email (almost monthly) newsletter. Yeah, sign up. Connect on social and music networks. Basics of requesting a guest post. Interested in learning more about muz4now™? Need to spur your muse on? Looking for ways to be creative and in “the now”? …
There: I said it. Of course, in addition to FaceBook, it probably applies equally to Twitter, TikTok, and any other social network you can name. Even the social sharing sites like YouTube, Instagram, and others also could be equally as “deadly”. I think you’ll see what I mean. 1 – Social Networks Suck Social networks …
There’s always something new to try with music: how about hosting an open mic?
Nice. You have an album release ready to be heard. Though there are a million ways to get your songs heard, only a few of them can be covered in this post. You already know about many free ways to get promo. Those include telling your friends/fans, sending an announcement to your mailing list, and sharing …
This is the one you were waiting for, right? I made the most mistakes in my album release when it comes to marketing. Even if you think you have all of your publicity set up via social media or whatever, don’t assume that you’re done until you’re done. If you don’t take anything else from …
10 weeks of recommendations for people to follow on Twitter. Honestly, that’s probably a record for me to do the same thing that many weeks in a row. These are all wonderful people and hope you’re checking out their tweets and giving them a retweet or two. This week, I’m doing a couple of sneaky …
