Tips and reviews for musicians from Stan Stewart (aka muz4now)
Here’s the next in my series on “Do This, Not That” for social networking. Be sure to check out the other posts in this series and add your voice by commenting at the end of this post. This is a good time to read (or re-read) the story of “The Velveteen Rabbit.” It’s an interesting […]
Thanks to guest blogger Christine Infanger for this post in the series on “Do This, Not That” for social networks. See her bio at the end of this post. Here are her insights on the delicate balancing act of self-promotion. Engagement vs. Selling A critical, and somewhat annoying mistake so many people make on social media, is
This is another in my series of “Do This, Not That” on social media with attention to independent/DIY musicians. Type “#DTNT” into the search box to find them all. In preparation for this series, I posted these on Facebook. Thanks to my awesome friends, there were some immediate responses: Among the first answers were these two: “One of
This is another in my “Do This, Not That” series for social media practices — especially for musicians, but really for everyone. Check out the whole series including “mean or nice” and “support your friends“. Be sure to read the comments on those previous posts, too. You’re invited to add your thoughts on this subject
This is the second in a series of “Do This, Not That” posts regarding social media with special attention to musicians. Click here to read the first post on this subject. “Support your friends.” It seems like that should go without saying. Unfortunately, this is not always the case on social networking. Generosity and Reciprocity Do this…
This is the first in a series of posts: “Do this, not that” (#DTNT) for musicians (at least) on social media (#SM) or social networking. To my disappointment, I’ve found that too many musicians don’t use what I thought was common sense and common decency. But even if you’re doing well on social networking and
Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance One of best Christmas gifts I received last year was a Summer music festival pass to the Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance. And now, that gift continues to give even after the festival is over and even the last ice chest left behind has
A few words on music festivals (from the audience perspective) Read More »
See on Scoop.it – independent musician resources My thoughts on what it takes to succeed in the music industry. See on www.shadesofsolveig.com
Be So Remarkable They Cannot Look Away | Solveig Whittle Read More »
So, you’re an indie musician and you have gigs you want your fans to know about. Do you want to update your event calendar in nine different places? I don’t think so! I’ve had a look at two options for your gig calendar that I think have some decent features and would really like to
Review of Songkick and BandsInTown #Musician #Gig Calendars Read More »
What is “good music”? For me, it’s something different almost every day. Plus, it’s hard to define. So, a few days ago, I posted this on my social networks: Define “good music”. — stan stewart (@muz4now) March 12, 2014
I asked my friends to define “good music”. Here’s what they said. Read More »
