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Essential Tips: How to Prepare and Bring Your Best to Every Performance

Whether you’re a freelancing sideperson, a member of a touring band, or a bandleader, the basic responsibilities are the same. Here are some waysto make that next gig a success.

The Sync Director: Eric Meyers

As an independent jazz artist with more than a dozen releases, I've promoted my recordings in all the usual ways, hoping to spread my music and eventually recoup the money I'd inve...

If You’re a Musician and You’re Confused About AI, This Free Webinar Is for You

Nobody in the music industry has been spared the AI conversation. It’s been everywhere — in the headlines, in the lawsuits, in the comment sections, and in the back of every artist...

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Tools for Possibilities: issue no. 185

Want to write about music? Maynooth University's music criticism course is back for 2026

How Independent Artists Are Using Data to Book Shows, Get Playlisted, Reach Radio, and Land Sync Placements in 2026

For independent artists, the hardest part of building a sustainable music career is rarely the music itself. It is navigating the industry after the music is finished. Booking the...

How to Release Music Without Burning Out: Five Things Every Artist Needs to Hear Right Now

The music industry has never demanded more from artists than it does right now. Not just the music itself — the content, the posting, the engaging, the storytelling, the touring, t...

How Independent Musicians Promote Their Solo Albums

You’re scrolling online and a catchy 15-second song clip suddenly stops you. While saving it on Spotify feels like pure serendipity, industry data reveals this “accidental” viral m...

YouTube Rolls Out New Creator Tools Designed to Help Musicians Grow Their Audience

YouTube has quietly rolled out a meaningful batch of new features for 2026, and musicians paying attention will find several worth acting on immediately. The updates touch live str...

What Music Supervisors Are Really Looking For

There is a version of the sync licensing conversation that never quite tells you the full story. It goes something like this: make great music, register with your PRO, submit to a...

Major Conservatories Introduce “Influencer Studies” for Jazz Musicians

If you can't build an audience, does the audience exist? Facing declining enrollment in traditional performance programs and a rapidly evolving music industry, several leading cons...

The musicians of Isthmus

Phil Davis found that making music and writing about music were complementary endeavors. ‘I understood what was going into the songwriting. I understood what was going into the pro...

AI music tools challenge Bay Area musicians

AI music tools challenge Bay Area musicians

How To Get Instagram Verified As A Musician

For some, the legendary blue tick may be only a slight mark next to their username, but for the majority, the symbol of authenticity is the most coveted prize on Instagram. It not...

Musician Opportunity: VIA Rail Canada Launches Artists on Board Program for Summer 2026

Calling all Canadian musicians, this is your ticket to take your music across the country. VIA Rail Canada has officially opened applications for its Artists on Board program for s...

‘American Busker’ TV Series Seeks Submissions from Valley Musicians

Playing his guitar and singing for passersby while standing on a downtown sidewalk wasn’t  something Jon Pappas set out to do.  But one evening, having no gig to play and somewhat...

Cue Sheets Ain’t Just for Film & TV Anymore — How Cuetrak Simplifies and Accelerates Cue Sheet Delivery for Today’s...

In the complex world of music reporting and rights management, cue sheets remain the backbone of tracking song usage. They help ensure that composers, publishers, performers, and r...

Mastering Your Conservatory Audition: Essential Tips for Selecting Repertoire

Choosing the right repertoire for a conservatory audition requires careful balance. This guide explores how to align requirements, showcase strengths, demonstrate versatility, and...

How to Get Noticed at Local Music Events

Standing out at local music events requires more than performance quality. Visibility, branding, and audience engagement determine whether an artist or group is remembered. Events...

Behind the scenes at Pro Musica: Eileen Madden on the changes at one of Cork's last music stores  

Eileen Madden outlines how Pro Musica has adapted to survive through the decades, and recalls a customer list that has included the likes of Cillian Murphy, Gay Byrne, and Jerry Le...

How to Set Up a PA System for Live Performances: A Complete Guide for Bands, DJs, and Venues

A practical guide to setting up a PA system for live performances, covering essential equipment, signal flow, speaker placement, and sound checks, helping bands, DJs, and venues ac...

Musicians are weighing in after a new cat owner worries about his gear, only to find that felines have a funny affinity...

Adopting a cat can change a lot of aspects in your life that you didn't think needed any special attention. But just as this one guitar player below, who recently became a cat pawr...

Tuning Under Duress, Now Was the Time, and Quid Pro Dough

Tuning Under DuressDear Mr. P.C.: Usually when I'm setting up for a gig, there will be other musicians doing the same, such as horn players. My question is: Why, when I am ready to...

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