I remember once writing down this crazy dream: “To hear one of my tracks on national radio”. When it actually happened, I learnt something so invaluable which has lived with me every day since. Are you sitting comfortably..? As artists we have to let go and let the world decide. Let me explain… Imagine you […]…
To breakthrough into the music industry, it is essential to have a professional online image. Even with the popularity of Facebook, your web site is still the most crucial connection you can have with your current and future fan-base. One of the most common questions I am asked is “How do I get a professional music web […]…
Here’s a crazy thought that always amazes the artists and musicians I coach. Have you ever considered that, as you create your songs, you will listen to them more times than your number one fan? This creates two phenomenons. Today I’ll focus on the first – “Ear Blindness” (look out for the second in a later […]…
BREAKING NEWS: YouTube have just announced the launch of their new music subscription service “YouTube Music Key”. I predict this will shake up the music industry the same way iTunes and Spotify have done. Just days after Taylor Swift pulled her catalogue from Spotify, YouTube have launched their premium music subscriptions service, with what call […]…
For those of you who caught the US smash TV show The Blacklist which aired after The Voice yesterday, you will have seen Amber Skye. For those in the know, Amber is an amazing Recording Artist who I have been coaching for over a year and she continues to prove that you can be brilliant […]…
If you ever needed convincing about the magic of music, this video will blow you away: Birds station themselves naturally as musical notes on electric wires, and a musician decides to play their formation. Click play to hear what it sounds like. So beautiful! Here’s the extended version showing the orchestra playing this live: If […]…
If you were Calvin Harris, how would you spend $66m? It’s a dilemma he doesn’t have time to consider as he is too busy packing 7,000 capacity White-House-sized nightclubs in Las Vegas for a reported $300,000 per set. As the top electronic producer in the world, he might be earning $10,000 per fist pump behind […]…
EDM Academy launches to find the next Calvin Harris, Tiesto, Guetta, Skrillex, Deadmau5, Avicii, Afrojack, Daft Punk, Garrix, Van Buuren? http://www.musiclifecoach.com/edm-academy/…
One of the most common music dreams people tell me is “To make enough money to do music full-time”. For me this is a brilliant dream to aim for but too wooly. I’ll explain why later. Firstly, this is a really important statement to make. If you could achieve this goal it becomes a stepping stone to […]…
Imagine the scene. You are sitting watching the winners of the World Cup about to lift the trophy and suddenly your track starts booming out of every speaker in the stadium and simultaneously across billions of TV sets around the world. Calvin Harris might have reached the height of success as the world’s top dance […]…
