DéJonDé Magazine featured me along with a few of my paintings back in November so I was honored when they reached out to do a followup interview. Much love to the guys over there for blessing me with another opportunity. I really enjoyed this one. Check out the snippet below and read the full interview here.

That’s right, on average, 75% or more of your fan base won’t make it out to a show on your next tour. Proximity. Sold out. Cost.  All factors which can keep your most loyal fans from attending your next killer show. I guess they’re SOL, right?  Wrong. With the proliferation of social media sharing, we’re seeing bits and pieces of the live show experience being shared by fans, in real […]

A panel of industry veterans including LEP Bogus Boys and Torae weigh in on how to launch an independent Hip Hop career. With all due respect to Eminem and 50 Cent, sometimes people watch movies like 8 Mile and Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ and assume launching a Hip Hop career works the same way they see in movies. I meet a lot of unsigned, aspiring rappers. Between assisting in HipHopDX’s social media and […]

BDS (BROADCAST DATA SYSTEMS): Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems is the world’s leading provider of airplay tracking for the entertainment industry. It’s free to submit your music to BDS for tracking. You do not need a bar code to register with BDS. Radio formats monitored include Adult Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Album Rock, Classic Rock, Contemporary Christian, Country, Light AC, Modern Rock, Oldies, R&B (including Rap and Hip Hop), Spanish (including Latin Contemporary, […]

One thing that fascinates me about how bands develop is the ‘leaps’ where a band grows exponentially over a short period of time. Very few bands grow at an incremental rate their whole career – but what causes these leaps? In practical terms, how can you double or triple the size of your fan base in a short period of time? I urge you to not just read this post […]

A career in songwriting is a long road where the actual big “payoff” moments – if you’re fortunate enough to have some – are few and far between for even the most successful writers. This is all the more reason to take the time and challenge yourself to find what’s unique about your own songwriting. The more original your songs are the greater the likelihood that you’ll get the right […]

I know how tough it is for an indie band to find the funds to put up flyers around town, print promotional CDs, etc. That’s why I’ve come up with 5 marketing ideas that could either be copied, expanded upon, or used to inspire more creative juices to come up with some clever marketing tactics of your own. Not saying these ideas are anywhere near perfect, but if you’ve got […]

These days, merchandise sales make up a pretty big portion of most touring acts’ income. The staples of CD’s, shirts, and stickers have become even more important as income from performing has gradually dropped. There are many tips out there of what bands should order and how they should sell their products, but there doesn’t seem to be much on how to get the best possible pricing from vendors, how to […]

It takes a lot for me to get involved with indie projects, but this is one of the 3 artists that I’m completely honored to introduce to the world. Not your traditional Atlanta artist, Dedfre$h is more of a street poet with a knack for vivid visuals. Check out his debut tape Abstract below. 

As passionate as we are about our songwriting, the reality is that sometimes it’s difficult to motivate ourselves to write.  Whether it’s the fear of plumbing our emotional depths or just good old fatigue after a long day, there are often obstacles to overcome when it’s time to write. While flashes of inspiration are great, we can’t always count on the muse showing up on our schedule.  Instead, we’ve got […]