by tmadmin | Aug 16, 2012 | Blessays, Music Business, The Composer's Guide to Doing Business
OK, so I should be getting back onto a semi-regular updating schedule here. The past two months have been filled with travel, yearly audit prep at the day job, apartment hunting, and moving, all of which are horribly un-conducive to writing or composing. But such is... by tmadmin | Jul 13, 2012 | Blessays, Music Business, The Composer's Guide to Doing Business
This week I’m going to take a brief step away from marketing and self-promotion to talk about….well, another type of marketing and self-promotion, to be completely honest. Though, frankly, everything a composer does is some form of marketing or self-promotion,... by tmadmin | Jun 7, 2012 | Blessays, Music Business, The Composer's Guide to Doing Business
I was going to hold off a few weeks on this promotional solution, but a recent experience convinced me to move it up in the rotation. As anyone who follows me on Facebook or Twitter knows, I recently had a half dozen of my a cappella choral works recorded by an... by tmadmin | May 17, 2012 | Blessays, Music Business, The Composer's Guide to Doing Business
One solid way to deal with promotion in a way that removes some of the stress of promoting yourself is to cross-promote with other composers. There are a ton of options here. Some possibilities are: • Linking to one another on your websites • Mentioning one... by tmadmin | Apr 26, 2012 | Blessays, Music Business, The Composer's Guide to Doing Business
One of the things that makes self-promotion so uncomfortable for people is talking about themselves – specifically talking themselves up. It’s just you saying how great you are. One way to alleviate some of that anxiety is to band together with other... by tmadmin | Apr 12, 2012 | Blessays, Music Business, The Composer's Guide to Doing Business
I started this essay last week, but had so much going through my mind on the subject that I got a bit paralyzed. So what I’ve decided to do is to spend this week talking about attitudes and general concepts, then spend the next few weeks on potential solutions. This...
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