by D Grant Smith | Apr 14, 2017 | Blog, DIY Artist Route Podcast
If you want to talk to someone who has proven time and again how to build a strong audience base, you talk to Rick Barker. The man behind Music Industry Blueprint and the former manager of Taylor Swift is not stranger to building a passionate following. He’s...
by D Grant Smith | Jan 28, 2016 | Blog, Community Building
You have a band and a fan base that is supportive of your music. Excellent. But you hear news and industry reports that music sales are down, that music streaming is rising and that more and more people are consuming music yet not buying it. We’re already living in...
by D Grant Smith | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog, Indie Music Resources
When you begin something new, you’re always on the lookout for keys to make “the new” work better and grow. That’s inherent to the process of creating and building. Once you’ve been doing something for a while, you amend your processes to...
by D Grant Smith | Sep 21, 2015 | Blog
I’ve noticed that our dreams aren’t always permanent things. They can change. Dreams changing shape or mutating into new things is good, not something that should make you nervous. I’ve heard people say with alarm, “But I used to want to do this thing with all my...