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The Slow-Building of a Fanbase

Most singer-songwriters want to build a fanbase, and the speed with which that base grows is usually seen as an indicator of general success. If you’re putting good music out there, of consistently excellent quality, your base will grow, and should do so quickly. If, however, your fanbase is growing slowly, don’t automatically assume that you’re […]

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Stop Playing Catch-Up – Keep Your Songs on the Cutting Edge

If you spend any time at all listening to or reading interviews from top-level singer-songwriters, you’ll find that they spend a lot of time talking about other songwriters. That’s because for the most successful artists in the business, it’s always about knowing what else is going on in their genre, and trying to stay ahead of […]

Don't Let the Quest For a Polished Demo Distract You

These days, so-called “demos” tend to sound almost like finished products. You only have to go back one generation to find that demos used to be pretty rough around the edges, meant to give a general sense of the possibilities. The performers, along with a smart producer, could turn that mess into gold. I try to […]

6 Steps to a Good, Healthy Fan Base

It takes more than good music to build a fan base; it takes personality. ______________  It’s time to get serious about your songwriting. Buy “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook DELUXE Bundle, written by Gary Ewer. It includes “From Amateur to Ace – Writing Songs Like a Pro.” Time to become the best songwriter you can be! Read more.. […]

Are You a Dreamer or a Hallucinator?

What are you doing in your professional aspirations to turn you from a thinker to a doer? ____________ Get Gary Ewer’s 6-eBook bundle, “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting”, and give your songs a professional polish. ____________ I don’t deal a lot with the business end of songwriting. Not on this blog, and not much in real […]

The Big Bad Music Industry Isn't Usually Stacked Against You

Delusional thinking is rampant in the songwriting world. How are you marketing yourself? _______________ Get the songwriting ebook package that thousands of songwriters are now using. “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle comes with a 7th free eBook, “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro“. Read more.. ________________ In the songwriting world more than almost […]