Thursday, March 22, 2012
Solo and Band Release!!!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-drive/id511923304
If you want to hear a rock band play music, my band, As You Were, is also out!!!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ill-call-you-back/id511930681
This music is independently recorded and not owned by a label. These artists did this for free and for the joy of playing music. Support the people who helped me and who i helped!
Thanks
Nicholas Kade
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Business Tips from A Very Educated Firm
Monday, March 12, 2012
Business and Music
Bad news, everybody. We can't just do that. Especially in music. Writing music takes, time, as with any sort of endeavour. You have to have the right stuff when you strike that first chord, a vision, an experience, an ambition. It's got to flow, and that can take days, weeks, months. Just to write one little song. So why are we going to try to work on the business side of this? We have no time.
A few reasons why:
1. Just because you wrote a song doesn't mean anyone will hear it.
2. People connect better with you if you make a conscious effort to do the same things they do.
3. Your music is truly special. Better for a thousand people to hear one song then one person to hear a thousand songs.
4. The more that know you, the more that will.
So put an emphasis on the basics with the business. These might help you:
1. Social Media, Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Blogspot, various other websites.
2. Play live. If you can't play live, youtube and other sites can help you, just get a camera and start filming.
3. Stay organized. If you clean your guitar every other day and it's immaculate, then keep all of your information for contacts, websites, and shows the same way.
Finally, enjoy your music. My dry list of things to do sucks, but better that you're hating reading this from a brand new car you bought after signing a record deal than sitting on a tricycle you've been using to get to the nearest grocery store. Good Luck!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Business Sense
Business is all about keeping yourself organized so you can handle the unexpected. Busy times are the times when you shouldn't focus on changing something, but instead run with what you have. Your moments in business that are light are the moments where you need to attack your objectives, not take a breath and relax. If there is a mess, clean it, but don't throw that mess to the back of things. Focus on how to utilize what resources you have to implement fixing the problems and moving on. Don't get upset and don't dwell on issues. Push past the problems and focus on the business itself.
Good luck and happy hunting. Money makes this country strong, just as peace and love are supposed to make it strong. Generate wealth and you generate the capability to provide core values to those who care for them.