Coldwave Blog - Music Tips For Independent Artists

by Chas Castell www.chascastell.com Originally from MusicClout Who’s heard the advice “you need to be a CEO, as well as an artist, to have a successful music career”? If you haven’t yet, you will. It’s good advice, a reminder that to succeed in music, it’s not enough just to have talent, you need to have what CEOs have - a vision for success, and the ability to set up and run an effective business. But the reality is, even this is not enough. On a day to day basis, what’s most important is acting not just as a CEO of your own brand or company, but as a COO – a Chief Operating Officer. Traditionally this is the person responsible for what’s called ‘operations management’ – specifically, setting goals and ensuring the company meets them successfully. While many artists succeed at the macro level of laying out visions for their career, many struggle at the micro level; with generating specific and focused goals and developing strategies to achieve them. They’ve got the CEO role ...

Written by Stan Popovich - December 11th 2012 Originally from MusicClout . All most everybody in the music industry worries about what will happen in the future in regards to their career. The prospect of not knowing if something good or bad will happen in the near future can produce a lot of fear and anxiety. As a result, here is a list of techniques and suggestions on how to manage this fear of dealing with the unknown in the music industry. Remember that no one can predict the future with one hundred percent certainty. Even if the thing that you are afraid of does happen there are circumstances and factors that you can’t predict which can be used to your advantage. For instance, let’s say at your place of work that you miss the deadline for a project you have been working on for the last few months. Everything you feared is coming true. Suddenly, your boss comes to your office and tells you that the deadline is extended and that he forgot to tell you the day before. This un...