At Source, our goal is to become a relevant resource to independent artists of all genres and stages, helping them grow and succeed. We will cover a variety of topics, including booking gigs, recording albums, finding studios, distributing your music, promoting your act, and the music industry in general.
written by: Gregory Douglass So many bands and musicians have had success through viral music video outlets like Youtube. The demand for video is only...
written by: Gregory Douglass There are many ways musicians and bands can make money with their music. Perhaps the most obvious way is through performi...
Sometimes I allow the past to fade from my memory too quickly. With things changing so rapidly in the digital age of music, it’s easy to forget just h...
Written by: Julian Keaton This week marks the 20th anniversary of Nas’ Illmatic album, and there are several reasons why this particular album is stil...
After hundreds of hours of hard work and practice, your band has landed its first public performance. You couldn’t be more excited. As soon as it’s co...
There are easier career paths than that of the independent musician. In most cases, you—the artist or band—are the songwriter, manager, social media d...
Written by: Cliff Goldmacher As passionate as we are about our songwriting, the reality is that sometimes it’s difficult to motivate ourselves to writ...
With digital music sales declining and music streaming robbing artists of yet another income opportunity, one of the few remaining viable revenue sour...
… getting gigs, that is. There are two ways you can take this—the way your wife says it when she thinks you’ve lost your mind, or the way a well-inten...