You’re a musician who just got discovered. Now you get to make a choice: which billionaire-funded conglomerate would you like to work for? Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment or Warner Music Group? Lola Young is the latest star to burn out in this corporatized environment.
One of the big decisions bands should make early on is who’s the artistic visionary? Will everybody have an equal say or one will one person be the creative force driving the music?
How an organization makes decisions is everything. Top down management is to be avoided at all costs but going off vibes and hoping things work out is just as foolish. So how does Incubator make decisions?
Playing from the heart means playing for yourself. Playing what you want to hear because you want to hear it. Playing from the ego is playing so that you’ll be perceived in a certain way.
If you look at the state of the world, you might wonder why all this is happening, who to blame and how we can fix it. But first we need to accept a simple fact.
You know, when the a band really locks in the whole room is locked in with them? Turns out it’s a repeatable event, but 4 conditions have to be met.
If you look at the state of the world, you might wonder why all this is happening, who to blame and how we can fix it. But first we need to accept a simple fact.
You don’t need to practice more. You need to create the internal and external conditions that allow music to fall out of you. You don’t need to be a master of your instrument. You need to develop trust in your own ear and your ability to play what you want to hear.
What’s the difference between a local band and a professional band? And how can a local band become professional? The answer won’t surprise you.
Before you play your first show, there are five important questions you should ask your bandmates.
Music is expression. Once you apply theory to it, you begin to abstract it. Thinking, setting expectations and even talking about music can get in the way of pure expression.
There’s so much that goes into making a band work: posting, videography, album artwork, booking spaces. It’s grueling work to do it all on your own. Does it have to be that way?
As a community entering the music industry, we have two advantages: 1) We actively share the story of how our music is created cooperatively and 2) Our touring model
A community where everyone feels ownership is more powerful than a business where a few order everyone else around.
Playing at a house show can be intimidating. No one knows how it’s going to go. But when you do the thing, you may learn something about yourself and grow in the process.
Now that we’re becoming a collectivist organization and moving away from capitalist structures, some of the most outspoken anti-capitalists are having hesitations.
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