One of the reservations you might have about starting a Facebook Live show is the thought of how much gear and money you'll need. Another might be how to manage getting your music from your equipment to Facebook in the…

As part of my overall approach to building a DIY music career, I decided to start a weekly Facebook Live show. Here are some of the reasons for doing so.

It allows me to bring people some joy or escape.

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To be sure, websites are a necessary part of any DIY musician's plan for success. Experts point to many reasons why a musician should have one. However, in today's social media-driven market, it's easy to dismiss this idea and convince…

During my career as a performer, I sometimes had to perform from memory. Nearly all of these involved just singing, or singing and acting. I found that as I got older, it took longer. Mostly the lyrics were the stumbling…

Covering a song doesn't mean you have to be an impersonator.

Covering a song is a great way to share your love of music with others. It can also be a challenge, especially if you want to put your own…

Niches are very important in music and business.  Recognizing this can be the difference between success and obscurity.  The idea of “tribes” is a great way to think of fanbases.

Hopefully, this post will help make that more apparent.  I…

The amount of work necessary to start a music career in today’s DIY music industry can seem overwhelming. So, I decided to create a list of essential tasks that should be completed by every artist, and then order them…

It all starts with the music, right?  

What music am I going to learn and perform?  For some, that will be a very easy choice.  For others, it may be more difficult.  For me, it was more challenging than I…

Crafty: Act Two 

An Introduction 

Welcome to my first blog post for Crafty: Act Two at musicbycraft.com.  I hope you enjoy what I post here. If you know someone who might find anything I post here helpful, please let them…