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The Best Website Builders for Musicians (2021 Guide)
The best website builders for musicians allow any independent artist to come up with a professional and stylish website in very little time. There’s a lot of choice out there though - each with their own advantages and disadvantages - so in this guide we’ve reviewed...
9 Stylish Musician Website Examples
If you’re planning on building a new website for your band or project, it helps to look at what other musicians are doing right. In this article, we’ve pulled together 9 examples of musician websites which do a great job at keeping things simple, stylish and...
Bandcamp: The Power of Social Sales
Why should you sell your music on platform like Bandcamp that takes 10-15% commission when you could sell it from your own website and keep everything? The answer is social sales, which we're going to unpack in this article... Giving away money is usually...
A Jazz Musician’s Guide To Getting Things Done
It’s not easy being a 21st Century jazz musician, is it?! Not only are you meant to be the best you can on your instrument and make great music, you almost certainly have to take on many of the business and ‘admin’ tasks including booking gigs, social media,...
Interview with Robert Soomer – Artistic Manager of The Metropole Orchestra
Based in The Netherlands, The Grammy-winning Metropole Orchestra is one of the longest-running and most prolific jazz & pop orchestra's in the world. Mixing together a jazz big band with symphony orchestra, it features upwards of 50 musicians who perform both on...
Miguel Zenon – Interview with the Puerto Rican Saxophonist
In today's Jazzfuel interview we welcome renowned New York-based Puerto Rican saxophonist Miguel Zenón who has a career spanning more than 20 years taking in recordings, touring, education and composition. As you might expect from a musician who has successfully...
Mailing Lists for Jazz Musicians: Incentives & Bribes
As an independent jazz musician, how do you encourage fans to sign-up for your mailing list? Having an active list of jazz fans is valuable. It provides a base audience for new music, tickets to gigs, or anything else you happen to sell. But as anyone who has worked...
Press Campaigns | Spring 2021
By Spring 2021, gigs were still largely on hold, but the number of great independent jazz albums only seemed to be growing! We ran press campaigns for 25 album releases (check them out here!) in the first part of the year and have pulled together some key takeaways...
Interview with Mario Steidl of the Austrian Jazzfestival Saalfelden
At the end of August, many international musicians and industry people come together in Saalfelden for a jazz festival against the backdrop of breathtaking mountain scenery. Ranging from intense listening experiences to exuberant dance parties, concerts take place on...