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8 Road Safety Tips for Musicians on Tour
Forget stage diving. It’s safe to say that driving from gig to gig is one of the most dangerous things most artists are required to do throughout their career. Travelling at speeds in excess of 100Km/h in a sheet metal/fiberglass … Continue reading
ECMA 2012 “Let’s Get Digital!” Panel Summary
Last weekend at the East Coast Music Awards, I had the pleasure of moderating the “Lets Get Digital!” Panel with Jeff MacArthur (MGImedia Communications Inc., Halifax, NS); Brenden Mulligan (Onesheet, San Francisco, CA); and Stephen O’Reilly (Mobile Roadie, London, England). The objective of this … Continue reading
Fan Funding Your Recording Project, Marketing Campaign or Tour Support
Fan Funded pre-sale campaigns are one of the best ways for artists to raise money to record and promote their music. In this article we share what we’ve learned about fan funding through running fundraising campaigns for our own bands … Continue reading
The Secret to Successful Live Shows For Your Band
This article originally appeared as a March 21, 2012 guest blog on Reverbnation.com titled “Get Venues to Ask You Back: 8 Tips You Can Use For Your Next Show“. Marcato Musician CEO Darren Gallop offers eight simple tips for building … Continue reading
Pitching Festival Submissions: How to Get Booked at Music Festivals (Part Two)
In Part Two of the ‘How to Get Booked at Music Festivals’ blog series, Marcato Musician & Marcato Festival CEO and artist manager Darren Gallop talks about planning, preparing, pitching and following up on your Festival submissions: OK, so lets say that … Continue reading
Creative Ways to Raise Money for your Recording Project
Few musicians have the luxury of independent wealth or the backing of a record label with enough cash to cover the cost of recording. Most musicians have to work really hard to raise cash in order to head into the … Continue reading
How To Get Booked at Music Festivals (Part One)
In Part One of this blog series, Marcato Musician & Marcato Festival CEO and artist manager Darren Gallop talks about how to get booked at music festivals and gain exposure in front of their large crowds of music lovers: Landing … Continue reading
How to get the most out of your agent
Over the last few years as an artist manager, I have had several positive (and not so positive) experiences with agents. I can remember the first time I signed one of my bands to a major agency. I was so … Continue reading
No More Free Marcato Musician!
Thank you thank you thank you! I expected to receive many unhappy replies when I emailed all of our users to let them know that we have discontinued the free version of Marcato Musician in place of a free trial … Continue reading
Grant Deadlines – How Marcato Can Help
GRANTS! Free money to help support a recording, a marketing initiative, a tour or maybe a showcase. In this blog post I am going to give some clear tips on how to get government funds and how we use Marcato … Continue reading
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