We are all in this indie music thing together.

Today I want to start off a series of interviews with different indie music industry personalities from Australia and around the world.

I call it "Indie Music Focus" and the first cab off the rank is the head honcho for the indie music resource website www.theindiemusician.com Jo Brew.

What! More tips.

Yes. As promised here is the second installment of "100 Ways To Market Your Music" by the guys at indie music resource Artistopia.

Enjoy...

You can never have too much information at your fingertips.

Marketing your music online can be tricky if you are not sure what you're doing but I came across a series of two articles from indie music resource Artistopia that put forward a lot of great tips for the newbie online music marketer.

Here is part one of "100 Ways To Market Your Music" for you to enjoy...

"Success is a journey, not a destination" - Anon

What does success mean to you?

It's a very difficult question to answer. Yet the answer that we give determines how we see ourselves as a musician, songwriter or anything else in life.

Hence the importance of having your own definition of what success is.

Yes, the best things in life are really FREE!!

In my quest to provide you with the best and up to date information around I want to let you know that I have another FREE ebook for you to download.

Its called "30 Ways To Supercharge Your Gigs".

Download it today...

One of my major goals have been realised.

As of last week I signed a publishing deal with a newly formed company called "The House Of Wow!" which is run by a very good friend of mine Dino Jag.

While there is talk of a distribution deal for my first CD in the wind I wanted to first of all let this event settle in my mind.

What does this mean for me? More songs of course. I'll keep all of you posted on my progress.

In the meantime, happy writing,

Found the studio? Now the fun begins

However, before you start booking up time there are some things that you and your band need to do to ensure the recording studio experience will be as efficient and financially painless as possible...

You are now ready to put your promotions package together.

The most crucial part of the package is the 'demo' recording of 3 to 5 of your best songs.

With this in mind it is safe to say that finding the right recording studio for your demo is very important.

The question is, where do you start?

Welcome to 2007 everybody!! YAY!!

I hope that everybody had a wonderful and safe Christmas and New Years celebrations. Now it's time to get back to work again...

Days Like Stars - "Fight The Sunset" EP

"Possessing a remarkable combination of melody and lyrical insight, Days Like Stars’ songs are filled with hope, longing and devotion. The perfect remedy for a sinking heart. Emotional and evocative"

This is how the bands bio describes their songs. Personally, I could describe the atmosphere of this EP in one word.

Shimmering...

Independent Music in Australia is definitely alive and well.

Recently I was contacted by the guys at Australian Music Biz about doing CD reviews for the indie artists and bands that they represent.

Man, I love the networking potential of the internet. Don't you?

The only way is the INDIE way!!

I am proud to present to you all a new website that I have been working on. It's for my business Orangutang Music which specialises in Online Music Marketing for indie bands.

How can I be of service to you? Read on...

Selling your music on MySpace. It was only a matter of time.

Research, research and research your market.

Once your band has its music ready to go you're ready to work towards getting your first gig. However, first of all you need to know what you're up against.

It's time to do some researching...

Nowadays, there are much better ways to promote your music than radio.

I was reading Joe Taylor Jr's SpinMe.Com blog and a post titled "KZLA Format Change: 'We Work For Our Advertisers'" caught my eye. It confirmed what I had thought all along about radio.

Radio doesn't exist for the music anymore.

Power to the people, power to the people right on" - John Lennon

With all this talk about the music industry dying a slow and horrible death I wanted to put forward another view. I think that the music industry is actually evolving into an industry where people rule not record labels.

The music industry to me is not dying but evolving, and we (as either indie musicians and/or consumers) have the power to shape the end result of this evolutionary process.

It's time to put together what the audience is going to hear.

Now you have got the rehearsal process sorted you are now ready to put your set together. This is where jamming and songwriting (and therefore band member dynamics) come into play.

Here are some ideas as to how this may work out.