Sunday, May 26, 2013

8 Free Tools to Boost Your Music Career

Welcome to the Bari's Blog. My name is Jabari and I will be your survival guide in this beautiful treacherous world of music. I am a songwriter and producer of all genres, a graphic and web designer, and an internet marketer. Most of my posts will focus on helping the indie artist to navigate this highly competitive, ridiculously expensive, and over saturated business that is the music industry.


As a do-it-yourself (DIY) musician, the bills can run up quite fast. Everything cost money and paydays and investors are hard to come by. So to help ease the pain here are

8 Free Tools to Boost Your Music Career 



1.      Hypebot.com – A huge resource for music news, technology, and business.


 

2.       Musicradar.com – A great source for music news, reviews, instruments, and software.




 



 3.       Musictheory.net – An in-depth, easy to use tool that teaches you the mechanics of reading and playing music. Covers all skill levels from beginner to expert.



4.       Lynda.com – A highly professional library of instructional videos covering just about every piece of software and technology out there. This website is a little expensive but comes with a 1 week free trial.


 

5.       Pointblankonline.net – A progressive online music school with dozens of free courses.


 

 
 6.       Reverbnation.com – A one stop shop for musicians providing a platform to host your music, videos, and photos. A vast music community with dozens of premium features. 




7.       Bandpage.com – A free music platform integrating all the social media and web content of an artist or band into one easy to manage website.





8.       Mailchimp.com – A free email and newsletter service that is quick, effective, and easy to use.
of music peers to network with, a website builder, integrative presskit, promotional ads, and much more