Becoming a Better Musician

Music Business Hacks podcast & free consulting/books!

Posted by Simon Tam on February 1, 2018 in Becoming a Better Musician, Breaking Into the Music Industry, The Music Industry, Tips for Touring |No Comments

I’m very excited to announce my brand new podcast, Music Business Hacks! The music business hacks podcast is a daily show for the musician who wants to revolutionize their career with information, inspiration, and direct application. During the week, you will learn about specific things that you can do to take steps for your music business. […]

Monetize Your Music Summit

Posted by Simon Tam on January 31, 2018 in Becoming a Better Musician, Breaking Into the Music Industry, How to Get a Sponsor, The Music Industry |No Comments

I’m going to be a part of SongCamp 2018’s Monetize Your Music Summit next month. It’s a free, live event that will stream short videos from over 20 speakers covering different aspects of increasing your income as an artist. You can register for free here. Note: the live event is during March 11-18. It’s completely […]

8 Things Every Touring Musician Should Carry

Posted by Simon Tam on January 11, 2018 in Becoming a Better Musician, Tips for Touring |One Comment

I’ve written plenty about travel tips in the past, from articles on saving money to hacking fly out shows. Today, I wanted to provide some recommendations for specific gadgets, tools, and things that every road warrior should have. Aside from the obvious (extra strings, quality cases, etc.), these are some of the things that I […]

How to Work a Crowd

Posted by Simon Tam on December 14, 2017 in Becoming a Better Musician, Breaking Into the Music Industry, The Music Industry, Tips for Touring |No Comments

When you are on stage, your main goal isn’t to play a good set, to sell records, to overcome nervousness, or to impress someone in the industry. Your main goal should be entertaining the crowd. You can entertain a crowd in a number of ways: Performing well Adding creativity and spontaneity to the show Interacting […]

Scales Every Musician Should Know

Posted by Simon Tam on December 7, 2017 in Becoming a Better Musician |No Comments

One of the best ways to practice is being able to make use of both your hard music skills as well as the soft music skills simultaneously through the use of music scales.