12/01/2021

Road Rules: How To Build A Music Following On Instagram

For some of us, self-promotion can feel silly and vain but, when used strategically, social media can be a powerful way to ...

16/12/2020

Reaching Out To Media – 40 DOs and DON’Ts

2020 hasn't been kind to many of us, but being locked down together as a nation has given some the rare luxury of time to ...

14/10/2020

Road Rules: 5 Ways To Make The Most Of A Gig-Free Year

You could look at 2020 as a terrible time to think about your music career. Tours are cancelled and venues either shut down ...

14/10/2020

Boatshed Daydreams: DIY Marketing In Late 2020

Have you heard about a Wellington folk band called Boatshed Daydreams before? Neither had we until very recently. Late last ...

09/10/2020

Deep Thinking: Alex And His Ragtime Bass

Hi everyone, for this lesson, I have taken the liberty of using a piece that I wrote as a study for my UK students before ...

07/10/2020

X-Factory: The Beths – I’m Not Getting Excited

Occasionally, like once in a blue moon, when the conditions are just right, and the stars align for a nanosecond, maybe the ...

15/09/2020

Deep Thinking: Cross Hand Exercises

Hi everyone! Many movies have a prequel delivered after the main feature has been released, but this article is the other ...

09/09/2020

Road Rules: Pro Music Guide To Playing And Singing

02/09/2020

X-Factory: Silver Scroll Finalists 2020

It almost seems ritualistic now. I see the email announcing the five finalists for this year’s APRA Silver Scroll Award ...