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Break Into The Music Industry With a Bit of Style

Indie labels are reported to have a market share of over 30%. More and more established acts are breaking away from labels and setting up their own in house label as recording becomes easier and...

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Shoes – Who Fu**ing Cares…? Everyone!

I have 2 nephews who work on security in a very rough part of Wolverhampton and as much as they are lovely guys, they are absolute nails and amazing at their job! They can usually tell a shoplifter by...

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Preparing For The Punches

Being a boxer is about skill, strength and speed. 3 assets you can spend every day working on, but at the end of the day, no matter how much you try and avoid it, you are going to get punched squarely...

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The Relationship Between a Covers Band And an Agency

As a commercial covers band you are only as good as the agency you work with, notice I say “work with”. An entertainment agency looks after the bookings for your covers band and ensures you have enough...

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Get The Gigs!

You want to get your covers band 100 gigs a year which is pretty tough and in doing so you can make a living from playing and get a lot of time to yourself to work on other musical endeavours. So Lets...

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Newcastle Audition Day – November 4th

DK Music Management are holding auditions for new musicians to be part of our growing band agency. If you are hungry for paid gigs and are one of the following, please get in touch: Singing Guitarist /...

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Every Band has a Geoff – Is it you?

Every band without exception has a Geoff as a band member. Geoff or ‘The Geoff’ is the guy in the band who nobody can really remember and is generally uninteresting or unimportant.  Some would say, the...

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Music career motorways – Start with the destination

Think of your music career as a journey (this sounds deep but go with me on this). Most musicians learn to play guitar and then start on their path to their musical destiny without any idea of where...

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Fronting a band – communicating with your audience

Fronting a band and communicating with your audience when you are on stage is an integral part of any show and like everything in life, the more you practice and plan the better you will become. But...

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How much does it cost to set up your own covers band?

You have done plenty of gigs including covers gigs and it feels like the right time to take control and set up your own commercial band. Call it what you like, a covers band, a functions band or what I...

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Squeezing the lemon – How to PR yourself as a musician

PR (or public relations) is a very important thing as a session musician; it’s all about how people perceive you. People’s perception is far more valuable than reality and you need to become the ‘Go-to...

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Session Musicians – You need to drop the ‘C’ bomb!

Session musicians have a reputation of being skint, because most of them are, but have you ever thought why? A big part of this lack of funds is due to decision-making and more importantly the dreaded...

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FREE Music Industry Masterclass

DK Music Management is hosting a Free Music Industry Lecture. Apply Now at www.dkmanagement.co.uk/apply-now FREE Music Industry Masterclass by Damian Keyes Damian Keyes hosts a Free music industry...

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The secret to getting people to your gigs

Does anyone go to original band gigs anymore? I’m constantly hearing bitching from bands around the country on how nobody comes to see their band and how they work their asses off. I’ve heard the same...

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Who cares about fair (and Fuck being Politically correct?)

You are in the music industry, it’s the most competitive industry outside professional sport so whenever I hear the word ‘fair’ it makes me want to wipe dog shit on an old lady’s face! What is fair...

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The Musicians Pension.. (Only the smart ones will read this one)

Musicians & Pension, 2 words that go together like ‘Mum and Rohypnol!’ But hear me out because no money needs change hands and you will need a plan at some point in the future, so let’s start...

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Gear obsessed or career obsessed? 

All too often I see musicians with more gear than Kerry Katona on a Saturday night out! And it annoys me how much emphasis musicians put on their musical equipment before their career! ‘I’d rather see...

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A musicians guide to this recession (2008)

Have you checked out the news over the past few weeks? It’s more depressing than listening to the entire Radiohead discography after your girlfriend leaves you because your dad is better in bed than...

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Musicians guide to the recession … part 2

If you have seen any of the news over the past few weeks you might have seen the country is in a bit of a pickle! In fact even Rick Waller, Charlotte Church and the population of China might struggle...

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The 1% rule – Building your music career one step at a time 

Too many musicians in today’s society look at a career in music in a similar light to winning the lottery. “If I take part in some small way maybe lady luck will shine down with that massive finger” …...

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