Articles by Vinny Ribas

Most indie artists have expereinced the challenge of finding and keeping the right band members. Hopefully these interview questions will help you find exactly who […]

Having a strong, compelling website is a major key to any artist’s success. When done right, all roads lead to it. These roads include your social networks, your business card’s your CDs, your CD packaging, your one sheet, your email address, your gigs, your posters… […]

Here are a few pieces of advice that I wish I had known when I quit college and jumped into music full time. There is nothing new and revolutionary here; just practical, common sense thinking. But with music being such a creative and emotionally charged industry, I found that sometimes my common sense would take a back seat to ‘the dream’! […]

Selling merchandise can greatly increase your income. Picking the right items, knowing where to get them, setting the right price and knowing […]

I meet hundreds of talented artists and songwriters every month, some of who have attained widespread success in the music industry. I am often shocked by the high percentage of them who do not really know how the music industry works. It’s one thing to have a hit song, or songs. It’s quite another… […]

Having music available for people to purchase is obviously very important to an indie artist’s income. However, you’ve probably noticed that just because you have it available doesn’t mean that people are flocking to buy it. So why isn’t your music selling? Here are some thoughts […]