How To Change Your ISRC code with Distrokid
If you've got your own ISRC codes and would like to add your ISRC code with distrokid, watch this video that shows you step by step on...
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Skill
- Aug 24
- 1 min
SAMRO , CAPASSO and SAMPRA - Explained
As a South African independent musician, you often hear about SAMRO, RISA and some times you hear about CAPASSO and SAMPRA. What are...
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Skill
- Jun 29, 2021
- 2 min
How To Get Your Music on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Tidal etc.
Many aspiring artists all over the world are looking for multiple ways to connect with as many people as possible with their music. Sites...
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Skill
- Jun 26, 2020
- 3 min
5 Things Artists Should Stop Doing
As an artist we are constantly trying to navigate through the music industry and taking on advise on how to progress in our music hustle.
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Skill
- Jun 8, 2019
- 3 min
Why Non-Exclusive Beats Make Perfect Business Sense for Rappers
The term “exclusive” has been dangled in front of consumers, not just rappers, for many years. Exclusive clubs, exclusive clothing, and...
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Skill
- Feb 12, 2019
- 3 min
Rappers, Do You Know Your Music Rights / Royalties?
The quest to make more money from the same music is something all musicians, producers and rappers alike, should strive for. We all have...
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Skill
- Jan 15, 2018
- 2 min
How Relevant are Charts to Hiphop Artists?
Storytime! The year is 2007, Skill, a seasoned pianist but novice producer embarks on his journey of making his music more accessible....
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Skill
- Nov 1, 2016
- 2 min
Creativity Doesn't Stop With Music
It's a Sunday and my temperature compass pointed me to the beach and I bump into two beggars. The first beggar was sitting down, half...
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Skill
- Jun 8, 2016
- 4 min
The 5 Ingredients of an Annoying Rapper
Social media, broadcast messages and other communication platforms are key to growing a fanbase for an independent artist. With so many...
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Skill
- May 29, 2016
- 4 min
5 Points on Approaching A Radio Music Compiler
If you're reading this post and you're not aware of SABC playing 90% local music then I suggest you do two things: 1. Do yourself a...
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Skill
- May 13, 2016
- 3 min
5 Reasons Why Musicians Need Their Own Website
When it comes to a musician’s hustle, nothing yells legitimacy as a muso with their own website. I’ve met a few artists that have asked...
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Skill
- Mar 23, 2016
- 4 min
5 Possible Sacrifices for Musicians
To sacrifice one thing for another is more or less inevitable when it comes to any life decision. As a pianist, I know that I've...
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Skill
- Mar 18, 2016
- 4 min
5 Things to Consider When You Release a Music Project
Due to the strides in technology, making and releasing music has become a lot easier to anyone with a computer. I had a discussion with a...
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Skill
- Feb 7, 2016
- 2 min
Budgeting as a Musician
Musicians are notorious for their lack of money management. From the classical composers like Mozart to the more recent hiphop figures...
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Skill
- Jan 20, 2016
- 2 min
5 Social Media “No-Nos” for Musicians
With the major leaps in technology and social media in particular, it has become easier for musicians to get their music to different...
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Skill
- Jan 15, 2016
- 2 min
5 Tips For The Musician's Brand
While I was on one of my twitter tours, looking for some local artists that I can connect with, I realized how difficult it is to find...
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Skill
- Dec 8, 2015
- 5 min
GoalSetting for Musicians
Flashback: It's mid-September 2014 and I wanted to achieve a few things with my music. All I kept telling myself was "it's time to give...
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