18 ways musicians can make money

                          

If you’re going to go full-time as a musician, you’ll require some other source of music industry income. Part of the reality of being a working musician today is the need to diversify your revenue streams. The more you can diversify your income, the more lucrative your musical endeavors will be. With record sales in decline, you will need to approach your sources of potential revenue streams with an open mind. But, if you have a good business sense, making money as a musician isn’t actually that hard. A little creative ideas can get you started.

1. Sell Your Music

Digital distribution is a must; you need to be readily accessible through all media platforms, or find a friendly aggregator that places your music all over the net for you or you may choose to set this up yourself.Selling music at shows is also important. You can sell CD-Rs, make sure they are reasonably priced to sell at all your gigs, or online. If you’re pressing physical copies, check out your local record shops to get them in on consignment. You can easily duplicate your CDs without spending much, including printing and a plastic-wrapped case, so most of

Nigerian celebrities who have died in 2019

                          

Actor and comedian, LinChung Duke Oliver

Over the years, the Nigerian entertainment industry has lost many talented entertainers to the cold hands of death leaving sour pills in the mouth of their fans as well as friends and colleagues.

So, we have put together a list of notable people which include actors, musicians, comedians and fashion icons that we had to say goodbye to this year.
Actor: Gbenga ‘Burger’ Akintunde, 47

                         

Yoruba Actor, Gbenga ‘Burger’ Akintunde

The Nollywood actor was the first to die in 2019. Akintunde died on Thursday, January 3, after visiting the hospital to complain of malaria.
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How to become a successful music artist. You need to know these tips!

                                          

A musical artist is one who can, out of his initiative compose music, record it in the studio and release it to the public; this business is becoming lucrative in Nigeria and Africa as a whole with the influx of classical and jazz music in the market.

Before now, most African countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, South-Africa, and others rely on music from the Western world. However, as days evolve, people began to develop an interest in the music industry.

 To become an artist is

How to fix: My Microphone Doesn’t Work on Windows 10

                  

                                            
Windows 10 may not hear your microphone’s audio for several reasons. All the usual PC microphone troubleshooting steps are still important, but Windows 10 contains a new system-wide option that completely disables microphone input in all applications.

Check Windows 10 Microphone Options

Windows 10’s Settings app has a few options that disable your microphone system-wide, in all applications. If your webcam is disabled in Settings, even desktop applications can’t receive microphone input.
This is a bit confusing. In general, the app permissions under Settings > Privacy only affect new applications from the Store, also known as Universal Windows Platform, or UWP, applications. But the microphone and webcam options also affect desktop applications.
If your microphone isn’t working, head to Settings > Privacy > Microphone.
At the top of the window, check that it says “Microphone access for

Review of Top 10 Best DAW Recording Software of 2019

                          

So, you're looking for the best DAW Recording software right now? It’s a digital age, as we all know. No matter what aspect of our lives is it, music studio computers have completely revolutionize it. It is not so different in the music industry either. What used to take days and weeks can now be done in a few hours. The output is also very refined and the ease of use is simply remarkable.

In this guide we will be giving answers to some of the most commonly asked questions by music producers, which software to buy and how to improve your

7 Simple Mixing Tips to Improve Your Tracks and Avoid Complications

                                                         

You’ve hopefully recorded your tracks very well and now the time has come to mix your song. Sometimes mixing can seem overwhelming. You can spend hours and hours jumping from one track to another without any real point and lose your time and focus if you’re not careful.

You have to have a plan a road map to get your mix done in a few hours.

       Here are 7 steps you can follow to get great mixes very quickly.

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15 Amazing Benefits Of Listening To Music

If you love listening to music, you’re in good company. Charles Darwin once remarked, “If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.” Albert Einstein declared, “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician.” Jimi Hendrix called music his “religion.”
Recent research shows that listening to music improves our mental well-being and boosts our physical health in surprising and astonishing ways. If we take a music lesson or two, that musical training can help raise our IQs and even keep us sharp in old age. Here are 15 amazing scientifically-proven benefits of being hooked on music.
1. Music Makes You Happier

“I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.” – William James

Research proves that when you listen to music you like, your brain releases dopamine, a “feel-good” neurotransmitter. Valorie Salimpoor, a neuroscientist at McGill University, injected eight music-lovers with a radioactive substance that binds to dopamine receptors after they listened to their

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The Story of JAY-Z’s Ascent to Billionaire Status, as Told by JAY-Z Lyrics

JAY-Z is rap’s first billionaire, and anyone who has been paying attention to his music across the last couple of decades knew it was inevitable. Through his lyrics, it’s easy to track the living hip-hop legend’s rise from New York City drug lord to the one percent of the one percent.
“You’re coppin’ me like white crystal/I gross the most at the end of the fiscal year than these niggas can wish to” — “Dead Presidents II” (1996)

Before JAY-Z transitioned from rapper to mogul he was trying to transition from drug dealer to rapper. Moving weight was his first trade, and the product sold itself; in Jay’s eyes, so did his music. He invested in himself when he started Roc-A-Fella Records with friends and, before long, he had mastered rap as a hustle, too. For JAY-Z, business always

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How much do you care about your mother?

When your mum is alive and you did not cherish the fact that she is alive and give her the best treat a good mother should get ,then, you will regret it if anything happens as death is timeless.

You don't need to wait till she is dead before you spend millions to give her befitting burial. I am not wishing any mother death but trying to remind you that death is