*Blog Post of The Week* by Ian Clifford at Make It In Music!

My hands are writing this automatically!!! I’ve been taken over by an unstoppable urge to let you guys know about something amazingly cool I just read…

Hold onto your hats because Ian from Make It In Music is going to give you a no-holds-barred appraisal of what it takes to be successful as a DIY musician.

Basically if you don’t have a plan to create mind blowing music you might have a bit of a problem…

I have a secret little “Great Tips” tag on my blog for stuff I want to print out and burned into my lizard brain later…you can bet your ass that this post gets it 100%.

In fact I like it so much I had to write a jingle…

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A really insightful and well written piece by Ian “THE REAL DEAL” Clifford.

Ian says “I also spend time helping musicians do it on their own using ‘Direct to Fan’ techniques – because, yes, these days, it really can be done without the record company machine.

OK, the truth is that not many have done it yet (Corey Smith, Pretty Lights and Jonathan Coulton being my favourite examples of those who have) but the system is now available to all.

But, it’s also a lie that the internet means you can all release your own music and be the creator of your own success.”

Read the whole post =>>> The DIY musician myth

Enjoy,

- Chris

P.S May his family be blessed with many cows