How to be an Entrepreneurial Artist

Listen as business coach, public speaker, author, and sing/songwriter Matthew Moran discusses the importance of running your music career like a business as part of an entrepreneurial artist.

In this short interview, Matthew and Anna discuss some of the myths and most commonly made mistakes that prevent musicians from developing their careers. Matthew also shares his top actionable steps for getting started on your marketing efforts today.

To learn more about Matthew Moran, visit his website.

Pat McGee: New Album, Studio Legends, and Musician Advice

We recently had the opportunity to chat with Virginia-bred and Rhode Island-based singer/songwriter Pat McGee. Pat’s latest album is his 10th effort, and includes tracks with studio legends Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, Waddy Wachtel, Danny Kortchmar, and Jeff Pevar.

In addition to the studio details, Pat also discussed how he crowdfunded the album, his yearly self-hosted music festival, what he likes most about his AudioTheme website, and his best advice for musicians trying to make a name for themselves.

How to Hack the Music Industry

Let’s be honest. The music industry is not easy to break into. Forget the odds of becoming a national or worldwide sensation… It can be difficult to make a comfortable living as a musician.

Bookings, promotions, signings, recordings, and funding can sometimes seem to be totally out of your control. Is there a better way? What if you could “hack” the music industry?

Keep Up with AudioTheme Artists

We’re music fans. And we’re interested in the artists who use our products. So we’ve made it easy to track AudioTheme artists by beginning to assemble the AudioTheme Artist Twitter List.

This is just one of the ways we’re looking to provide support and resources to the musicians who use our products.

Want to be on the list? Shoot us an email with your Twitter @handle and other social media links or .

Accelerate Your Music Career by Treating it Like a Business

It’s 2015 and you’re ready to get serious about your music. You might have a multitude of goals you’d like to accomplish: maybe you’re ready to make the jump from hobby to career, maybe you’re ready to produce your album, or maybe you’re ready to play your first show.

So how do you do it? How can you accelerate your music career? How can you turn your dreams into reality and create a plan with actionable steps?