Author Gabe Yont

What does it take to grow an audience and sell your music? Every budding musician craves for stardom. Yet, with the immense competition in the industry, success for a musician is an uphill task. Why do you t... Read More...

Picture this. You're listening to a classic rock radio station, kind of as background music with the volume turned low. All of a sudden, the first guitar chord from Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild" crashes ou... Read More...

Are you looking to become a professional DJ? Being a professional DJ is a great way to share your love of music and turn your passion into a full-time job. Starting a DJing career can be difficult, but if... Read More...

Chances are you've attended a Riverdance performance of a cousin or a neighbor—or maybe you were the one who was thrown into Riverdance classes as a child. This classic dance is but one of the products of tr... Read More...

Terms like "music analytics" indicate a mythical place where fun and creativity go to die.  But does everything have to be so data-focused these days? If that's what you're thinking, we get the mindset. But ... Read More...

The guitar industry underwent a 1.4% annual growth rate between 2012 to 2017, and many believe the trend will continue well into 2022. Playing the guitar is a journey that expands both the mind and body. Abo... Read More...

In 2018, there were about 41,000 musicians in the United States. With the rise of social media, there are so many more out there who are trying to make a name for themselves. In the SoundCloud and social ... Read More...

Running a successful record label isn't easy to do. In order to make your label stand out in the crowd, you need to sign the right artists.  You also need to push those artists to create high-quality music. ... Read More...

Singers, guitarists, and other musicians have a disproportionate likelihood of death from substance use.  Over the last decade, there have been nearly 150 drug-related deaths in the music industry. Be it for... Read More...

The music industry is changing rapidly. Gone are the days where your only hope of making is to get discovered and signed to a label. Instead, independent artists are now trying to garner streams and YouTube ... Read More...

Guitars are one of the most popular musical instruments in the world. Indeed 2.3 million of them are sold annually in America. And it’s wholly unsurprising! It’s hard to hear guitar-playing maestros like ... Read More...

Research shows that it can cost as much as $8,320 to make one song. What's interesting, though, is that a lot of this money is spent on studio rental time. Thus, if you're looking to make your own songs, you... Read More...