4 lessons artists must learn from the pandemic
With concerts and festivals poised to return, it’s important that bands and artists not forget the tough lessons taught to them by a year spent in isolation.
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James Shotwell of Haulix
With the return of live music on the horizon, artists need to remember what a year of isolation taught them about art and professionalism.
Life is returning to normal. At least, life is beginning to look a lot like it did before the COVID-19 pandemic brought global economies to their knees and forced everyone to stay away from everyone else. As vaccination rates rise and more data becomes available about the spread of the novel coronavirus, artists and fans alike are looking forward to long-awaited reunions. There are, however, several lessons from the last year that artists should carry with them.
Its title bears the phrase
A Sure Disaster, but the upcoming split between SeeYouSpaceCowboy and If I Die First finds perfect harmony in the key of core. The former s righteous sasscore at once grindy, chuggy and flamboyantly weird and the latter s piercing yet melodic post-hardcore are two different sides of the white belt coin, but when they literally collide on the project s collaborative title track, bloodstainedeyes, it fucking works. Between its masterful centerpiece and the two songs from each band that bookend it, the split that s due out May 14th via Pure Noise Records is one of the most exciting heavy pairings in recent memory (you can pre-order it now).
Livestream concerts aren’t going anywhere
While there are a number of positive indicators that in-person concerts will be returning – albeit slowly – in 2021, it appears that the livestream show is here to stay.
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Concerts are returning in 2021, but livestream events are forever.
A lot of bad things happened over the last year. You can apply that to the pandemic in general, but it’s also true for the music community. More people have been laid off or lost their jobs in music during the last year than in any other single calendar year to date. Those who held onto their jobs and careers did so by adapting to the challenges of a global pandemic. While some of the lessons learned may fade as things begin to return to normal, it’s evident that livestream performances are here to stay.
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Hiring a music publicist: Artist’s guide
Music publicity, while one of the toughest jobs in entertainment, is also one of the most important, and as an artist, hiring the right publicist can make or break the success of your music. In this piece, we offer some guidance, on how to select the right publicist for you.
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James Shotwell of Haulix
Finding the right publicist for your next release is a challenge, but knowing what to ask can make all the difference.
Music publicity is one of the most challenging jobs in entertainment. Publicists work long hours to help artists cut through the noise and be heard. They go above and beyond daily to make sure their clients’ stories are heard, often in places that the artists themselves would never be able to reach, and they rarely receive the thanks they deserve. Music PR is, in many ways, the bridge between anonymity and stardom.