Amah Ajavon·5d agoHow to Charge for Music That Helps People (Without Feeling Guilty): The Healer’s GuideFeel guilty asking people to pay for comfort? For artists whose music helps people through hard days: what to post, how to release, and how…
Amah Ajavon·6d agoHow to Start a Monthly Music Night (and Stop Playing Fourth on Your Own Bill)You book the night, make the flyer, work the door and play fourth. A guide for artists who build scenes: running a night, releasing, and…
Amah Ajavon·Oct 22Meta Ads for Independent Musicians: The Honest PlaybookWhy Boost burns money, the two ways to run Meta ads as an indie artist (straight to your smart link, or warm up first), what to spend at 0…
Larz|Comical-Shock J-pop Singer·Oct 18Larz’s Self-IntroductionFrom a “Proper Dutiful Woman” to a Purple Devil Singing Before 1,000 People 😈
Syed Ali·Sep 29The Spotify Payout Math Nobody Wants to Show YouThe Streaming Mirage: Why the Per-Stream Rate Is Not What It AppearsA response icon1A response icon1
Amah Ajavon·Aug 13The Boring Music Admin That’s Quietly Costing You Money (ISRC, Royalties, Trademark)The registrations and paperwork most independent artists never learn are the difference between a career that compounds and one that resets…
Sungate Records·Jul 21The Most Toxic Thing We Inherited From the Music IndustryBy Mariami BibilouriA response icon1A response icon1
Syed Ali·Jul 18TikTok, Reels, or YouTube Shorts: I Ran the Data on Which Platform Actually Builds Indie Fanbases…For indie artists in 2026, TikTok leads cold discovery: its Add to Music pipeline converts video views into DSP follows without requiring…
InBehind The BandbyJ.Jae Hermann·May 13How to Quit the Algorithm GameInvest in platforms that pay & play fair.
XIMXIA·Apr 24This is your brain on SubstackI was laying in bed the other night, doing what I consider light intellectual work, which is reading about how Suno is starting to flood…