COMPOSER SABRINA PENA YOUNG | MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | FILM | CLASSICAL | OPERA

How to create a marketing plan a step by step guide for musicians and artists. In this video you will learn how to create a 1-page marketing strategy and plan for your career. When creating a marketing plan and strategy, it can be as complex or simple as you would like.  The 1-page Marketing Plan for Musicians Breakdown  The Purpose: visit your website? newsletter? video? Whatever action you want people to take, this is the place to say it.  The incentive: This is the offer to motivate people to take that action. For example, give away or gear, gift card, backstage passes Target Audience: Detailed profile of who these people are and how you can connect your message to them.  The toolbox: This is all the resources you will use to get your message heard by your audience. Your Brand: This is your identity and how it communicates in the marketplace and to your target audience.  The Budget: How much money will be invested to make this a reality? ...

The American Composers Forum is pleased to announce the 2016 McKnight Visiting Composers Residency Program. This program is made possible by the generous support of The McKnight Foundation .     In keeping with the Forum’s commitment to promoting awareness and understanding of living composers, this program encourages interaction with a variety of venues where new music is rarely heard, such as rural areas , schools, community centers , and with participants who may not have worked with a composer before.    The American Composers Forum will select up to two composers to design and produce their own residencies. Visiting composers should expect to spend approximately 60 days in Minnesota , working on projects with a Minnesota community—or communities—of their choosing (although preferably not a musical community).   Up to two fellowships of $15,000 will be awarded.   Application Deadline:  Friday, March 11, 2016  (pos...

Make Money as a Music Composer in the Digital World - Music Industry Secrets from Composer Sabrina Pena Young In this quick chat we talk about how you can make money as a composer in the Digital Age. Learn helpful music tips from music licensing to what classes you need to take to how important it is to really become involved in the music business aspect of your music career . From award-winning composer and video artist Sabrina Pena Young.  Related articles Tips and rumours: Soundwave trembles and teeters Evans Ighodalo & Kola Sax Bekes - Higher The Music Industry Just Won a $17 Million Lawsuit Against a Grooveshark Clone Creative Music in Washington DC 8 Musicians With Bizarre (And Fascinating) Alter Egos Musician's Corner: John Legend x Stella Artois for "Under the Stars." Amakye Dede Supports Nyantakyi's Idea of Using Musicians to Pull in Fans WATCH: Cuban jazz musicians break into dance during first U.S. performance Retooling Rock and...

Composer Sabrina Pena Young Mixes in her Home Studio How to Make Money as a Musician : Can I Make It as a Musician? In light of student debt crises, unemployment, and a push for more "practical" careers in the STEM industries in the US, many students and parents are wondering if pursuing the arts is a career worth going into debt over and some musicians today are wondering if they made a wrong turn in choosing to follow their passions.  There have been several factors that have affected the music industry significantly in the last decade and affect how to make money as a musician: The economic slump led to changes in buying/purchasing habits of consumers Traditional havens for musicians like academic institutions crunched for cash have eliminated quality tenure positions and replaced them with low paying adjunct positions Public schools, obsessed with testing, have cut out the arts , physical education, and more to grill testing into low income schools, elimi...