Hear from a former full-time touring musician who now owns and operates a chain of tax preparation offices throughout Middle Tennessee. You will learn tips and strategies, and find answers to any questions you have, as you prepare ahead of the April 15 tax filing deadline.
For Black History Month, Underground Music Collective presented a special live virtual panel, Succeeding as a Black Entrepreneur in the Music Industry, on Wednesday, February 15. Our panel of multi-disciplinary music industry veterans shared their experiences navigating the industry as a Black creative, the challenges they’ve encountered and overcome, and the lessons they have learned along the way.
Want more educational opportunities like this? Join our next virtual panel, Succeeding as a Woman in the Music Industry, on International Women’s Day (Wednesday, March 8). And, if you want to help us expand our educational and community resource offerings, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to UMC via the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville.
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It’s back to school season, and we’re taking this opportunity to educate you with our new course, Perfect Your Pitch!
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As the founder of Underground Music Collective, Gerard Longo has received thousands upon thousands of artist pitches.
Since 2013, Gerard has published more than 20,000 pieces of music-centric content across web and social platforms, and the submissions that made the cut have all had one thing in common: they were complete, thorough, and told the artist’s authentic story, better than the rest.
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Here at Underground Music Collective, we’re big proponents of well-rounded artist education, so that the folks in our community can get the most out of their careers and dreams.
As it turns out, so is the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville — and they have a program dedicated to helping artists in our region maximize their potential!
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This article is a contributed piece from Erin M. Phillips, vocal teacher, and Roger E. McLendon, M.D., a neuropathologist. Learn more about the Erin M. Phillips Voice Studio at this link.
At some point in their careers, musicians will experience performance anxiety. This can affect performers of any capacity, whether on stage, in classroom, or on the field.
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If you’re like most independent musicians, there’s a good chance that you’ve used SoundCloud as a platform to share your music.
Now, SoundCloud is giving you more resources to help you best utilize the platform — from setting up your profile, to learning how to use the platform’s analytics to plan your next tour.
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The following is a message from our partners at Tuk Law Offices.
A lot has happened in the world of copyright law in the last three weeks. Major decisions by the US Supreme Court, as well as rules changes that are going into effect in the US Copyright Office will have a significant impact on how creators and businesses protect their intellectual property.
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This episode — the first of the new, Nashville era of The Quinn Spinn — was produced at Helping Our Music Evolve (HOME), Nashville’s 24/7 music production and co-working facility, which helps music professionals expand their careers through relationship building, personal/professional development, and increased productivity. So, it’s only fitting that the visionary behind HOME is our first guest!
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So, as you may have heard (because we’ve been talking a lot about it), our podcast is coming back on Monday. It’s going to feature conversations with music industry folks about music industry topics which, we hope, will provide some insight and inspiration for you on your creative journey.
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