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Congress Pushes SBA to Accelerate Venue Bailout Payments Before It’s Too Late
On December 27, 2020, Congress signed into law the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program (AKA the Save Our Stages Act) for struggling entertainment and music venues. Originally, $15 billion in grants was set aside to support small and large arts and...
3 Books Every Songwriter Should Read…That Aren’t About Songwriting
MI Faculty recommends 3 books every songwriter should read.
Musicians Institute Industry Mentors Summer 2021
Meet some of your industry mentors for the Summer 2021 quarter.
The Musician’s Institute Guide to Monetizing Your Music
If you’re a musician, chances are that you’re hungry to monetize your talent. The fastest way to increase revenue? Swap getting signed by a label with uploading your tracks to YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram, and more. The key is to develop a solid marketing and...
MI Vocal Faculty: Daily Vocal Routine For Singers
Ashley Stanbury, an MI Vocal instructor, shares a daily vocal routine that will keep students’ voice ready for the stage, studio, and beyond.
Essential TikTok Tips and Tricks for Musicians
TikTok has exploded in the past year. With more and more creators posting daily content on the platform, it seems that TikTok is the place to be for everybody, including musicians. For anybody who has no idea what TikTok actually is, it is a social media platform that...
#TBT
#TBT Michael Ruff Visits MI ( With Sheryl Crow as Back-up Singer)
A while back, we shared this pretty sweet find from the MI vault: a performance by Michael Ruff, with a very young Sheryl Crow singing backup! Ruff is a multiple Grammy Award nominated songwriter and producer, who has released many solo albums. He has written, toured...
#TBT Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius is widely considered one of the most influential bassists of all time, so to celebrate our first #TBT post, here are some Jaco performances that’ll inspire you to get you back into the practice room real quick! Opening for Joni Mitchell. Weather Report...
#TBT Black Veil Brides Conversation Series
Back in early 2015, Hollywood based band Black Veil Brides came by to the Concert Hall at MI to discuss the untold stories and secrets to success in the music industry from a band walking the walk. Black Veil Brides talked about breaking in, the recording process, and...
PROFILES
A Conversation With: Aaron Mercier of Mercier Guitars
Aaron Mercier is guitarist for Kings Of Carnage, and a Musicians Institute alumni who is keeping very busy in many areas of the music industry, both as a performer and a man behind the scenes. On a recent visit back to the MI campus, Aaron spoke to The Mix about his...
Panelist Spotlight: Adam Blackstone
Musicians Institute is proud to bring some of the best working musicians onto our campus to inspire our students and give them insight into what a career in the music industry holds. With this new series on our blog, we will start to highlight upcoming clinicians or...
The Life And Career Of MI’s Own: Francis Buckley
Grammy Award®-winning record engineer Francis Buckley’s broad range of experience has seen him occupy the studio seat for breakout bands, established chart-toppers and Hollywood films. Buckley started out working at W.E. Studios in Redondo Beach in 1979. He then went...
