by Irma | Oct 28, 2019 | Music & Business
What do you need to boost your music career? By Irma de Jong What does it take to have a successful music career? What do you expect and hope to achieve? For this, an important element is to understand what is your motivation and what drives you. To say it is...
by Irma | Aug 28, 2019 | Music & Business, Self-Management Music Business, Words on Music
Social mania; everything for a like by Irma de Jong How far do we allow social media to determine our lives, or, even taking over? In this article, we dive into the world of the likes, the ones that make a living out of Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, and we...
by Irma | Jul 17, 2019 | e-learning services, Music & Business, Self-Management Music Business
Is there a Life without Facebook? This week Mark Zuckerberg defends himself in front of the American Congress, against accusations of political manipulation, the data leak to Cambridge Analytica and other (privacy) concerns. What is going on exactly? Can we still...
by Irma | Jul 17, 2019 | Instruments & Players, Music & Business, Violin & Violinists
Playing Chamber Music on the Holland America Line @Lincoln Center Stage The musical adventure of Floor Braam on a cruise ship from Florida to Alaska In spring 2016, violinist Floor Braam was scrolling through the MusicalChairs website when an interesting advertisement...
by Irma | Jul 17, 2019 | Music & Business, Self-Management Music Business
What are the 7 Skills you need to have in order to build a Successful Music Career? By Irma de Jong Here we list the 7 main skills you need to possess in order to be successful in your music career, or better, in life! Most of these skills you will not have heard of...
by Irma | Jul 17, 2019 | E-Learning, Music & Business, Self-Management Music Business
Your Website is Your Online Business Card! Make your artist identity visual and authentic with an attractive and clear website Your website is like your online business card, a possibility to share with your audience and fans information about you, your ensemble, and...