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How would you like to be a featured musician?
All you have to do is answer the questions below and then submit them in the body of an email to *subs at thedabblingmum.com *
Please remember that this is a "family friendly" publication when submitting your material to be featured...
Do not be afraid of sharing more than a two-line answer.
Our readers love to feel the passion behind the creative, and learn something valuable along the way. Think of this interview as a way to pay-it-forward while drawing attention to your music, songs, or band.
If you can't copy and paste and need this form emailed to you, please let us know.
Please make sure you copy and paste the following in your email. That way we know you understand the terms of having your interview featured.
- Your name:
- Your title:
- Your business:
- Your website:
- Your blog:
- Your video link: (music trailer, performance, interviews, etc.)
- Your email address (will not be published):
- Do you have a headshot I can use in jpeg for the interview? If so, attach it with the answers or include a link to where I can download it.
- Do you have a cover shot of your album or CD, in jpeg? If so, attach it with the answers or include a link to where I can download it.
- Do you agree to allow Alyice Edrich to use this interview, royalty-free and without compensation?
- Do you understand that you're allowing images of your album cover to be reprinted with this interview, but that you remain the sole copyright holder?
- Do you understand that you cannot reprint or repost this interview in its entirety, but may share a link to the interview via your social networks?
- Do you understand that your interview may be mentioned via Twitter, Facebook, and other social media outlets?
- Do you understand that your interview may be edited to meet publication standards?
These questions will help me write an introduction to the interview:
- How long have you been a musician?
- What type of music do you write (or perform)?
- How did you meet the other members in your band? (Skip if solo)
- What would your biography say? (May just use this as the intro if you provide a 2-3 sentence bio).
These questions are for the actual interview:
If you simply give me a one- or two- line answer for every question, I will not be able to use your interview. Readers want to feel your passion for your career choice and your book, so let it shine.
- When did you realize you wanted to be a professional musician? (Can you give us a visual of that moment? What were you doing? What were you watching or listening to? What really caught your attention about music?)
- How long was it from the time you decided to be a professional musician to the time you got your first paid gig as a musician? (Can you tell us what the gig was… What song you wrote or played… Where you played… How you felt... etc.)
- What was the most difficult aspect of getting started as a paid musician? (And how did you overcome that?)
- How did you get started recording music (or start playing in a band) professionally? (If you have not recorded your first album yet, skip.)
- What is your biggest obstacle when it comes to pitching yourself as a musician and what steps have you taken to overcome that obstacle?
- Can you tell us a little bit about your latest album (or tour)?
- If someone were listening to you for the first time, what song, on your album, would you recommend they listen to? (Why?)
- What are you hoping to accomplish with this album (or tour)?
- How do you balance your life as a musician with your duties as a parent or spouse? (Please feel free to share any personal lessons that go along with your tips; especially if you are on the road a lot.)
- What was the best writing-related advice you ever received when it comes to writing lyrics (or music)? (Please tell us why you feel this way? How has it helped you, etc?)
- What influences the type of music you write (or play)?
- What do you feel is the single most detrimental thing a musician could do to destroy his/her career?
- What do you think music offers to the world, as a whole?
- What’s ahead for your music?
- Feel free to add an extra question or two if you feel it will help promote your music better. Just remember to keep it educational, and less of a sales pitch. I'm all for self-promotion, but if your answers are too self-serving, I won't be able to publish them.
Interviews may appear on the DM Speaks blog, or on the blog and The Dabbling Mum's magazine.
Sometimes Alyice Edrich, our editor, will pull a few quotes from your interview to use in a round-up type article on a specific subject, and whenever possible, she'll pull a quote from your interview to use in other articles.
Occasionally she may allow reprints of your interview to well-established and/or respected publications to give you more exposure for your craft and your album.