{"id":6931,"date":"2022-11-16T18:54:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T18:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/16\/the-5-hardest-things-about-being-an-independent-musician-music-marketing-blog-2\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T18:54:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T18:54:37","slug":"the-5-hardest-things-about-being-an-independent-musician-music-marketing-blog-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/16\/the-5-hardest-things-about-being-an-independent-musician-music-marketing-blog-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Hardest Things About Being an Independent Musician Music Marketing Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Let\u2019s be honest, there are some things about being an independent musician that kinda suck.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

So on a recent episode of the DIY Musician Podcast we talked through a lot of the most common personal and professional struggles that go hand-in-hand with creative pursuits. <\/span><\/p>\n

We<\/span> griped, felt a little catharsis, and then tried to figure out how to move beyond these unique hurdles that musicians face.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the difficult aspects of running your own music career include:<\/h3>\n

Money and social currency are still king
\nJealousy & bitterness lead to burnout
\nAudience attention is scarce
\nEven \u201csuccess\u201d doesn\u2019t cure us of doubt or dissatisfaction
\nBeing the \u201cface\u201d of your music can fuel your insecurity or vanity
\nIt\u2019s too easy to say yes<\/em> to the wrong things
\nTime is always running out
\nAgism and other forms of discrimination
\nLiving in the gap between your vision and reality
\nPerfectionism
\nMaking all the decisions yourself
\nJuggling too many roles at once
\nHaters, criticism, and condescension<\/p>\n

Wait! That\u2019s a lot more than FIVE things?!<\/p>\n

True, but many of the struggles above come from the same root causes. Thankfully, there are ways to sidestep, conquer, and even grow from these challenges.<\/p>\n

Want to hear our advice on dealing with all this stuff? Want to know if there are silver linings? Check out the podcast discussion above. You\u2019ll probably relate to at least some of it, and I think you\u2019ll actually find it encouraging.<\/p>\n

And let us know: What do YOU struggle with the most in your musical pursuits?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leave a comment below.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s be honest, there are some things about being an independent musician that kinda suck. So on a recent episode of the DIY Musician Podcast we talked through a lot of the most common personal and professional struggles that go hand-in-hand with creative pursuits. We griped, felt a little catharsis, and then tried to figure out how to move beyond these unique hurdles that musicians face. Some of the difficult aspects of running your own music career include: Money and social currency are still king Jealousy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-marketing-blogs"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/author\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6931\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}