The Artist Profile Audit When it's time to talk social media, all anyone is talking about is content, content, content. Don't get me wrong, content is important. Content is what gets future fans in the door. But once it brings them in the door, what do they see? The profile. And it's just as important that the profile tells the right story as it is for the content itself. Why? Content brings them in, but the profile makes them stay. So if your content is shiny and new, but your profile needs...
8 days ago • 3 min read
What A Strong Artist Brand Actually Looks Like Welcome back to The Artists Rise! This week we're digging into what an "artist brand" really is in practice. Spoiler alert: It's more than just curated cover art and color schemes. The Myth If you think about branding, your mind instantly jumps to the Nike's and Starbucks' of the world, reciting slogans and picturing logos that we all know like the back of our hands. And that's exactly what branding is in business form, but what about for people?...
15 days ago • 3 min read
Rose Peak July 20th, 2025 The Artist Rise #041 Welcome to your weekly resource for all things branding, release strategy, and overall artist development. Every week I'll help you strengthen your artistry through sustainable strategies that will help you build your career rather than force you into burnout. Let's get into it. POV: your next release You wrote a new song, and the second you finished it you could start hearing the final product. And immediately you start envisioning what it would...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Rose Peak July 6th, 2025 The Artist Rise #040 Welcome to your weekly resource for all things branding, release strategy, and overall artist development. Every week I'll help you strengthen your artistry through sustainable strategies that will help you build your career rather than force you into burnout. Let's get into it. The industry landscape If there's one thing I've learned about the music industry, it's that it's simultaneously massive and small. There are so many facets and niche...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Rose Peak June 29th, 2025 The Artist Rise #039 Welcome to your weekly resource for all things branding, release strategy, and overall artist development. Every week I'll help you strengthen your artistry through sustainable strategies that will help you build your career rather than force you into burnout. Let's get into it. It's overwhelming to be an independent artist. You're forced to be in a constant motion, whether it's creating, recording, producing, promoting, pitching, performing, or...
about 1 year ago • 4 min read
Rose Peak June 8th, 2025 The Artist Rise #038 Welcome to your weekly resource for all things branding, release strategy, and overall artist development. Every week I'll help you strengthen your artistry through sustainable strategies that will help you build your career rather than force you into burnout. Let's get into it. The Massive Industry The music industry is huge. Not only in saturation of music itself with the tens of thousands of songs that are being uploaded to DSPs every day, but...
about 1 year ago • 4 min read
Rose Peak June 1st, 2025 The Artist Rise #037 Welcome to your weekly resource for all things branding, release strategy, and overall artist development. Every week I'll help you strengthen your artistry through sustainable strategies that will help you build your career rather than force you into burnout. Let's get into it. There are two types of artists when it comes to releasing music: The type that drops it as soon as they have it, and the type that sits on it for a bit and builds a real...
about 1 year ago • 4 min read
Rose Peak May 26th, 2025 The Artist Rise #036 Welcome to your weekly resource for all things branding, release strategy, and overall artist development. Every week I'll help you strengthen your artistry through sustainable strategies that will help you build your career rather than force you into burnout. Let's get into it. I'll keep it short & sweet this week for the holiday weekend. Working for your worth One thing that every independent artist knows is how hard it is to do the work of a...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Rose Peak May 11th, 2025 The Artist Rise #035 Welcome to your weekly resource for all things branding, release strategy, and overall artist development. Every week I'll help you strengthen your artistry through sustainable strategies that will help you build your career rather than force you into burnout. Let's get into it. The Industry The music industry is confusing. The technology has developed to bring the barrier to entry down to its lowest point, which has enabled a lot more artists to...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read