Our co-founder, Bianca Rose, is an artist in her own right. She is a talented Soul/Folk artist with Jazz influences. Recently she completed a 10-day tour in the Czech Republic, a totally new territory for her.  We thought it would be helpful and insightful for you to hear all about it directly from Bianca herself - what she learned, what was difficult, what was a surprise and what she might do differently in the future. As usual, there are loads of gems in this episode for you to learn from and enjoy.

In this final episode of our series on PR, Promotion and Marketing, we continue gleaning some valuable advice from Maddy and Alex from PR and Marketing company, Burstimo. This week we cover whether it's still necessary to have a website, streaming platforms, blogs and online press, having a story, what to submit when approaching radio stations for radio play, working with a PR companies and how to find a good one.

This week we've enlisted the help and expertise of Maddy and Alex from Burstimo who regularly post great advice and tips for artists on social media but also run a PR and Marketing company for artists. In the first of this two part series we cover, social media, having an engaged and active audience and the end game.

This week is part two of our series on PR and promotion, a topic that many Independent artists find difficult.  Without a label or team behind you, a lot of the PR work is also up to you so if you are doing things D-I-Y, this episode tells you how to write a press release, how to promote, but in your own 'authentic' way and we talk about whether there is any value in getting coverage in online blogs.

Promoting yourself can be an aspect of the Independent artists's career that many feel uncomfortable with. But, without a label or team behind you it is something you are going to have to do to an extent.  In the age of social media and Internet, it's easier than ever to have the tools to effectively promote yourself and you can learn to do it better.  In this episode we hear from content creator, presenter and photographer, CK Goldiing who feels very strongly about artists helping themselves as much as they can with self-promotion. Of course there are PR companies out there that can help you with a campaign and we offer some advice for finding a good one.

Touring is part of being an artist. If you're serious about your career at some point you will tour. But, when is the right time to tour, where should you tour and how do you go about booking your own tour? In this episode we give some information and tips but we also hear from two independent artists, Abimaro and Alice Watts who teamed up to go on tour together and they have some great advice from their experience.

Part Two of our Top Tips for artists.  Much of what we do at IAIMA is to aid Independent artists on their journey and to support, equip and resource them on their way to success, whatever that may mean for them.  However, as we come towards the end of the year we thought we'd go right back to basics and cover our top and essential tips for Independent music artists. These will be invaluable for any artists just starting out but are also worth revisiting for the seasoned artist to make sure they're not missing (or have forgotten) the obvious factors which can make all the difference. This episode covers consistency, the importance of having a plan, building your team and finding ways to spark creativity.

Much of what we do at IAIMA is to aid Independent artists on their journey and to support, equip and resource them on their way to success, whatever that may mean for them.  However, as we come towards the end of the year we thought we'd go right back to basics and cover our top and essential tips for Independent music artists. These will be invaluable for any artists just starting out but are also worth revisiting for the seasoned artist to make sure they're not missing (or have forgotten) the obvious factors which can make all the difference.

Femi Temowo is an extraordinarily talented musician, producer and Musical Director. During his career he's worked with the likes of Amy Winehouse and George Benson as well as his own musical projects. It was an amazing privilege and pleasure to sit down with him and ask him about his career as an Independent artist as well as some amazing pointers on whether to release an EP or an album, approaching songwriting sessions, the importance of practise and so much more. There is a wealth of wisdom and information in this episode which we know will be incredibly valuable to you as an independent artist.