10 Selfish Reasons To Refer

10 reason you can't afford to not refer people.

Music BusinessEric BarfieldOctober 17, 2014Referral, Eric Barfield, Music Business, Nashville, Keyboard Player, Keyboardist, Pianist, Eric barfield BlogComment

Three Signs You’re Bugging The Crap Out Of Your Best Contacts

I’m paranoid about over-contacting the people that have been kind/stupid enough to let me contact them (you did get permission before you fired off a long email to them, right? Right?) Even with the manners of a victorian waiter, it’s easy to bug the crap out of your contact list and make them stop responding. Here’s three ways I’ve discovered to accomplish this:

Music BusinessEric BarfieldOctober 11, 2014Contacts, Eric Barfield Comment

10 Questions I Ask Before I Give A Quote

How much should I charge for a show? I discuss it in this Wednesday's blog.

Music BusinessEric BarfieldSeptember 23, 2014Music Business, Tip Jar, How much to ask for pay, How much should I charge to play piano?, How much money should I make for playing piano?, Eric Barfield, Eric Barfield PianComment

5 Reasons To Switch From Chords To The Nashville Numbers System

Music BusinessEric BarfieldSeptember 18, 2014Nashville Numbers System, Worship Leader Comment

5 Tips I’ve Heard From Top Nashville Sidemen

The knowledge of music that is Nashville continues to wash over me, deconstructing everything I think I know about how the music business works, tinkering with it, and then putting it back together in ways I never could have dreamed. And I’m the one stuck scratching my head, holding a bunch of pieces left over that I thought should have gone on somewhere.

Music BusinessEric BarfieldSeptember 3, 2014Nashville sideman tips, Eric Barfield Nashville, Nashville musician tips, Nashville session musician, nashville sideman, Nashville Eric BarfieldComment

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