Blogs & Podcasts 📻
- DIY Musician's Blog / DIY Musician's Podcast: the original music business resource for do-it-yourself artists
- Ari's Take: great knowledge base to learn about how the music business works
- The New Rockstar Philosophy: general industry and music business information
- Making Money With Music: career strategies for musicians
- Cyber PR: industry advice and marketing
- Music Think Tank: stay up to date with industry news
- Hypebot: industry news and DIY resources
Books 📚
- How to Make It In the New Music Business by Ari Herstand: the best manual and playbook for aspiring live performers trying to manage themselves
- All You Need to Know About the Music Business by Donald Passman
Conferences 🎟️
- DIY Musician's Conference: most well-known music industry conference for unsigned and self-managed artists
- Between the Waves: affordable music conference and festival held in Madison, Wisconsin
Misc 🎱
- Performing Rights Organizations (PROs): ASCAP / BMI / SESAC
- US Copyright Office - Song Registration: legally protect your original works
- Sound Exchange: register your released tracks to get paid
- The Indie Bible: insane amount of club data for booking shows and tours