by Dan Hulsman | Networking & Marketing
The #1 Social Media Mistake I See Composers Making by Dan Hulsman, VGM Academy http://www.videogamemusicacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Biggest-Social-Media-Mistake.m4a So I was driving the other day after getting a DM on Instagram from a composer who sent me a...
by Dan Hulsman | Networking & Marketing
This post is about the music industry from an outsider’s very, very insightful perspective. Today I share with you one of my favorite marketers and thought leaders of our time: Seth Godin. Who’s Seth Godin? Here are the bulletpoints: He’s the author...
by Dan Hulsman | Mixing & Producing, Networking & Marketing
This week marks the official release of the Final Fantasy XV soundtrack, and yours truly got to sing in the choir on several of the tracks. In this post, I share with you the path that led me into the recording studio to lay down some vocals for original compositions...
by Dan Hulsman | Networking & Marketing, Selling Music & Services
In this post, I answer a pretty loaded (in a good way) question from composer Justin Childs. He asked this question in VGM Academy’s private Facebook group, and I wanted to respond personally because there’s a lot to unpack in this question and I think it’d be...
by Dan Hulsman | Interviews, Networking & Marketing
At PAX East 2016, I had the pleasure of attending a game audio panel titled “Maestros of Video Game Music,” hosted by Emily Reese. It was a 60-minute panel that seemed to fly by, but I was able to meet the composers afterwards and a few of them graciously...
by Dan Hulsman | Networking & Marketing, Selling Music & Services
If you’re spending most of your time working on your music, you may often find yourself wondering where your next paycheck is coming from in your musical career. Musicians are not alone in this struggle, however; I’ve seen hundreds of entrepreneurs,...