The Answer to Everything... And it's NOT 42

As a musician, I am often confronted with dilemmas that involve money. I mean, most people find matters of money to be dilemmas, but musicians often find that it takes money to make money.  An artist has to record music, this costs either money for studio time or for the equipment to make a studio. Then, after they get good recordings done, it costs money to design, manufacture, and be able to sell physical CD's as well as music online on such vendor's websites as iTunes and Amazon. Merchandise that an artist sells, has to be first bought.

For a college student, who happens to not have any job at the moment other than making a few bucks here and there where he plays, the costs of such things are far out of my budget. However, there is  a solution to many of these issues. Networking. No, not the kind you do on Facebook or Twitter (although they could potentially be avenues to do what I'm about to explain), but rather the more "professional" kind; let's liken it to a real life Linked In (if you don't  understand this reference, then you probably aren't a "professional").

How To.... Be a Modern Folk Artist in 5 Easy Steps!

Being a musician is getting easier everyday it seems. With home recording become a very viable solution, and sound equipment becoming more affordable all the time, music is becoming easier to invest in.

In the past ten years, a new, lo-fi brand of folk music has become very popular in the U.S. and folk musicians are becoming respected and adored once again. This resurgence has brought with it many different artists playing very different types of music, but there are a few simple steps to becoming successful just like them. We've collected a few you may not have thought about. Things like learning to play the guitar and such are pretty obvious, but there are some other things it will take to become successful.

Here's our top five ways to become a folk artist :