Making a Scene Presents

Making a Scene Presents - The Artist Revenue Ladder: How Indie Artists Turn Free Fans Into Real Income Over Time

There is a dangerous lie floating around the music business, and it has been sold to indie artists for years. The lie says that if enough people hear your music, the money will somehow show up later. Get more streams. Get more followers. Get more likes. Get more views. Feed the machine. Keep posting. Keep begging the algorithm to notice you. Keep hoping that one day a stranger in a boardroom or a playlist editor behind a locked digital curtain will point at your song and say, “This one.”

That is not a business plan. That is a lottery ticket with a guitar strap.

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Making a Scene Presents - The Return Of The Regional Music Economy

Why the Future of Independent Music May Be Closer to Home Than We Think

There was a time when every serious artist was told the same story.

Get out of town. Get in the van. Hit the road. Go national. Chase the playlist. Chase the press. Chase the algorithm. Chase the booking agent. Chase the big festival slot. Chase anything that looked bigger than the town you came from.

The dream was always somewhere else.

It was in another city. Another state. Another market. Another platform. Another gatekeeper’s office. Another playlist editor’s inbox. Another social media feed where the numbers looked big enough to feel like momentum.

But the road has changed.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Maura Dunst

Maura is a Minnesota-based multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter whose work moves with ease through bluegrass, Americana, roots, and folk. Known for her expressive fiddle and mandolin playing, strong harmony instincts, and sharp songwriting voice, she brings both fire and feel to every stage she steps onto.

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Ghalia Volt

No barriers. No boundaries. That has always been Ghalia Volt’s approach to American roots music.

Born in Belgium and now based in New Orleans, Ghalia Volt is a blues-rock singer, guitarist, drummer, and songwriter whose music refuses to stay in one lane. Her sound reaches across borders, pulling from the flamenco and traditional Spanish music she heard through her grandparents, the punk, garage rock, and psychobilly that shaped her early taste, and the deep blues traditions of artists like Skip James, J.B. Lenoir, and John Lee Hooker.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kat Blue

KAT Blue & The True Believers are a blues band built on fire, feel, and full-throttle conviction. Their new EP, Clock Strikes Blue, captures a group locked into what KAT calls an “all asides, all the time” spirit: no half-measures, no phoning it in, just hard-hitting blues played with purpose.

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