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Mastering the Hustle

Mastering the Hustle: Health and Personal Care in the Music Industry

KEXP, Upstream Music Fest + Summit, MoPOP, and The Recording Academy have partnered together to present Mastering the Hustle: a panel discussion with six annual events, tackling a different topic to help emerging artists make better decisions earlier in their careers. Throughout the series, we’ll b…


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Mastering the Hustle: Creating Safer Spaces

KEXP, Upstream Music Fest + Summit, MoPOP, and The Recording Academy have partnered together to present Mastering the Hustle: a panel discussion with six annual events, tackling a different topic to help emerging artists make better decisions earlier in their careers. Throughout the series, we’ll b…


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Mastering The Hustle: Health and Personal Care in the Music Industry (May 12 at the KEXP Gathering Space)

In an ever changing industry and craft that can make it difficult for artists to have access to healthcare. In preparation for the workshop, we asked a few of our panelists the same question: What is one thing a musician can do to exercise self care?


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Why Do Safe Spaces Matter? A Primer for Mastering The Hustle: Creating Safer Spaces

Join us this Saturday, April 14, for a workshop on how to create safer spaces in the arts community.


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Mastering the Hustle: How to Survive as an Artist

KEXP, Upstream Music Fest + Summit, MoPOP, and The Recording Academy have partnered together to present Mastering the Hustle: a panel discussion with six annual events, tackling a different topic to help emerging artists make better decisions earlier in their careers. Throughout the series, we’ll b…


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Get to Know the Panelists Speaking at Mastering The Hustle: How To Survive As An Artist (3/10)

Get to know this Saturdays' speakers and the expertise they bring to the Mastering the Hustle panel


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Mastering The Hustle: Promoting Your Music and Shows

KEXP, Upstream Music Fest + Summit, MoPOP, and The Recording Academy have partnered together to present Mastering The Hustle: a new panel discussion with six annual events, tackling a different topic to help emerging artists make better decisions earlier in their careers. Throughout the series, we’…


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Mastering the Hustle: Booking Festivals and Making Your Performance Count

KEXP, Upstream Music Fest + Summit, and MoPOP have partnered together to present Mastering The Hustle: a new panel discussion with six annual events, tackling a different topic to help emerging artists make better decisions earlier in their careers. Throughout the series, we’ll be discussing everyt…


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Mastering the Hustle KEXP Presents

KEXP Presents: Mastering The Hustle: Promoting Your Music & Shows 11/12

Promoting your own music can be difficult. There's the logistical side of knowing how to do it and there's an internal struggle with artists on not wanting to lose authenticity. But not promoting because of these issues is only going to cause you more problems further down the road. Knowing how to …


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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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