Mark RobergeFounder, Artist Strategy, Make Our Music · Your A&R. Without the Gatekeepers.

Solo Music Artist? Master Your Craft & Grow! #shorts

8 Apr 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief YouTube short, Mark Roberge and two other speakers give concise, practical advice to musicians. Speaker A emphasizes the importance of recognizing when you contribute little in a band and being ready to step up when asked. Speaker B expands the idea to solo musicians, stating that when you have no band, the responsibility falls entirely on you. Mark Roberge reinforces this by highlighting the need for self‑awareness about what you don’t know and urges musicians to identify and learn the additional aspects of music writing beyond their current skill set. The core message is that both band members and solo artists must own their role, be proactive in helping, and continuously seek out knowledge gaps to improve their craft.

If you're a guy in the band that doesn't offer a lot, know that and then be ready to help when that person in the band asks you to do something.
Yeah, that's huge. Or if it's just you, you don't have a band, guess what? It's, it is you.
Yeah, it's all you. And you need to know what you don't know. And that's our biggest tip to you is to understand that there's more to writing music and then you need to understand what those things are.