Musician Guides Archives | Encore Blog https://encoremusicians.com/blog/category/musician-guides/ Outstanding performers for any occasion Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:20:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://i0.wp.com/encoremusicians.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-favicon-96x96.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Musician Guides Archives | Encore Blog https://encoremusicians.com/blog/category/musician-guides/ 32 32 224836616 International Women’s Day: Survey, Webinar and Resources https://encoremusicians.com/blog/international-womens-day-2024/ https://encoremusicians.com/blog/international-womens-day-2024/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:13:59 +0000 https://encoremusicians.com/blog/?p=6123 Over Two-Thirds of Female Musicians Report Discrimination Due to Their Gender Over two-thirds (68%) of female musicians in our survey reported experiencing discrimination or bias in the music industry due to their gender (compared to 10% of male musicians).  Aesthetics Over Ability: The Double Standard Furthermore, we found that six in ten (64%) of female […]

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]]> https://encoremusicians.com/blog/international-womens-day-2024/feed/ 1 6123 Spring Budget 2024: Self-Employed Musician Tax Calculator https://encoremusicians.com/blog/spring-budget-2024-self-employed-musician-tax-calculator/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:25:12 +0000 https://encoremusicians.com/blog/?p=6091 Self Employed Musician Tax and National Insurance Calculator Enter Your Annual Profits (£): Calculate Results National Insurance Before 6th April 2024: £0.00 National Insurance After 6th April 2024: £0.00 Total Income Tax: £0.00 Combined Tax and National Insurance (Before 6th April 2024): £0.00 Combined Tax and National Insurance (After 6th April 2024): £0.00 National Insurance […]

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]]> 6091 The Ultimate Tax Return Guide for Musicians in 2024 https://encoremusicians.com/blog/tax-returns-for-musicians/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:35:26 +0000 https://encoremusicians.com/blog/?p=5972 In a recent survey conducted by Encore Musicians of 300 musicians, it was revealed that 91% of our musicians are registered as self-employed or freelance, however, nearly a quarter of musicians (24%) expressed a lack of confidence when completing their tax returns. Highlighting the need for extra help, Encore Musicians has created a comprehensive list […]

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]]> 5972 Top 10 Affordable Video Recording Studios for Musicians (2023) https://encoremusicians.com/blog/top-10-video-studios-for-musicians/ Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:51:36 +0000 https://blog.encoremusicians.com/?p=544 Having a great showreel to display your musicianship to clients is an essential part of your Encore profile.  Clients will often base their decision about which musician to book on the quality of the media on your profile, so investing in a good showreel should be top of your to-do list if you want to […]

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]]> 544 Encore Musician Stories: Joey Vanzetti https://encoremusicians.com/blog/musician-stories-joey/ Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:28:27 +0000 https://blog.encoremusicians.com/?p=1553 Encore Musicians Stories is a blog series where we explore some of the background behind Encore’s top performers. This time we interviewed the singing guitarist Joey V, who savvy approach to marketing has completely transformed his experience using Encore.  Joey V is a solo acoustic performer and singer. Specialising in pop & rock covers as […]

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