Three Questions for Independent Musicians

AFM Indie’s first step is to gather feedback from indie musicians — whether from indie rock, hip-hop, alt-classical, avant-garde, folk, country, latin music or jazz. Tell us:

• What do you consider to be the unique challenges faced by indie artists?
• What non-musical, but career-related tasks do you feel are most difficult to deal with as an independent musician?
• Does a DIY approach have anything in common with a cooperative mentality espoused by artist collectives and labor unions?