Since 2010, Chicago-based On Axis Music & Media offers music marketing services to musicians and music organizations. We achieve results with graphic design, writing, websites, promotions, social media management, newsletters, technical and audio support plus event planning. Beyond the music scene, we also assist creative businesses. Our highlights include partnering with Photographer Roman Sobus, contributing numerous articles to Chicago Music Guide, and promoting events featured in/on Chicago Tribune, WGN TV, Pioneer Press, and more. We have worked with Chicago Acoustic Underground, Bloom School of Jazz, Chicago Blues Network, Random Chance Records, and Klezmer Music Foundation, supporting established artists and up-and-coming artists. We look forward to contributing creatively to your mission and vision, in our shared goal of serving the broader community with arts and music offerings.
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Artist Feature: Alethea
Alethea · One Man Island The voice of Alethea pierces the soul. Whether with bare...
Start Being More Crafty, Dammit!
Here’s 10 ways for songwriters to be more crafty: Test of Time: Will the song...
That’s Muzac to My Ears
What is music anyways? Is it simply sound that is arranged into a song? The...
How to Run an Efficient Sound Check
This article will tell you how to run an efficient sound check with a band;...
How Coffee Culture Impacts Musicians
The world’s first coffee shop is rumored to have opened its doors in 1475 in...
We Are Not Statues: We Are Living, Breathing Things
It’s in the word “icon” which is a synonym for celebrity; an icon is a...
A Brief Look Into a Baritone Sax-Based Chicago Big Band
One of a handful of Big Bands in Chicago, Ted Hogarth’s Mulligan Mosaics Big Band...
Music as Culture, Music as Brain Waves
There’s nothing sexy about this video. There’s no pyrotechnics, scantily clad dancers, rock and roll...
The Grand Illusion: Internet Famous, Real Life Wah-Wah-Wah
Social media is a terrarium. A bubble, a snow globe. It’s easy to be seduced...
How to Overcome Stage Fright and Be a Great Performer
Boo! Get out the Edgar Alan Poe novel. It’s time to discuss Stage Friiuiiight. It’s...
Give Me Cumbia, or Give Me Death
“Give me liberty or give me death” is a famous line spoken by an early...
Gigging Field Kit: 5 Things to Bring to Your Next Gig
Music Gig Field Kit At the next gig, get ready to be a hero if...