Module 5: Admin to Artistry
Turn busywork into momentum: batch the essentials, automate the boring, and protect prime creative hours so admin stops stealing your best energy.
When you pictured a life in music, you didn’t imagine your calendar filling with emails, invoices, socials, merch orders, uploads, and travel planning. Yet the admin side is part of the gig, and if you let it, it will crowd out writing, practice, and shows.
Admin and artistry are a yin–yang: separate, but complementary. The goal isn’t to love admin; it’s to contain it, with small systems that keep the business moving while your best hours go to making music.
In this module, you’ll learn a simple, four-step way to corral the back-office work, automate what you can, and design a week that consistently protects creative time - so your career grows without burning you out.
What we’ll nail
Map the mess → three buckets: Money (invoicing, taxes), Marketing (socials/EPK/newsletter), Logistics (gigs, travel, stock).
Batch & block: one weekly Admin Power Hour + a 15-minute daily “inbox sweep.”
Automate & template: invoices, pitch emails, content calendars, checklists.
Protect peak hours: schedule two non-negotiable studio blocks; move admin to low-energy times.
Module Content
Learn to Level Up - Don’t wait to “be ready.” Pick one skill, make a tiny daily rep, and let new instruments/genres stretch your writing and your range. [Read the Article..]
Schedule the Muse - Creativity can’t be commanded, but it can be calendared. Block an hour daily, park ideas fast, and timebox experiments when you show up. [Read the Article..]
Delegate to Create - If admin expands, art contracts. Score the tasks, share the load, and batch the business so your best hours go to music. [Read the Article..]
Admin to Artistry: book one Admin Power Hour this week and set two 90-minute studio blocks - treat them like gigs.
Want a one-page Admin Batching Planner + invoice/pitch email templates? Say the word and I’ll share them.
This series, the content and any observations or suggestions made are based on my personal experience, anonymised to protect privacy. Nothing here is financial, legal, or medical advice - please seek professional guidance for your own situation.