within the music

Welcoming WOLF IN A SUIT 

Since starting my blog I have been exposed to the world of writing. I've always followed mediums that write about music, world events or entertainment, but never tried to actually come up with content and get people to read it. I'm still stumbling through it, finding different ways to increase my audience and trying to have content that is lively and appealing. It's harder than I thought and something you have to stick at to achieve your goals. One of the ways I have been able to learn different techniques is by researching other blogger, writing about the same type of stuff. Seeing how they post to their social media platforms and how their audience responds. I've also reached out and been reached out to, by other bloggers. This have given me a chance to connect to others doing a similar thing and ask questions to help me grow.

Recently I was contacted through Instagram by a music and entertainment blog called Wolf In A Suit. The message complimented my blog which gave me the warm and fuzzies. After a few messages we decided to complete a collaboration. We thought a little Q&A would be cool, to ask the other 10 questions about their blog. It was great to see another's perspective on how they go about writing, gathering content, reaching their audience and what they thought was the future of their blog.

Wolf In A Suit (WIAS) is a solo project based out of Texas, U.S.A, that mostly covers music based content from interviews to reviews. From time to time other topic will be covered such as film/TV/fashion to give variety. The writing style is like mine, non formal, conversational and from the perspective of the writer. This, in my opinion, makes for an easy and enjoyable read. The acts that are reviewed are of great quality and I have discovered plenty of new music by reading this blog. WIAS has a larger following than my blog, so it is great to connect with someone that is where I want to be with my work. WIAS includes interviews with artists that are featured, something that I would love to incorporate into my work. Check it out here-

http://wolfinasuit.com/

Overall this was a great experience and I hope we collaborate again in the near future check out the full interview below.

1. Explain what your blog is all about; from your audience to your main goal

My blog is about music but also about other topics like cinema, fashion, television and simply because music influences and is influenced by everything. My audience would be anyone and everyone that enjoys music but also likes to read other things. And my main goal is to become a blog were people go to discover, to learn, to entertain themselves and to just enjoy the ride that hopefully my blog will be.

2. Tell us about your background, and how it has helped you write in this medium

I studied communications but have always feel a connection to music, a certain inexplicable love for it that just attracts me in a unknown level. Plus I used to be in band while in high school and my early college years and have always had an incline to writing.

3. Explain why you haven't just stuck with music as your only topic to write about

I love music but I feel it connects with other topic, it influences them and is influenced by many things. That's why I write about cinema, fashion, television, etc. Music draws inspiration from everything in the world, lyrics can be created from a great movie, an attire in a store can become the look of the next great front man and so on.

4. Where do you see Wolf In A Suit heading in the future? Could it become your job or will it most likely be a hobby based project?

It is unknown where it will be in the future, I do see it as expanding and reaching more people and connecting with more musicians and becoming a place where people can discover and connect with musicians.
I do hope it becomes my job along with another project I am working on (a record label). That would be the perfect full time job, I would be working all the time and not complain, because music is a magical thing.

5. What advice would you give other bloggers who have just started out or are thinking on entering the platform?

Focus on writing more than anything else, the audience will come but only if your content is worth a while. Investigate, do research, go out there, travel, listen to music, do anything that can become inspiration and just flow with that. If there is something you want to specialize on, learn about it, there are so many tools for knowledge online that you can become close to an expert if just take the time to learn.

6. In regards to building a fan base, getting your blog to the widest audience and coming up with content; What steps to you take? What social media tool is most productive? What gets most the attention? What tricks increase views?

Right now I am still figuring it out, I test different steps, different ways, and check out the analytics (great tool) daily, but so far it's always different. I guess I will start seeing more of a steady source later on, right now it's just the beginning.

The tricks I use, I guess could be: Edit the images to make them stand out, create things beyond the writing (like adding videos, creating playlists, etc).

7. What is the local music scene like in your city?

In my city it's actually pretty bad because they still found their own personality, many try to copy or go with what's popular. I would love for them to take their talent and truly make it theirs and show that. I have hope that that will happen.

8. Do you think music connects with people better one on one ( through earphones alone) or in a crowd at a live show?

It all depends, sometimes you just truly want to be one with the music and I get that when I am just listening to music with my headphones on. But there are times you want to feel the energy the song has and that in my opinion can truly be felt in a live concert because everyone is feeling the energy and it just enhances the experience.

9. You you hope to pursue a career in the creative industry?

Actually yeah, I am working on starting a record label, it's still on the baby phase but little by little it's getting there. And also I would love to continue writing about music, doing interviews, and in the future doing live interviews, concerts, etc.

10. What is your thoughts on how people access music these days, eg Spotify, YouTube, Itunes, physical CDs?

As long as they listen to music, it's good in my book. I use all of that and some other websites and applications just to keep myself discovering music.