Well, these are crazy times we find ourselves in, aren’t they? As I’m sure you’re already inundated with news feeds/posts/articles quite outside your normal reading, I’ll spare you anything other […]
Let’s face it . . . throw-n-go’s are a necessity for any musician/band in the industry. Don’t know what a throw-n-go is? From music festivals to fairs, any event that […]
What is the one thing that seems to rise above all other elements in music and primarily sits firmly in its own little shrine? Self-expression While there are many reasons […]
Much of this blog is focused on how we behave as musicians, managers, music directors, etc and so far I haven’t really focused on the very personal nature of how […]
It would appear that last week’s post on gig preparedness struck a chord with folks, pun most definitely intended (if you haven’t read it, click here). A close friend of […]
We’ve probably all heard this argument before: “well, if the rehearsals aren’t paid, then I can’t commit to doing a rehearsal but I can take the gig” or any variation […]
Many of us were brought up hearing that no question is a dumb question. When we ask questions, we learn, right? While this is true to a point, at a […]
If there is one thing that I’ve learned over the years, it’s that at the end of the day, the ability to get and hold a gig, has very little […]
Wouldn’t life be great if we could just sit and play/create music all day? That is a delightful idea . . . and unfortunately not even remotely a reality for […]
This post could swing about 6 different ways from Sunday and still have tons of things to cover. So, I’m going to stick primarily with communicating musical needs/wants in a […]
Music Business Etiquette: The Ground Rules 