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Chops and Reality: 5 Things to Remember About Working as a Pro Musician

January 15, 2019by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

With the internet these days, it’s easy to find a player (regardless of the instrument) who has a massive pile of chops that they have honed over countless hours of […]

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5 Tips to Help You Avoid Inaction

July 9, 2018by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

Many talk big, but few walk that talk. Extremely few. I’ve noticed that a tremendous number of people in the music industry greatly enjoy talking about all the stuff they […]

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5 Tips to Streamline Band Practice

June 5, 2018by aaronkusterer 1 Comment

Save for certain walk-on situations, every band/artist/production has rehearsals in one form or another. I’ve seen rehearsals that are extremely organized and others that are more along the lines of […]

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Metronome: The Musician’s Bane

September 26, 2017by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

If a metronome was portrayed as an animal in a National Geographic special, I think it would read something like this: “The elusive metronome is a discrete predatory species and […]

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Symbiotic Relationships: A Follow-up to Soundcheck 101

August 21, 2017by aaronkusterer 2 Comments

I am back and moving again on the blog after a busy few months. Here is a follow-up (2 years late) to Soundcheck 101. I wanted to solidify my stance […]

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Positivity: Stories from the Road (video)

May 16, 2017by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

I figured that I would take a slightly more informal approach to this week’s episode. So, here is a little pontificating on positivity along with a few road stories. Enjoy!

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Video: 3 Ways to Never Get Hired Again

May 2, 2017by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

. . . . with a side of cynicism and a dash of sarcasm. Enjoy!

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Transparency: Why You Need it in the Music Business

April 10, 2017by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

This week’s post! Hope you all dig it! Do you have thoughts on transparency? Please share in the comments!  

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Video: Most Popular Posts Since 2014

March 28, 2017by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

Hey everyone, thanks so much for hanging with me this long! You are awesome! As I mention in the video, here the most popular posts since the blog’s start in 2014 […]

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Video: 3 Tips to Strengthen your Relationships with fellow Musicians

March 20, 2017by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

Here is this week’s post. Hope you enjoy it! Do you have other tips for strengthening relationships? Please share in the comment section!

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