Musician-to-Musician Communication: 5 Tips to Improve Clarity
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 […]
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5 Tips to Streamline Band Practice
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 […]
Symbiotic Relationships: A Follow-up to Soundcheck 101
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 […]
Positivity: Stories from the Road (video)
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!
5 Things Never to do on Stage
This week’s post is about stage etiquette during a performance. As you might be able to imagine, this list is derived from situations that I have witnessed and/or heard about. […]
A PSA on Gender: 3 Tips for the Disrespectful Among Us
Warning: this week’s blog post may come off as a rant, and for that I apologize. However, I feel it needs to be said (as it has been said so […]
Band Practice Part 2: 5 Tips to Hone Your Rehearsal Craft
Happy 2016! Yes, I know I’m a little late to the party, the cake has been cut, and everyone has had a piece. So sue me! Just kidding, I have […]
5 Tips for Combating Your Own Ego
Ego is a dirty word (usually following “big”) that we all love to throw around when talking about other people but generally refuse to acknowledge the existence of our own. […]
Band Practice Part 1: 5 Tips for a More Productive Rehearsal
When I was about 13, I had a little church band that practiced about once or twice every two weeks. We weren’t able to do very much but we tried […]
Hiring Substitute Musicians: Preparing for Success
(Disclaimer: This post is geared towards the small bar band/cover band circuit, not the large-scale, pro touring circuit. Please keep this in mind as you read.) We have all been […]
Music Business Etiquette: The Ground Rules 