Chops and Reality: 5 Things to Remember About Working as a Pro Musician
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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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!
Video: 3 Ways to Never Get Hired Again
. . . . with a side of cynicism and a dash of sarcasm. Enjoy!
Video: 3 Tips to Strengthen your Relationships with fellow Musicians
Here is this week’s post. Hope you enjoy it! Do you have other tips for strengthening relationships? Please share in the comment section!
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 […]
MusicBiz 2017: 5 Basic principles to make your business, more like a business!
5 principles to make your music business, more like a business!
The Golden Rule: 3 B’s to Help Your Music Career
We have all heard this rule a million times: “Do unto others as you would have done to you,” it states. While this is a great rule of thumb, it […]
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 […]
Music Business Etiquette: The Ground Rules 