Music Directors: Speak Clearly and Be Timely!
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 […]
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Dumb Question Culture: Where any question seems to be a dumb question
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 […]
Get Organized! 5 Tips to Keep Your Music Career on Track
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 […]
Booking Responsibilities: 6 Questions to Ask When Booking a Gig
Booking gigs is the ever looming (and often challenging) task for most musicians or bands looking to put their music out there and/or make money. If you’re reading this blog, […]
5 Tips to Help You Avoid Inaction
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 […]
Metronome: The Musician’s Bane
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 […]
5 Tips to Combat Negativity in the Music Industry
Negativity. Oftentimes, it stems from insecurity and superiority complexes. Other times, we just choose to wallow in misery because of a bad day. We have all been guilty of this. […]
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 […]
Gratitude: 3 Tips for Successful Musical Relationships
I’m going to start this post off by saying a big thank you to all of you for your support of this blog (and on a personal note, the support […]
A Learning Spirit: 5 Tips for Good Collaborations
After a lengthy hiatus, I am back! Touring and much-needed time off has kept me quite busy but now I’m ready to fire the blog posts back up. So, let’s […]
Music Business Etiquette: The Ground Rules 