J.P. Kallio

Author name: J.P. Kallio

“Hey darling, don’t you worry about me. This is the life I was meant to live. I always loved the wide open road. And I always loved to sing my songs”   I am a Finnish-born singer-songwriter and an acoustic guitar slinger, spent most of my life in Dublin. Passion for writing honest songs about life. Everything you say might end up in one of my songs.

Thoughts & Essays

Think positive and dream big

J.P. Kallio / October 6, 2015

Have you ever in your life walked from one opportunity to another? By this I mean if you did something […]

Thoughts & Essays

Quick tip 191 Harness your ego

J.P. Kallio / October 5, 2015

Lets face it, our ego gets on the way of pretty much everything we do every day. To be successful

Music, Thoughts & Essays

Are we caging art into a product?

J.P. Kallio / October 5, 2015

What was the product in music 150 years ago from today? I mean surely most people had music in their

Thoughts & Essays

4th October Blog update

J.P. Kallio / October 4, 2015

It’s hard to take it in that it is October already. It’s Saturday night as I write this. I am

Music

Upside down business model

J.P. Kallio / October 3, 2015

Yesterday I heard some rumours about an industry showcase / festival here in Dublin not paying the artists for their

Thoughts & Essays

Quick tip 190 Improve yourself

J.P. Kallio / October 2, 2015

Any sensible business should try to improve their product all the time. Music business is no different, and nowhere else

Music

Better Man

J.P. Kallio / October 2, 2015

Better Man by J.P. Kallio We all messed things up somewhere along the way, no denying it. And if you

Thoughts & Essays

Quick tip 189 Repeat until it hits home

J.P. Kallio / October 1, 2015

Repetition is the key to learning. And if it does not work the first time, you try it again. This

Music

Are we on the brink of war over control in the music business?

J.P. Kallio / October 1, 2015

I’ve had this thought for a while now. We have all been pretty wrapped up in the streaming music conversation

Thoughts & Essays

Quick tip 188 Help others 2

J.P. Kallio / September 30, 2015

I am just about to head early to The Porterhouse for the session we play there three days a week.