30th of August Blog update
This week has been back to balance kind of week for me. Sometimes it’s good to put your self first 😉 I had time to concentrate on all aspects of my work, without the need to rush. And boy did…
This week has been back to balance kind of week for me. Sometimes it’s good to put your self first 😉 I had time to concentrate on all aspects of my work, without the need to rush. And boy did…
We stand in the footsteps of a new world. It might seem like a silly idea, but things are changing. Slowly, but they are changing. And why are things changing? Because of the availability of information. I can write a…
Here’s a little manifesto for the independent original artists out there. Don’t try to copy other artists. Be original. Be you. Trying to copy others is pointless in the long run as why would anyone want a copy if they…
Wheels for Wings by J.P. Kallio Combination of few small bad decision can alter the course of our life for ever. This weeks song “Wheels for wings” once again made it’s way from somewhere deep in side the massive filing…
I often talked about alternative ways of valuing your work in the music business. Cash is golden, no doubt about that, and without it you cannot make living out of music. But there are times you have spare time, or…
Ok, this is a short post, in fact a damn short post 😀 But the reason I am posting this here, and not just as a social media post, is the fact that I always wanted my blog to be…
Brand used to be something associated with only major business. But these days personal independent brand has become a valuable asset. That also includes you, an independent musician. Figure out what your brand is. Figure out your core values, how…
What if I told you that you are in control of your own creativity? How often have you put aside your creative tasks just because you didn’t feel inspired? I hear this all the time, “I need to wait for…
What I learned early on in my days as a musician, this industry has a lot of hot talk. People say they are going to do this, that or something else, but never get around to it. First it did…
I was talking to a fellow musicians few days back and I asked him if he actually listens to music in his free time. His answer was something I have heard bit too often in the past, “not really.” The…