The work-life balance can be a tricky thing, especially if you are your own boss. This is the case for most musicians. Some musicians, especially early in their career lack direction. They don’t know what to do, and often resort…
When it comes to free music, there seems to be two camps. One that just assumes that by giving music away for free, you devalue it, and the other who believe there is more than just monetary value in music….
It’s a cloudy overcast day in Dublin, but still warm. It feels like there is a thunder-storm on the way. But then again, that feeling has lingered around for few days now. We have a house quest for the next…
It is a great feeling when after weeks of rehearsing you start to hear the set come together. This week we all could hear the sounds we had been working towards for months now and we had the video camera…
I talked about SumoMe app before in these Quick tips (HERE). Yesterdays I got an email from them telling me about their new Welcome Mat feature. To be hones I was gobsmacked! This is something I wanted to try out…
Alone at last by J.P. Kallio In the modern society we have built around us, everything seems to be busy, everything seems to be social. In fact the social after money often is the largest measure of our success. It…
Today I want to share with you a true talent from Dublin. This gentleman is as Dublin as Dublin gets. There is raw purity in the singing and songwriting of Jem Mitchell. Here is a musician who has been around…
If you ever played in a band night that has several acts, or even open mic night, you must have seen that one act that just takes forever to set up. It is frustrating to everyone involved. The band taking…
Sometimes it seems like the competition in the music market is so fierce, that most of us feel like we are on a battle field. It might feel tempting to hold on to your secrets to success with your dear…
In your early days playing shows you need to perfect some skills. One of the most vital ones is to learn how to work with venue sound engineers. The sound engineer is extremely important person to you, and you need…
