My Cover of Dean Lewis’s Half A Man
Okay, I am a bit late with this post… But better late than never, right? So on the 21st of October, I released Half A Man, my first song on Spotify since 2015… Yes, shocking and I am ashamed…
Music promotion
Stop making excuses, start doing the work
Stop making excuses, start doing the work. Stop looking for a booking agent, start booking gigs. Stop looking for a record deal, start recording music. Stop searching for perfection, put out more content. Stop looking for short cuts, start taking…
Recording a new Sliotar album
I’m feeling a little bit rough around the edges this morning. We had an NDRC end of summer cohort dinner last night, which continued into the small hours of Saturday morning. But nothing that an avocado and egg sandwich and…
Investment for the future
Music business is a funny old business. You can’t just dabble at it for a bit and expect the fame and fortune land on your lap. Today we live in a new world. Sure enough there is a good living…
Bad promotion
Why do we spend days on Facebook and Twitter screaming out loud asking people to listen to our music? Why do we make our first point of contact a “click this link!” or “Check out my video!” Why do we…
What would you sacrifice to be able to have your dream job?
It’s a Saturday afternoon here in Dublin and I have been twiddling my thumbs for the past half an hour 😀 The morning was glorious and I made the most of it by going for a two-hour walk. Then after…
The so-called plagiarism
I’m sure many of you heard the story that made the front page music news about Irish singer songwriter Hozier and the plagiarism claims. In fact it is so well documented, that I won’t even go in to the details…
Are we caging art into a product?
What was the product in music 150 years ago from today? I mean surely most people had music in their life in some form. Granted, they did not have access to endless albums at their fingertips. Still, there were professional…
Upside down business model
Yesterday I heard some rumours about an industry showcase / festival here in Dublin not paying the artists for their performances. The artists are expected to do it for the “exposure.” Unfortunately my landlord does not accept “exposure” for rent……
Are we on the brink of war over control in the music business?
I’ve had this thought for a while now. We have all been pretty wrapped up in the streaming music conversation for a while now. First we were all throwing daggers at Spotify. hen things stabilised a bit, and just when…
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