I just want to play music
I need a sound engineer that is on standby to record my songs at any given moment the inspiration hits me. I need him to mix my tracks and sent them to be mastered. I need a mastering plant that…
Music promotion
How to make sure you will never get booked for a live show
Posted at August 13, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
Awhile back an email dropped into Sliotar‘s mail box. I do most of the bookings and management duties for Sliotar as well as my solo stuff. This was and Email sent from someone I once met briefly over some other…
The desperate need to please everyone
Us musicians are a funny bunch. On the outside we are big egos, pumping out testosterone (even the girls). Remember that scene in the movie anchorman? Where Will Ferrell stands on front of the mirror and shouts “Hey everyone, come…
10 reasons to give up on your art
I used the word art here as this apply as much to music as to any other form of art. We work hard and time to time it feels like it’s all for nothing. My general advice at this point…
Music as a skilled trade
Posted at August 6, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Blog posts ⋅ Music promotion ⋅ Rambles ⋅ Singer-Songwriter
Even in 2014 you come across the stereotype of people not seeing music as a valid career choice. I was told by my extended family back in my school days, that music was never going to be a career. Even…
How to tour abroad with your band part 3
In 2006 Sliotar set out on our very first European tour that we organised ourselves. We performed in France, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. It was over six-week tour that took us from Atlantic coast to…
Bad live sound
It is Sunday 3rd of August the morning after the last show of Sliotar‘s 2014 Summer tour. I’m scheduled to arrive home Monday night. It’s a very mixed bag of feelings always at this point. Part of me can’t wait…
You will not believe it until you see it
Posted at July 28, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
It is no secret that I have almost an unhealthy obsession with the independent music business. I dedicate way too much time reading everything I can get my hands on, every book, every blog post. Being Dyslexic my reading is…
The Importance of Failure
I wrote a post on “Why do we fail” awhile back. This got me thinking of failure bit more and this started the digestive process in my head which often leads to these blog posts. In the traditional sense we…
20th of July Blog Update
Posted at July 20, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
Not that I’d want to make you feel jealous or anything, but I’m in Italy while you read this 🙂 2014 Sliotar summer tour is in full swing. Speaking of full swing, I’ve had a lot to say this week…
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