Discipline
Being an artist, and even more so, being a solo artist makes you entrepreneur. I know many musicians who would be squeamish of the term, or it would make them run a mile straight away. It’s actually funny how things…
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Ted Talks every musician should watch
Ted Talk’s have been around a long time now and some of the greatest innovators of every field have given their insides on numerous subjects. There are some that stood out to me as informative and inspirational as a musician….
Ego getting on the way of your music career
A While back I was talking to a friend of mine, who will stay anonymous. He has a band, kind of early nineties style prog rock. He told me that they were going to record an album. Now they had…
Perfection v Progress
“When we focus on perfection, we will be forever frustrated. When we focus on progress, we feel invigorated.” -Jeff Shore I have seen so many great albums and musical projects failed just because they concentrated on perfection, instead of progress….
Independent musicians most powerful tool
As an independent musician what is the most powerful tool, or character in this case that you need? You might sit there on the edge of your seat waiting me to pass you the Holy Grail of music promotion, the…
Dream big, work smart method in Music Business
So many years I wasted dreaming about “the big time” in my music career. Dreams are great, without them life would be… well just flat… But every time I tried to take steps towards my dreams I tried to jump…
Tools for promoting your music
Posted at March 11, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
As a musician I seem to be constantly fighting a battle on when to spend and when not to spend money. I thought I share here with you some of my experiences and services I have used and thought were…
Power of music and human interaction
Posted at March 3, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
For musicians the importance of music is in most cases something almost impossible to explain. We live a breath it. In my arrogant youth I did feel like we were somehow “special”. But the older I have grown, the more…
Soundcloud for “Dummies” just like me
Posted at February 28, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
I have been using Soundcloud for few of my projects for a few years now. I must say it is a very sleek service. In the beginning it was quite dance heavy, but now it is literally taking over by…
Branding for the Singer-Songwriter
Posted at January 7, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
Branding! Market yourself, find your niche. Ware relevant clothes, look like your music, act like your music!… Hmm… Yeah, you get the point right? I am signed to lot’s of cool music business related blogs that I have followed for…
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