Keep your feet on the ground
I think from time to time we all need something to keep our feet on the ground, or as I like to think something to “ground us”. This is especially true for musicians. It takes guts to expose your art,…
Rambles
Where do we draw the line?
How far should we go to stand our ground when it comes to out art? I have been stubborn in the past, to the detriment of me not being as financially successful as I could have been. But this was…
Accidental rejuvenation
Posted at March 4, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Rambles
I’m sitting at the airport waiting my mom to come through the arrival gates. She is coming to visit her oldest son in Ireland. We don’t see each other’s as much as we should, but it’s a two-way street. I…
Earn respect, don’t expect it.
I try my best to help other musicians through these blog posts. Everything I write about is either current common practice and / or stuff I have tested out my self. So who am I to give you advice? Do I…
Dear Spotify (and other music services)
Dear Spotify (and other music services, but for the rest of the article I’ll just mention Spotify just to simplify things), I am a converted fan. I am a full-time musician, so when it comes to my music, I need…
Polite refusal
After nearly twenty years of playing in bars it still amazes me how many people see musicians as some kind of “jukebox”. Don’t worry, I’m not going to go on a rant about how people don’t “get” musicians. But what…
Pat your self on the back
The reasons behind one becoming a musician is a lot more complex than just the simple fact that we love music. It’s like no one becomes an actor just because they love the art of acting. Let’s face it we…
Was Johnny Cash after all the most romantic man?
Posted at February 14, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Rambles
On Valentine’s day we all think about Love, wether we like it or not, as it is rammed on our face by the media and the shops. A lot of money to be made out of other peoples love 😉…
We do it because we love it
Posted at February 12, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Rambles
Once again I sit here well past midnight, wondering what I should write about. There are days when text just flows out of me on to the page (or the computer screen, to be precise) like verbal diarrhoea from my…
Focus
I’m just back from a show with Sliotar as I sit down to write this. I am buzzing, it was a great show. But I am almost scared to say this out loud as not jinx it, and at the…
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