Share love, music and art part 8
I came across Kirbanu on my many wonders around the internet, I think about a year ago. Since then I’ve been keeping my eye on what she has been up to. She successfully crowdfunded her latest album which is due…
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Learn to recognise opportunity
Around every corner and bend hides an opportunity. They are not always easy to see. Sometimes the opportunity is just an opportunity to learn something new, or gain a new perspective. Sometimes the opportunity is something great, something so obvious that…
Fans have the power to fix the broken music business
I was honoured to be asked to write a “blurb” (those recommendations at the back page) for a new music business book coming out soon, written by friend of mine and the host of Break The Business podcast Ryan Kairalla….
Quick tip 196 Know why you create noise
Social media is a nonstop stream of noise. We all contribute to it everyday. We post our life experiences as they happen, we share our views, we rant. But professionally, we most of the time just end up promoting. And…
Can you do better?
Today I came across something beautiful, and I just had to share it with you. This is a short film by Erez Sitzer, and it beautifully expresses how someone with a humble job, takes pride in what they do, and…
Quick tip 188 Help others 2
I am just about to head early to The Porterhouse for the session we play there three days a week. The reason I am heading there early is because I want to help a friend check out the sound of…
Quick tip 180 Your mind is your instrument
I had an interesting discussion two nights ago with a gentleman from Canada who was staying in the same hotel with me in Ischia, in Italy. It was late at night and we were watching as Vesuvius in the distance…
Quick tip 179 Your body is your instrument
I am middle of the first week of my holidays, and I can all ready feel my body slowly winding down 🙂 I am after having a busy summer and in the past few weeks I could feel my wrists…
Share love, music and art Part 7
Here’s a young man I came across quite few years ago now. We crossed our paths on some of the Dublin’s rock nights, I believe it was in the Pint bar, which since then has closed it’s doors. It was…
What should I do?
Here’s a shortie, too long for Twitter, too short for a proper blog post 🙂 I just need your opinion on something. I’m in a middle of recording quite emotionally charged song, and on the second line I choked a…
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