Stop talking about things and get it done
How many nights in the past have you spent in a bar talking about how you are going to be doing this, that and the other thing? How many of those things did you do? When I set out to…
May 6, 2015
Passion
Posted at May 4, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Rambles
Most forms of art require skill. To be great at what you do, whether its is music, painting, sculpture, writing, photography, cooking, or what ever it is that you do, you need to have a high level of skill. This…
Road map to business relationships
Posted at May 2, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
No one will fight your fight for you like you will, no doubt about that. Until you as an artist have enough financial value for a record label, manager or a promoter to put you as their top priority, it…
Value yourself
As a musician, especially at the grassroots level, it can be a lonely place. What many people looking at us perform rarely see the all too common put downs behind the scenes. It hard to convince people that what you…
Beat the stress before it beats you
Posted at April 27, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Rambles
This morning I woke up feeling like crap. I’m after playing a weekend of shows with Sliotar, and last night helping a someone dear to me on some writing work until four in the morning. I have a small reoccurring…
Quick tip 80 Leverage alternative payments for music
Posted at April 24, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Quick tip
So we all know the price we put on recorded music is not anywhere near what it used to be. Back in the late nineties record labels were able to sell a CD for $14, while the production cost was…
Quick tip 78 Empower your imagination
Posted at April 22, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Quick tip
There is a great power in visualisation, in imagining where you want your career to go. This might just give you clarity in your elusive attempt to get to the “next level”. I talked about before how so many musicians…
Quick tip 77 The choice is yours
Posted at April 21, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Quick tip
Today’s Quick tip is about your path in music and the choice you have here. The amazing thing that so many people seem to ignore, or not believe that the choice is yours. You can choose to believe, with a…
Two paths in the music business
Let’s look at two imaginary aspiring musicians, whose dream is to someday make living out of music. Lets call them John and Jack. John has been playing guitar from a very young age. He had a passion for the instrument,…
Perspective
Posted at April 18, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Rambles
I talked a bit about how especially in the songwriting you need perspective. I’m writing this in Warsaw, in Poland. As you might know, I’ve had a bit of a crazy year so far, but all in a good way…
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