What makes you happy?
When your back is against the wall and you don’t know where to go, that is when you are truly tested. Life throws bricks at us, that is when we learn what we are made out of. If you want…
March 17, 2015
Quick tip 51 Do something different
Here’s one I got reminded of lately. As musicians we need to learn our own field of music. No matter what genre our music is, we need to know what others in the same genre are doing. This is important….
True men
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Sometimes I get tired of screaming against a gale force wind. You shout from the bottom of your lungs and no one hears you. I’m sure you all know what I mean, we have all been there. But I am…
If I can do it, so can you!
Posted at March 12, 2015 by
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Once again yesterday I found my self in a middle of a conversation about what I do. When you tell people you release a song a week and have been doing so for the last 62 weeks, they think you…
Quick tip 47 Advertise
Posted at March 10, 2015 by
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This week is turning out to be very business oriented week in these Quick tip posts. And rightly so, you need to learn the business! Yesterday’s Quick tip talked about the importance of being able to sell. Now I know…
Quick tip 46 Sales
Today’s quick tip is one of those hard cold facts of music business that every one try to pretend it does not matter, but it is the key to the success of your career. You need to accept the fact…
Keep your feet on the ground
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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,…
8th of March Blog update
Posted at March 8, 2015 by
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My mother has been visiting me for the past week. It has been great to have her here 🙂 It was also a great opportunity for me to take few days off and take her around Dublin as well as…
Quick tip 43 Playing in a new venue
Posted at March 4, 2015 by
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I have a check list I go through every time I play in a new venue. First impressions are very important and especially when you are trying to build a new working relationship. This list is especially relevant to Dublin…
Accidental rejuvenation
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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…
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