Music, the soundtrack of life
I say this over and over, I am a musician, I am a songwriter and it defines me. But before all of it I am a big music fan. Music is one of the most important things in my life….
January 26, 2015
The Right Time
Posted at January 21, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Uncategorized
Let’s talk about “the right time”. I have heard this over and over again over the years, I even believed this my self for years. “I will release my album and it is going to be a great one, once…
Can we stop turning art into a competition?
Posted at January 20, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Uncategorized
In “the turmoil” of the music business, pretty much everything had to be rethought. The old style of record production just wasn’t viable anymore. Bands don’t go to studio for a year on the record labels expense anymore. The record…
Getting out of your comfort zone
Posted at January 17, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Rambles
The past year has been a real self discovery learning curve for me. I highly recommend something similar as my 52 song challenge to anyone. Just pick something you like doing and commit to doing it publicly every week for…
After The Storm
It was a bit spooky when I was mixing this weeks track and outside my studio window there was a wind howling. But the storm in this weeks song is more of an emotional kind. It’s the kind of storms…
Quick tip 8 Productivity
Posted at January 14, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Quick tip
Let’s get productive today 🙂 Write down five things you need to do today. Then look over the list. Which of the tasks is the one that will make the biggest difference in your career today? Or is there one…
Song crafting
Posted at January 13, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Songwriting
Songwriting, like so many other art forms have this mysthical glow about them. I suppose the late sixties and early seventies drug fuelled hippie artists have a lot to answer for. Sure, it’s all about the flowers and meditating until…
Writing past the writer’s block
Posted at January 12, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Songwriting
I’ve been blogging for a quite few years now and on my own website bit over a year. I also write songs constantly. So I thought I’ll share with you something I have learned about writing in general, that you…
Take responsibility of your own career
I usually try to keep my blog posts on a positive side of things, but todays post might turn into a bit of a rant. Where did we go wrong? If you listen to the powers that be, the music…
Two extra hours in your week
What would you do with two extra hours in your week? Unexpectedly, I was faced with this question. It does not seem like much, but when you have the hunger to succeed two extra hours in your week can make…
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