June 22, 2015

Self-made critics

How can you criticise something, if you were not there. In the past I have been hesitant to post video of Sliotar’s live shows, as what does not come through in the video, is the energy of the live experience,…

Tip the scales

The darkest moment of the night, is just before the dawn. It is important to remember this. If you are a musician, a startup company, artist, writer, blogger… You work long hours for a very little money, if any, and…

Quick tip 120 Take action

I’ve had a productive morning. I wrote a blog post for this weeks song, got the song back from my mastering engineer, uploaded it to Soundcloud and posted the song with the blog post on my website. I Had a…

Quick tip 117 Be true

As an artist you are expected to have something to say. You are expected to have core values that people ( your fans) can relate to. The generic magazine cover image, ribbed abs and a carved smile with no substance…

New beginnings

From time to time we all dream about new beginnings. We wonder how our life got to the state it is in right now, how did we get stuck with our job, relationships, social circles, commitments… And from time to…

Quick tip 115 Help others

Today’s quick tip in a way sums up many aspects of promotion I have talked about in the past. This is where you offer value, become an influencer, genuinely get people to like you. In away this one thing is…