Who am I to You?
Who am I to You? by J.P. Kallio We flow from day-to-day, more out of convenience than anything else. We are used to each other’s company, and even though what we had in the beginning is very different from what…
July 3, 2015
Quick tip 129 Expose yourself
Now before you get any crazy ideas about running around the town in your birthday suit, let me clarify the title of today’s Quick tip. I had a struggles in the past trying to convince my colleagues that it was…
Unrealistic expectations of entitlement in the music business
Most experienced musicians know that being in the business is a long road. There are many step backs, failures, refusals and put downs. You get your face slammed into a brick wall several times, that’s just the nature of it….
Quick tip 128 Be positive
With so much uncertainty you are faced with, when you choose the path of a professional musician, it is extremely important to be positive. Be positive in every situation, even when things go wrong. You need to cheer on your…
War stories from the road
In the past few days I have got a serious beating by the hay fever season here in Ireland, while still trying to keep working as much as I possibly can. Singing becomes a real chore when you feel the…
New music Friday
Traditionally the record industry has had its new music launch day on Tuesday in the United States (Since 1989. Before this it was Monday, but getting the albums in to the stores in time over the weekend became too complicated)….
Share love, music and art Part 1
Ok, so here is a new short form category I decided to add to my blog. It will only be a short description of the artist, relevant links and their art shared in some shape or form 🙂 Some of…
Quick tip 126 Professionalism is part of everything you do
If you are a working musician, you run a business. Act like it! Learn how to write a professional emails. Build yourself a professional online press pack (eliminate as much paper waste as possible. it is 2015, we need to…
How to become an artist festivals love to book
I am just back from a short trip to Germany with Sliotar. We played at two festivals and had fantastic time 🙂 Now I’m back home for two and a half weeks, before we head out to Italy and Czech…
28th of June Blog update
It has been a week of sunshine and cloudy hot weather in Dublin. I managed to get a bit of tan on Tuesday afternoon while chatting about social media with Rory on the roof top of Melosity‘s office. We also…
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