Keep your feet on the ground
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,…
March 9, 2015
8th of March Blog update
Posted at March 8, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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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 44 Act like nothing happened
Posted at March 5, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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Here’s a one thing to do during a live show that will make you look instantly more professional. During a live show things will go wrong, people will make mistakes, that’s just the nature of it. No matter how prepared…
No. 1 Giveaway of an amateur band
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I talked about this before, and I will end up talking about this again in the future, I am sure of that. From time to time bands and musicians ask me directly for advice. The advice they seek can be…
Quick tip 43 Playing in a new venue
Posted at March 4, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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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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in Rambles
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…
Quick tip 42 That little bit extra
Posted at March 3, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Quick tip
I often get asked by friends who see me work well past what would be considered the “normal hours”, why would I bother? The answer is, because I care. I am passionate about what I do. If I stay up…
On Songwriting Part 8
While I was preparing for a radio interview, I took a trip down a memory lane. I was trying to trace back my songwriting steps to the beginning. How did I get in to it? How did I start? I…
Quick tip 41 Do it your self
Posted at March 2, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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Most musicians suffer from the “next level” syndrome. We want to find a manager, promoter, booking agent, PR company, record label to take us to the “next level”. Most of us don’t even know what that next level is… The…
Earn respect, don’t expect it.
I try my best to help other musicians through these blog posts. Everything I write about is either current common practice and / or stuff I have tested out my self. So who am I to give you advice? Do I…
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