What does success mean?
It’s funny how so many wannabe musicians working on a day job, have very definite career goals when it comes to their day job, but when it comes to their music it all comes bit blurry. I see it time…
August 20, 2014
I just want to play music
I need a sound engineer that is on standby to record my songs at any given moment the inspiration hits me. I need him to mix my tracks and sent them to be mastered. I need a mastering plant that…
The desperate need to please everyone
Us musicians are a funny bunch. On the outside we are big egos, pumping out testosterone (even the girls). Remember that scene in the movie anchorman? Where Will Ferrell stands on front of the mirror and shouts “Hey everyone, come…
10 reasons to give up on your art
I used the word art here as this apply as much to music as to any other form of art. We work hard and time to time it feels like it’s all for nothing. My general advice at this point…
Music as a skilled trade
Posted at August 6, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Blog posts ⋅ Music promotion ⋅ Rambles ⋅ Singer-Songwriter
Even in 2014 you come across the stereotype of people not seeing music as a valid career choice. I was told by my extended family back in my school days, that music was never going to be a career. Even…
The Importance of Failure
I wrote a post on “Why do we fail” awhile back. This got me thinking of failure bit more and this started the digestive process in my head which often leads to these blog posts. In the traditional sense we…
Brain Reset
Posted at July 21, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
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It is the night before I’m about to head on the road with Sliotar once again. This summers tour will be nice two and a half week tour and all the shows are great ones 🙂 So I am looking…
Take a break before you break (or burn your toaster)
Sometimes life throws obstacles on our path. Sometimes they are big, sometimes just small. There is no avoiding this. You can plan ahead and predict some of them, but still there are some that you just have no control over….
May 15th last weeks posts
Posted at May 15, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
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I am just back from one of my bands Boneyard Bastards rehearsals. It has been a busy, but productive week. First of all the new album “Read Between the Lines” that is coming out on the 10th of June is…
What gets you out of the bed in the morning?
Posted at May 13, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
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It’s just past 9am on a Tuesday morning. I’ve been awake since 6.15am, but honestly alert since 6.30am. The first 15min is just slowly coming around time. I am a musician, songwriter, dyslexic blogger. But if you look at my…
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