Music business, I think more than any other business has managed to perfect the importance of the middleman. The artist used to travel from town to town to perform for the people and got paid in money, accommodation for the…
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,…
It has been amazing week. I have really felt the love and support from you guys in the past week. I mean I always do, but somehow it just has been amplified this week 🙂 And all your lovely messages…
I know today’s Quick tip sounds like a quite negative one, but it’s not really. It’s just a simple reminder that not all advice is equal. When you set out to succeed in music business, the first thing after creating…
I am not in a position to invest into another artists, (not yet anyway) heck I have hard enough time to keep my own solo career a float. But I have enough knowledge to know what I would consider a…
“I just want to play music” I hear you say. Recently there was an article looking in to music business and especially PR in music in one of the major newspapers in Ireland. The article pointed out how “not every…
On Monday Apple announced its streaming music app. There has been a lot of talk about this , and now finally at the end of June Apple Music will be going live. There seems to be a lot of excitement…
I’m starting to feel like I am in need of some serious dose of vitamin D. Summer is definitely well behind the schedule here in Dublin, and I for one am in serious need of some warm sunshine 😀 But…
Radio play is one of those magical ingredients in the business. Traditionally new bands were made famous through radio. Today things have changed a lot. I suppose I was part of the generation, who started to slip away from the…
We have been living in a society that like to put every one of us into a box and give us a tittle. We have been expected to have a task, a role to play. Educate our selves, get a…
