Quick tip 239 Artistic responsibility
So you think you are an artist? You write songs? Great. Now let me set some ground rules. As an artist you are a window, that reflects the world and whats going on in it. It is your job to…
December 10, 2015
Quick tip 238 You are not alone
If you are a musician, you either work in a band, or you are a solo artist. Being a part of a band definitely has more of a social aspect to it. But it has its downsides as well. I…
Quick tip 237 Be grateful
Yesterdays Quick tip was a bit of tough love, you can read it HERE. If so many people around you doubt what you do and don’t see it as a real job, how can you keep your spirits high? And…
Quick tip 236 People will doubt you
People will doubt you. They will doubt what you do. Sure you don’t have a real job. You only work a few hours a day. Ever heard of anything like that? As a musician, or an artist of any kind…
6th December Blog update
It is late Saturday night as I write this weeks blog update. I am back in Dublin and the “storm Desmond” is howling outside. I got back to Dublin on Friday afternoon. The storm was already making it self known…
Quick tip 235 Complaining won’t get you anywhere
Music business is full of obstacles. Things will go wrong, things will seem hard, sometimes nearly impossible. Not a week goes by I don’t hit another dead-end. Not a single tour goes by where something don’t go wrong. Flights get…
Quick tip 234 Live to fight another day
Being a great musician requires the ability to work through what ever a live show throws at you. Things will go wrong, and you need to improvise. You need to be able to keep a cool head and just pretend…
Quick tip 233 Who’s responsible
If you are faced with problems to do with sound or equipment while playing a show, who is responsible? Well it depends. There are situations where things are out of your hands, like festivals, where there is a sound crew…
Quick tip 232 Choose carefully
I am extremely lucky to have had a chance to play with some fantastic musicians over the years, I still do almost everyday. But to choose who you work with can be a tricky business. Artists often are volatile people….
Quick tip 231 What you did in the past does not guarantee anything
So you have had some success. You have toured the world a bit. You get recognised from time to time when you walk down the street. You feel like you have made it. You feel like you are someone. Us…
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