29th of November blog update
This week’s blog update comes to you from a bit further away. I am writing this from a rooftop of an apartment building in Tel Aviv. I am over here with few friends to play some music and celebrate the…
November 29, 2015
Quick tip 230 Good busy, or bad busy?
Posted at November 27, 2015 by
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How often do you answer “busy” when asked how you are? I know I do all the time. But then again, I like keeping myself busy. I am slowly but surely becoming into terms with what actually makes me happy,…
Quick tip 229 Bigger is not always better
Posted at November 26, 2015 by
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Last night I was playing a show where the venue had hired an external company to provide the sound. The world of live sound is slowly but surely going digital. The speaker technology is getting more compact, where we are…
Quick tip 228 Recognise small victories
Posted at November 25, 2015 by
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We like to think there is a big break around the next corner. But the truth is there is very few big breaks in music business. It is usually a combination of many little victories that paves the road to…
Quick tip 227 Expect nothing in the beginning
Posted at November 24, 2015 by
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Most artists like to make plans boasting their chest how they are going to take over the music business and how they are going to be an overnight success due to tactical planning and a short burst of intense work….
Quick tip 226 A warning sign that you are doing it wrong
Posted at November 23, 2015 by
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Music business can be a real labyrinth these days. It’s hard to know if you are doing the right thing, if you are on the right track. It is a good idea to learnt to recognise some warning signs of…
22nd of November Blog update
Posted at November 22, 2015 by
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We’ve had such a lovely autumn here in Dublin, but it had to end somewhere. During the week we were battered by the storm “Barney” with winds strong enough to slam a grown man to the ground. And followed by…
Quick tip 225 Don’t underestimate Twitter
Posted at November 20, 2015 by
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In the past month there has been talk about how Twitter share prices are down. This has led to a torrent of press about how people are leaving Twitter and how it is going to implode in a big cosmic…
Quick tip 224 You need to spend money promoting your album
Posted at November 19, 2015 by
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Planning to record an album? I hope you are planning a budget for it as well. Studio time is expensive, and if you decide to record it at home, you probably will need some mew equipment to do it as…
Quick tip 223 98% major label failure rate
Posted at November 18, 2015 by
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98% of artists signed to major label fail. So why do we still think “getting signed” is the ultimate goal? Why do we spend so much effort working towards that goal? If we spent as much effort building our career…
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