At some point in your career you will contemplate giving it all up. I have reached this point many times in my own career. Sometimes dealing with the egos and attitudes of others in this business is just too much for...
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Over time I’ve received quite a few emails and phone calls from readers asking variations on the...
Read MoreKISS launched the MONSTER book, album & tour on L.A.s famed SUNSET STRIP, where they first touched down in the early 70s & fell so in love with the vibe, these New Yorkers moved & held court for last 40 years from!...
Read MoreToday, Shure launched its second annual “Get the Gig” Artist Relations internship competition which is open to all college juniors, seniors and 2012 graduates. The winning Artist Relations Intern will help to...
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, I was in Toronto for the second show in Peter Gabriel’s current North American “So” tour. Just before Peter and the band came out, there was an announcement over the PA telling us that an audio copy of the...
Read MoreSome nights when I’m really totally fried like crazy I watch Hulu on my computer. People who know me know that I don’t really watch much TV. In fact, right now, I don’t even own a TV. I know that’s weird, but you know...
Read MoreDJ Muggs of Cypress Hill Releases His Most Adventuresome Album Yet Lawrence Muggerud, known to the music world as ‘DJ MUGGS’, is leading the charge in fusing Hip Hop & Dub Step music with his groundbreaking new “BASS IN...
Read MoreSometimes going old skool can be putting your best foot forward.When presenting your package to the world, don’t poo-poo the traditional press kit. Since EPKs (electronic press kits) have become the norm, a well-crafted...
Read MoreDerek Sanders, Mayday Parade’s lead singer, talks about the new music industry and getting signed in the era of digital media…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXPUURyffc Originally posted 2012-03-09...
Read MoreHow “Professional” Singers Sabotage Your Chances of Getting NoticedTwice this month, I’ve been out at amateur singing “things.” I usually try to avoid your standard karaoke or piano bar stuff because when you do this for a...
Read MoreI know, I know. You’ve been in a million bands by now. Good ones, bad ones…and probably … everything in between. They last. They don’t last. They make money. They crash and burn before the first gig.It’s a...
Read MoreFor 99.9% of bands, the goal is to sign with a record label—Call it an acknowledgement of hard work, a badge of pride for the years of sacrifice, gutting it out on the road, a platform for personal expression, delusions of...
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