Pamela Slim writes that it’s easy for creative people to fool themselves into thinking that their strengths can overcompensate for environmental variables. Have you ever watched yourself spiral downward with something that’s usually a cinch? It happens to musicians and to artist managers all the time. It’s tempting to want to get into the music [...]
Steven Bacon’s Best Gig Ever
October 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Country Music Star Darryl Worley: 15 Years of Digging
May 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
He’s singing the National Anthem at the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend, so the Sporting News checks in with Darryl Worley about how he got to where he is today. He converted a degree in organic chemistry into a successful business, then used the proceeds to fund his full-time music career. Then he lost it all, [...]
Music Business Education Reaching High Schools
May 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
After hearing so much great response from our profile of Drexel’s campus-based music business program, I’m noticing more stories about schools that model their student-run record labels and booking agencies along the same principles. This week, the Los Angeles Times profiles a school that’s offering the same kind of real world experience, only at a [...]
Tip: Write The Press Release First
August 15, 2006 By 1 Comment
I was in a meeting at the day job today when one of the marketing folks mentioned an awesome, mind-exploding idea that fits perfectly with setting music career goals: write a press release, then work backwards. The idea is to sit down and write the ideal make-believe press release for your project. It’s a powerful, [...]
What would you do if your to-do list was empty?
August 8, 2006 By 1 Comment
A great prompt this morning from Jason Womack: If (and I think this is the big if) everything were up to date, your workstation were organized, your projects were identified, and you had a strong/complete/total inventory of “hi-po*” activities…I have a questions: How would you choose what you choose to work on? When I speak [...]
Let me tell you about the ORIGINAL Soul Patrol.
May 25, 2006 By 16 Comments
Embrace Obscurity
April 3, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Let us now sing the praises of not being in the public eye… I love this article: Embrace Obscurity. The author is talking about business but it certainly applies to musical pursuits as well: When no one knows about you you can make mistakes quietly. Learn at your own pace. Fail without the fear of [...]
How to be miserable as an artist
April 2, 2006 By 1 Comment
