These are exactly the kinds of feelings you should be having at your gigs, whether or not your mentor is in the room.
I was swept into the moment and the music and a peaceful magic danced over the room. I put no flash on it. I just wanted to let the song illuminate.
When I was [...]
“Apprentice”-Style Show For Rolling Stone Founder Jann Wenner
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The guys made the right call tonight. Neal just couldn’t pull off that INXS song. In fact, I doubt we’ll see any of tonight’s performers in the final. The big challenge here is that you’ve got some performers who are probably very strong at their own stuff on stage, but can’t plug themselves in to [...]
Dave Navarro tries to teach the kids how to dress. Lori wonders if Dave has had too much Botox, or if he’s simply evolving into Prince. Meanwhile, David Hooper finds something to love about the series.
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Two days in and I’ve already blown it. Apparently, my Moxi device has not the stamina or the storage to handle the gazillion hours of live Tour de France coverage, the repeats of the first season of the Amazing Race and the latest episode of Rock Star: INXS.
I’m so busy launching our members area, the [...]
I was a little worried about this series when a friend of a client told us he was driving out to audition for this new Mark Burnett production. After all, my biggest problem with American Idol is that it seems to extend the idea that anyone can become famous (which is true) without actually doing [...]
Two of my favorite folks are teaming up for a very cool video contest…
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Tonight’s episode of Frontline is another must-see. Not because it cover the business of music per se, but because it posits that the more you bombard your customers with a message, the less they’ll respond. That’s certainly what we’ve observed in our Build Your Band’s Site workshops — when you plug away at telling folks [...]
…by posting a free MP3 of your featured song, like Shawn Smith has done. What a great way to stay on folks’ radar!
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All Access Live, the new weekly 30 minute concert series, is a behind the scenes look at some of today’s best concerts broadcast from Austin TX.
Moving past the long lines at the venues, giving you full access to backstage, tour buses, and behind-the-scenes action with your favorite rock stars like David Gray, 3 Doors [...]
