Yes, being in the limelight, is an ultimate dream. A superstar lifestyle, fame, wads of money and an awesome creative fulfilling career – what singer-songwriter-artist-band doesn’t want that!?  If you are reading this, you (or the artist you manage) probably are so psyched that you spend every waking moment focused on that one goal and think nothing of spending endless effort, cash and muscle in getting your music heard and jumping through the hoops of [...]

This week in Austin, TX celebrates the twenty-fifth Anniversary of the SXSW® Music and Media Conference March 11 – 20th. By day, thousands of conference registrants network in the halls of the Austin Convention Center on their way to do business in the SXSW® Trade Show, sit in on informative panel discussions featuring some of the industry’s key players, gain insight from legendary keynote speakers or plan out their abundant party schedules. At night, SXSW [...]

Ever wonder – if you don’t come out of the  cradle wailing like Etta James or Adele – whether you are superstar material or destined for a life of coming up short? Most people come from the perspective that you either have it or you don’t and there’s not much you can do about it. But as it turns out, there are two mindsets. One says you are born that way, and one says you [...]

I recently heard Linda Perry tell K.T. Tunstall (during the making of Tigersuit) that while she has a great voice and great songs, all she had to do was stop worrying about pleasing her fans and her label and make the music she wanted to hear. Glad she did. Pure genius LP. If you are following this blog, you are most likely a music maker, singer, songwriter, producer – or maybe someone behind the scenes [...]

Ever notice how one question can elicit a stream of varied responses? What do you believe when everyone, even experts, have different if not opposing takes? Operative word = believe. Believe no one, not even yourself. Believe is a strong word. I prefer “consider”. Consider everyone’s opinion and then form your own – but be suspect of yourself as well. Because the problem is, sometimes our view is askew. As a musician – can you [...]