My life is about coaching artists to become who they were meant to be – and leave the world a better place in their trail…myself included – we teach what we need to learn – period. Funny – I was just talking to one of my artists who resides in Canada today and as I was talking to her I started laughing because I was telling her exactly what someone should be telling me. She [...]

Music is collaboration. Musician to musician – artist to fans – artist to label /industry… Now more than ever, in this time of such independence, I am struck by the interdependence of things. And  music, being a shared experience by two or more – strikes me as a perfect vehicle for interdependence and a distinction that could benefit all artists and music creators. It’s a new time in the world. Old structures are collapsing, and [...]

Do you wonder how they do it? It looks so scary up there – one false step and… That’s some kind of serious internal fortitude – not unlike being a musician in today’s terrain. I used to wonder about the tightrope walkers I saw at the circus as a kid – did their shoes have something sticky on the bottom? How the heck do you walk on a rope strung up hundreds of feet in [...]

You know that we all have blind spots – right? Even if you have a hard time admitting that you do, you probably have a friend who has one. You know — that friend who just doesn’t see the elephant in their room? Often times it is what is right under our nose that blinds us the most. I have a friend like that. She was at the top of her game in the fashion [...]

Some things are just non-negotiable. For instance, I recently had a discussion with my husband about our finances. We were discussing what was essential and what could be cut from the budget. The conversation turned to my private training sessions at my gym. He said, “Do you really need to work with a trainer twice a week? Just take what you learn and do it on your own.” But here’s the thing – my trainer [...]