Rock Is Dead – We Killed It Ourselves

This is a companion article and video. Each is a bit different. The article is a lot tighter, and the video is a lot looser*. https://youtu.be/Jtu-rQ8q1eY Tighter Since dawn of the industrial age, tighter has been the goal. A tighter system, with less slack. Tighter connection with customers. Even plastic surgeons deliver tighter skin. No … Continue reading Rock Is Dead – We Killed It Ourselves

Communication – Building or Destroying?

Your job as an Artist is to communicate. So you just want to make a quick noise and become famous, with everyone falling over themselves to view your sex tape on YouTube? That ain't art it is self-aggrandizement. Sure, it is a thing that many Rock & Pop musicians indulge in a bit to appear … Continue reading Communication – Building or Destroying?

The New Music Industries and How to Succeed in them

There are many pundits who write about the music industry. Some of those are "bibles" written to help aspiring artists navigate the seemingly complex game. Now I'm not gonna be much different but I am going to make suggestions that may run counter to what you think and so probably want to reject. Your choice … Continue reading The New Music Industries and How to Succeed in them

In Conversation with Didi Oviatt – an Author

Please meet Didi Oviatt. Didi writes and self-publishes books like "Search For Maylee", "Aggravated Momentum", "The Stix", and "New Age Lamians" as well as her own Blog about writing which has some distinct parallels to my own posts. Didi is also a columnist at The Conscious Talk Magazine, an online outlet for diverse intelligent readers. … Continue reading In Conversation with Didi Oviatt – an Author

Lesson 10: Interview with Iron Will

This last lesson isn't a lesson in the obvious way. I won't be talkin' at ya like normal. This time I will be letting us all learn from the experience (and choices) of others. We are going to have a discussion with Iron Will a Metal band out of Boston U.S.A. who have very recently let … Continue reading Lesson 10: Interview with Iron Will

Lesson 9: Bringing It All Together

If you have been following this Artist Development Course all the way (and I hope you have) you may be wondering when I get to the point where I give you the magic formula for making irresistible Pop hits? When I tell you that if you put all your songs in A#Min with an Augmented 9th … Continue reading Lesson 9: Bringing It All Together

Lesson 8: Answering The Call

Last week I asked you some curly questions. I hope you answered them. If you didn't, my question is why not? I will assume you did for now so those who are moving towards their goals can keep going. Lost In Music I figure there are two types of people when it comes to music; … Continue reading Lesson 8: Answering The Call

Lesson 7: Finishing & Publishing the Work

I am talking about Finishing when we barely seem to be started. This is deliberate because the way you start out is the way you proceed. If you don't have a plan to have a record, shows, tour... at the end of this then you will have no direction, become lost and nothing will eventuate. … Continue reading Lesson 7: Finishing & Publishing the Work

Lesson 6: Letting The Song Lead

This lesson idea actually comes in-part from a conversation with an old friend & former collaborator Andreas Kuepper: I agree re the me-too thing. And confess I have probably indulged in that more than I would've liked. Experimenting a bit more atm with how the song wants to be written rather than how I think … Continue reading Lesson 6: Letting The Song Lead

Lesson 5: Sacrificing Your Ego To The Song

Welcome to Lesson 5 of the Artist Development Course. I hope you have followed the first 4 parts so you now have a better sense of who you are, how to pitch, and worked out what the focus of your creativity should be. Even more, I hope you have done the exercises set. Particularly the one … Continue reading Lesson 5: Sacrificing Your Ego To The Song