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I’m Confident That’s what people tell me anyway. I’ve got them all fooled! 😉 The truth is, I am confident in certain, very noticeable, areas – performing live (at times), speaking in public, running meetings, meeting with clients, and writing & publishing content. I’m often far less confident in others. Because my confidence is in […]
FAR-West Conference 2018 This weekend I will be attending the FAR-West conference in Woodland Hills, CA. A couple two or three hundred musicians, songwriters, venue owners, promoters, etc. While Folk music figures prominently, Folk is/has, like most musical genres, experienced a broadening over the past several years – including more blues, rock, country, and even […]
Abstract: Should venues be paying you for your talent? Are they taking advantage of you when they ask you to play for exposure? Maybe… but maybe not. At least give these ideas some thought. Image: Mickey Yeh (yes, it’s me.. I liked the photo and I know I’m allowed to use it!)
My “Start of November 2010” newsletter.
The latest newsletter is out. It includes: Upcoming shows at Butler’s Coffee in Palmdale, CA and with the band at Yankee Doodle’s in Simi Valley, CA. My latest musical obsession – Paul Thorn. And FREE CD update.
Premise: Music is Cheap! Fans are Priceless! A couple of days ago I spoke for the LA Chapter of Songsalive! The topic was technology and strategies to treat your music business more like a business. During the workshops, a lot of material was covered but at the Songsalive! meeting and during the tour, a common […]
The latest newsletter: http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1410384995 In it I announce tour dates and workshops for The Songwriter & Social Media Tour, plus a video to an old song, redone, Wait For Me. I’ve included the YouTube videos to that song and 2 others I recorded below.
I am excited to announce the first dates for The Songwriter & Social Media Tour. I’ll be traveling through various cities both performing music and providing workshops on various technologies and strategies for musicians who wish to both organize and promote their music business.
I was contacted this week by Antioch Art Connection, a cool venue I’d played early in the year. One of their acts for today (Friday, May 28th) had cancelled and they asked if I could filled in. I, in turn contacted the band and said let’s do it. We are planning on STREAMING IT LIVE […]
The latest newsletter was sent today. Click the image to the right to get view it. In it I discuss my current focus – which has not been lining up gigs but putting a band together and the sundries of life. I also showcase a new song, “Running”. See below.