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Mike Averill Song & Critique Review Video

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Discover the key to audience participation, and learn the method you should use to make sure it works. In this video, learn Tom’s recommendation for creating anticipation for a story, and about making sure the cool parts of your song are repeated so the audience can enjoy them completely. Backstage Pass VideoBackstage Pass Videos offer […]

You Could Be in the Spotlight

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If they could only see you! Let’s face it – people need to see you, hear you, and learn about you, in order for you to have a career in music. In fact, getting good exposure is one of the basics for any business, including the business of being a performer. You need to be […]

Look ’em In the Eye!

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Lately, a lot of artists I’ve worked with have emailed me, saying how great the things we developed in their rehearsals are working. That gets me so excited! Just last night I heard from a folk singer who had me come and work with her band. They are ramping up for a big show the […]

Your Chance to Get Onstage

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Here is your opportunity to get onstage in front of the industry: managers, producers, radio promoters, booking agents, A&R, publicists, and more! You’ve been working on your music, woodshedding the fundamentals, practicing and rehearsing your live show. You are Backstage reading, watching, and learning… so let us put YOU and YOUR MUSIC in the SPOTLIGHT! […]

The Great Song Paradox

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When I work with a singer/songwriter on their show, I’m often dealing with a paradox. They know how to write great material for themselves or others, following the rules for song writing. They’ve indoctrinated themselves and formed their arrangements around the “hit song” writing machine that publishers and record labels have made the focus for […]

Monika Jedrzejek Song & Critique Review Video

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Tom shows how to take a cool riff and make the most of it! Use it in the intro, use it in a solo, use it in trade-offs… Watch a demo of how to do a trade-off, and why Tom says that conceptually “guys like guitar riffs and girls like relationships.” Also, in this video […]

Our Backstage Spotlight: Adrienne Osborn

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Vocalist/performer Adrienne Osborn is a vocalist of varied styles including rock, jazz, soul, and electronica. Adrienne is also a gifted lyricist and songwriter, as well as a multi-instrumentalist (keys, bass, and percussion). She writes and records original songs, records vocals for musicians all over the US and Europe, and composes music for a film/TV music […]

Bootcamp Top Performer Shines in Nashville Recording Studio

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Canadian pop/rock artist Samantha Testa is a young emerging talent who knows how to get things done! Her recent trip to Sunset Boulevard Studios in Nashville to work with award winning Producer/Engineer Steve Dady shows it’s true. With experience performing in Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa, performing at events like the Kitchener Bluesfest, the Martin Luther […]

Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, and What You Need to Learn

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I recently went to a talent competition and contest. I’d been asked by a manager to check out a new up and coming teenage artist. It was a loooong night. Too long. The talent was all over the map – but no matter what genre or age the artist, each one consistently made the same […]

Adrienne Osborn Song & Critique Review Video

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Every musician needs to learn the art of taking part of the song “out of time” or rhythm. In this video, you’ll see Tom teach how important this technique is, especially so you can give the audience the feeling of discovering the song with you. Also, you’ll hear a brief discussion of the use of […]