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Archives for September 2011

Samantha Testa Records at Sunset Blvd Studios Nashville

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Look inside a professional recording studio, and see what happens when “A list” Nashville session players get together! Watch these amazing pro players make an incredibly creative recording in just a few takes. Producer/engineer Steve Dady (Keith Urban, George Strait, Michael Tait, Steven Curtis Chapman) of Sunset Blvd Studios knows exactly how to take an […]

What Would Southern Gospel Do?

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My Dad always wanted our family to go on the road. He thought since ‘Daddy Sang Bass’ and mama sang – actually soprano – and me and big brother joined right in there, quartet-style, that we should get a bus and be the ‘Singing Swartzendrubers.’ But it wasn’t meant to be, since my brother and […]

Just See What Happened in Nashville

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It’s hard to describe everything that happens at a Tom Jackson Live 2-Day Bootcamp event. But they say a picture is worth a thousand words. So here are a few thousand “words” to help you see just what happened last weekend at our Nashville event! Of course Tom was on hand both days teaching his […]

Music Career Success = Staying Teachable

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On a recent flight I was absorbing my brand new thick issue of InStyle (a girl’s gotta keep up on fashion, right?) and read an interview with pop artist Beyonce. She was asked about the 5 most important lessons learned so far in her 30 years of life. One of them was this: “I learned […]

No Other Name – Spotlight Backstage Artist

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Rarely does an up-and-coming artist impress industry and fans so readily they’re recognized with a New Artist of the Year nomination before releasing a single project. But that’s what happened to 2011 Dove Award nominated vocal group No Other Name! Siblings Sam and Laura Allen, along with friend Chad Smith, met at a Nashville music […]

The Band Perry Nominated for 4 CMA Awards

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Congrats to The Band Perry on their four nominations for the 45th annual Country Music Association Awards! This year the group is up for Single of the Year (“If I Die Young”), Vocal Group of the Year, New Artist of the Year, and Music Video of the Year (“If I Die Young”). In addition, lead […]

Samantha Testa Talks About her Artist Development

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In this video, hear artist Samantha Testa tell how she took Tom Jackson’s advice about investing in the things that help build a long-lasting successful music career… not just the things that might have an immediate payoff. Samantha worked first on her live performance, then made sure her songs were well-written – all of which […]

Ethan Cullen Song & Critique Review Video

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In this video, learn from songwriter Rick Elias (Tom Hanks’ “That Thing You Do”) about finding “your own thing” when you choose a song – in other words, “finding your voice” musically. Then Tom Jackson discusses how the same concept applies to “finding your voice visually!” Every artist needs to understand the importance of getting […]

Gord Yelich Song & Critique Review Video

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If you have a song that requires a set up with a story, then you need to watch this video! Learn to gauge the length of your story telling; find out how you can weave a long story through a song; hear about the importance of listening to your audience when telling a story. Also, […]