It’s crucial to understand your audience! I can show people how to do things, where to do things – but the real key to making a career of this thing called music is to know why to do things… Watch this video that I recorded at Brett Manning’s Singing Success studio to get a glimpse […]
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Tell and “Show”case!
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It was the hit of Indie Impact day during Gospel Music Association’s Music Week in Nashville – a showcase that was a bit out of the ordinary and which followed a brand new format! First came the “tell.” Tom JacksonTom is uniquely talented and skilled at transforming an artist’s live show into a magical experience […]
Live Music is Growing Worldwide
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Everyone is talking “the economy.” So what does that mean for those of us in the live music business? Well, I just read this online at the LA-based Creators.com: “While most concert promoters believe 2009 will pose more major challenges, conventional logic has rarely meant much in this business, nationally or globally. How else to […]
CD Baby Podcast: Creating Moments Onstage
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As the Top Live Music Producer, Tom works with major label artists from all over the world in order to produce stage shows that will create a memorable experience for concert goers. Knowing your songs and reproducing your record live isn’t enough to dazzle an audience. Listen in to this CD Baby podcast and hear […]
Prince and Creating Spontaneity
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The former guitar player for Prince was telling me about their rehearsals. If you’ve seen any video of Prince or seen him live, he goes off on jams that appear completely spontaneous. Sometimes they’re so off the wall, you wonder where they came up with the stuff they did! I asked him, how did you get from that place to this funky thing to this Pink Floyd thing to this breakdown, to this jammin’ stuff — and it all seems so spontaneous? And he said one word…
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Amy Wolter on Three Things Keyboard Players Can Do
Glad to hear this Vee. Yes, it’s a process and takes some...Vee Patrick on Three Things Keyboard Players Can Do
I have seen both you guys work at extreme conference last year...Amy Wolter on How Soon Should You Work on Your Show?
So happy you had the foresight to prepare for the 'what IF's'!...