Canadian singer Divine Brown has been confirmed as the selected artist for Tom Jackson’s “Live Music Makeover” panel at Canadian Music Week, on Saturday March 12, from 4-6pm. Divine and her band will be performing two of their newest hits; then Tom will break down the arrangement of one of those songs to demonstrate the […]
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Divine Brown Performing on Tom Jackson Panel at CMW
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What Do You Listen To, Tom?
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It’s great being in LA during Grammy weekend and going to the After Grammy’s New Music Seminar. Music, music everywhere! People ask me all the time, “what kind of music do you listen to, Tom?” Of course the standard aswer is… everything! Because I don’t want to appear ignorant, cliche, shallow, or biased. I admit, […]
Mystery of the Sunday Soloist
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There’s a mystery to solve here at Tom Jackson Productions, and I’d like to get to the bottom of it! We got an e-mail from Glenda, who sings solos at her church every few weeks. She’s only been singing for a year, and said for awhile the people seemed to enjoy it – clapping and […]
Get on the Phone with Tom!
by Backstage: News & Shout Outs Greenroom: 1 Comment
Good news! We are scheduling an Artist Tour Support conference call and thought you might be interested in trying to hook up with us for this one! Tom Jackson will be on this phone call, along with representatives from the various charities he works with to help artists such as yourself. You can hear about […]
Don’t Miss the Moment
by Backstage: Materials, Tools & Skills Greenroom: 20 Comments
We are always talking about getting a plan for your show. Mining the moments in your songs, rehearsing them, mapping out what they should look like, and so on. This is crucial in becoming a great performer, and we help artists learn how to do this very thing. Once you’ve laid the groundwork with a […]
I Think I’ll Write a Book
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I’m out teaching this week – this time at the Army School of Music in Virginia Beach. It’s not unusual for the musicians and singers in any of my seminars to come up afterwards and ask me questions about my Live Music Method. I get quite a few questions through our website, too, from artists who […]
Moby on Panel with Tom Jackson at New Music Seminar
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New Music Seminar, the innovative future of music conference, has announced the final schedule and speaker line up for its Los Angeles conference, February 14-16 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel with nightly performances at The Music Box/Henry Fonda Theater and the Roxy. (See Final Schedule & Speakers here…) The event’s “Fourth Movement: The Creative Quartet” […]
Tyranny of the Urgent or the Important Stuff?
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Ever heard the saying “the tyranny of the urgent supersedes the important?” Sometimes the things that land on my desk or the calls that come into the office simply scream to be taken care of, and I never get to the things that (to me) are the most important in my life. This is truly […]
Passion Meets Profit: How to Make Money with Your Music
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There’s a lot of advice out there about how to succeed in music, follow your passion, do what you love and the money will follow, etc. In this video clip, I examine two common (but confusing) money-making ideas, dissect them, and reveal what I believe to be the truth about attaining financial success with your […]
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