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All Because I Wanted Their Picture

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I remember the feeling. Too amazing for words really. Our band was invited to play in Sao Paulo, Brazil at a huge festival. The driver threaded his way from our hotel past scores of buses that lined the streets for miles leading up to and around the soccer stadium. People had come from all across […]

Own It or Lose It

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I was pumped. This had all the makings of a great show. Well-known stellar players, a powerful and authoritative lead singer, great songs – all the pieces were there. The band definitely had a good sound, BUT… Instead of “giving it to me” – making eye contact, watching to see how I (the audience) was […]

A Better Introduction to Your Song

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Setting up a song can be critical to how a song goes over! At the very least, you want to create some anticipation with the audience for what you’ll be doing. So in this article, we’ll look at a specific song and see what you might do to create the right atmosphere and emotionally connect […]

Mindwalk Blvd: Winner of Broadjam Tom Jackson Song Makeover

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Multi-award winning Boston band Mindwalk Blvd recently won a Broadjam Tom Jackson Song Makeover Contest! I watched their video submission of their performance of “Away” to give them a written “makeover.” My first thoughts were: this is a good band, they’ve got a good singer, and this is a good song. But I also knew […]

The Opening Act

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Ah yes. You’re opening the show. First up. The warm-up for the “real thing.” The audience is thinking they might as well show up late and spare themselves the second-rate talent. After all, an opener can’t be any good, can they? The only reason people are here this early is to get a good seat… […]

Too Good for This?

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I just finished two days of work with a band in Baltimore. They are great musicians and have always been told this. Typically musicians of this caliber would say, “We’re good enough, we don’t need any of that Tom Jackson stuff!” To their credit, someone in the band knew their show was still lacking, and […]

White Fort: Winner of Broadjam Tom Jackson Song Makeover

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Russian band White Fort recently won a Broadjam Tom Jackson Song Makeover Contest! I was privileged to be able to watch the video of their performance of “Mr. Jimi” and give them a written “makeover” to make the most of their song. I love the vibe of the band and the song! They way they […]

Free Fall: Winner of Broadjam/Tom Jackson Song Makeover

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Carine Ulano-Firestone of the group Free Fall was a top winner in the Broadjam Tom Jackson Song Makeover Contest! I was privileged to be able to watch the video of their performance of “From the Ashes” and give them a written “makeover” to make the most of their song. My general impressions: great voice (especially […]

The Storyteller

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I rarely go to songwriter rounds, because for every 1 great writer you often have to sit through 3 or 4 bad ones. The other night at the famous Bluebird Café in Nashville was an exception. I mainly went to see one of the artists I work with, The Stellas, and they did not disappoint, […]

Live Music Lives

by Backstage: Vision & Planning Greenroom: 2 Comments

I heard Elton John say in a recent interview on Good Morning America, “if you want a career now, you have to play live.” Publicity & Cyber PR guru Ariel Hyatt said in a recent blog, “Let’s never forget, it all starts with the greatness of your music and live show. “It will be more […]