“Yukon’t be serious!” That’s what my husband said when I told him I was asked to go to the Northwestern Territories of Canada recently. Funny guy. Yes, Whitehorse, Yukon to be exact – to work with a number of artists one-on-one. I had the privilege of doing a Live Music Makeover with a singer/songwriter duo, […]
Breathing Life into Your Song: rehearsal with a Live Music Producer
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Ever wonder what a Live Music Producer does to help an artist during a rehearsal? One of the Top Performer winners at our last Nashville Bootcamp was singer/songwriter IS (Isis Mena). I had the opportunity of fulfilling her Top Performer award of a free one-on-one session recently and had a great time working on her […]
Small Stage, Big Responsibility
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I had the privilege of speaking at our last Bootcamp on the topic ‘Conquering the Small Stage’. We know that many of you perform solo, with just you and a guitar or one or two other players – probably in an acoustic set-up, on a stage that is physically small as well. Frustrated singers in these […]
A Better Way to Bring the Word
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Southern Gospel music is steeped in tradition, heart, and of course, the gospel message. It’s a sound like no other genre, has been around for over 100 years, and is still going strong. In Part I of this blog, What Would Southern Gospel Do?, I pointed out some things – good and bad – that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Talent Contest Gone Crazy
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I recently went to hear a friend sing for a competition-by-audience-vote-type gig. The entrants ran the gamut from hippie to country, age 19 to 50-something, and obviously got in the competition just by signing up. No pre-screening process involved for this show. Contestant number one was a keyboard player… very hippie-esk. No shoes. Nice song […]
Paradigm Shift Happens
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Change is hard. And change is especially hard if you’ve been doing something the same way for 20+ years. But change is the new normal… especially in technology and in the music business. A recent article in The Tennessean caught my eye. It was an interview with Mike Snider, co-head of Paradigm Talent Agency (Dave […]
Kara Aubrey’s Mod Moxie Rock
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Southern California artist Kara Aubrey is making her mark on the music world! In describing herself she says she’s ‘like Pat Benatar, Pink and Paramore projecting new moxie – Mod Moxie Rock.’ In 2010 Kara connected with Felipe Soares of Siren Media to produce her music video ‘Save My Heart,’ teaming up with Grammy, Emmy […]
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