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Who’s In Charge Here?

by Backstage: Vision & Planning Greenroom: 4 Comments

Recently I saw a hilarious cartoon picturing a singer/songwriter introducing his song to the audience: “This is a song about my lifelong struggle with tone-deafness and the inability to carry a tune or play an instrument.” Probably not the best way to set yourself up as a confident performer! You can be the best lead […]

Got Problems? The Song Docs have Answers

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Recently we ran a Facebook contest for a chance to ask Tom a question. But did you know we answer questions like this all the time Backstage? Jay Appleby of The Bloody Five entered the contest, asking about a slow song his band plays regularly, and I thought it might be helpful to show all […]

House Concerts: Keep It Organic

by Backstage: Materials, Tools & Skills Greenroom: 4 Comments

An artist I work with asked me some questions recently about house concerts. For those of you who might be unfamiliar with these, it’s simply a concert done at someone’s home. Set up in a living room or basement, shove some furniture around and invite friends and family over for the gig. It’s typically a […]

Billy Joel Takes a Chance

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You may have seen a recent clip making the rounds, of Billy Joel speaking to students at Vanderbilt University, here in Nashville. The well-known artist was headliner recently for what Vandy called “An Evening of Questions and Answers and a Little Bit of Music.” As he takes questions from the audience, one student asks if […]

Too Much, Too Soon – Instrumentally Speaking

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Don’t sing? Wondering how to best kick off your show? If you’re a talented player, I know the temptation you have is to come out and really wow the crowd. After all, you’ve got to ‘show ‘em what you can do’ right? Wrong. Well, if you’re doing a set of 15 minutes or longer, that […]

Stripping It Down: Letting Your Songs Get Naked

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I’m sure you’ve thought about or tried doing acoustic versions of your songs. If if you haven’t, you need to! Sometimes your gig will dictate you must go acoustic… there simply may not be enough room on a small stage for all your players. Less is more can definitely be amazing, and it creates a […]

The Forrest Gump Moment – Are YOU Grammy-Ready?

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In the aftermath of a mostly-great Grammy awards show, filled with some pretty memorable moments, I’m still perplexed by one performance that has many of my Facebook friends still scratching their heads. It’s too bad, because the show had it going on, with Taylor’s wild fantasy number, Jack White & his vibe-y all-girl band, stellar […]

Super Bowl ‘Hit or Miss’-direction?

by Backstage: Sneak Peek Greenroom: 14 Comments

I’m just sitting here in my office, contemplating Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII and the aftermath of everyone’s likes and dislikes about the game, the commercials, the blackout, and the half-time show. It was amusing to check my Facebook feed and see that half the posts were saying ‘Beyonce’s amazing!’ and the other half saying ‘worst […]

The Honey Wilders: ReverbNation Winner

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This entry is part 4 of 1 in the series ReverbNation Artist Winners

Here’s another winner from our recent ReverbNation Live Performance Review & Feature Spotlight opportunity: the Honey Wilders, a rock band out of San Jose, California! I took a look at the live performance of their song Sugar Mama, and was impressed by how fun this band looks. Not only that, but they’ve got some good […]

What Are You in This For?

by Backstage: Industry Tips Greenroom: 2 Comments

I’ve met them. I’ve worked with them. And I’ve seen them disappear. I’m talking about the singers (they don’t yet deserve the title ‘artist’) who have some talent, and pretty much only want one thing: fame. They appear to have things going for them… management, a stylist, professional photos, an A-list hired band, great songs […]