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3 Things You Need to Know

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I’ve worked with a group who has had 19 #1 songs, still bring in huge crowds wherever they go, and are in front of half a million people every year with one of the largest tours in the US. I’ve worked with superstar country artists who have sold millions of records. And I work with […]

There’s No Quick Way

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“What are your goals? What do you hope to accomplish?” These are two of the questions we ask everyone who calls or emails and asks for help with their show. And we ask those same questions of the artists and bands who are going to attend our Bootcamps and workshops. Invariably, we get some answers […]

Live Music Lives

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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 […]

Same Coin, Different Sides

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Have you ever looked at a coin? You’ve probably noticed it has 2 sides (heads and tails, right?). In this music industry, I feel like we’ve been looking at one side of the coin for so long, we don’t even realize there’s a second side. I want to help you learn to see the second […]

The 2-Song Set: Show Me the Beef!

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My recent Webinar was all about moments. I gave several examples of great moments I’ve experienced at concerts, things I’ve done myself when I was performing, and moments I’ve helped artists create for their shows. We got lots of questions after the Webinar that I wasn’t able to get to, but definitely wanted to address. […]

Heads or Tails: Your Career

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I’d been invited to go to a showcase – a young girl, great singer, who had spent one day of rehearsal with her band. According to her manager, they were doing four or five songs. And I knew that unless there was a miracle, the planets aligned, it was a magical night, or fate smiled […]

Taking Chances

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I love hearing stories from artists who have taken chances with the audience at their shows, and hearing how those chances turned into beautiful moments. One artist I’ve been working with was inspired by the blog I did on Pearl Jam, when at a show, Eddie saw a woman signing for the deaf near the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Bono Loved and Everyone’s Talking

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If you have friends in Nashville, I’m sure you’ve gotten the scoop on what happened here July 2: U2 came back to town and it was an event not to be missed! I was finally able to experience the band first-hand, not just through the lens of someone else’s camera. I’d seen enough footage to […]