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April 30, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , LP by Mike
A Conversation with LP – HuffPost 4.30.12
Mike Ragogna: Hello, LP. LP: Hello, how are you? MR: I’m pretty good…nice name, by the way. And how are you? LP: I’m good, thank you! MR: You have a new EP, Live at East West Studios. What’s amazing about it, to catch everybody up with this, is that it features a couple of songs that […]
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April 30, 2012
The Hard Rock’s Brian Klein – HuffPost 4.30.12
Mike Ragogna: We talked a little bit earlier off-mic about some of the artists that you’ve been associated with. What about new artists? Brian Klein: Hard Rock loves emerging artists. Last year, across all the Hard Rock venues, we hosted 15,000 live music events. It’s truly a spectacular time and we love people, whether you’re […]
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April 30, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , Miguel by Mike
A Really Short Conversation with Miguel – HuffPost 4.30.12
Mike Ragogna: Miguel, “One Night in Austin”…Perez Hilton. How did it feel? (Note: This interview took place at SXSW) Miguel: Good, man. I feel really cool to finally kick off a show, I just wanted to get the crowd warm as best we could and we went out there and had a good time. MR: […]
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April 30, 2012
A Conversation with The Hard Rock’s Brian Klein – HuffPost 4.30.12
Mike Ragogna: Brian, can you go into the history of the association between music and the Hard Rock, especially with the hotels? Brian Klein: Hard Rock has a very unique relationship with music and our goal is to rock the world. From a hotel level, we really wanted to take it to the next level […]
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April 29, 2012
Steve Hackett – HuffPost 6.29.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice might you have for new artists? Steve Hackett: My advice is always the same–to enjoy it, enjoy what you do, particularly when writing a song. If you enjoy it, other people will enjoy it. There’s no magic to it. You need to really enjoy it yourself. It’s so important to do […]
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April 27, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Haley Reinhart by Mike
Haley Reinhart – HuffPost 4.27.12
Mike Ragogna: I have to ask you, even though you’re at the beginning of your career, what is your advice for new artists? Haley Reinhart: I would say there’s going to be a whole sea full of opinions, a sea full of eyes and ears that are watching and preying on you and betting on […]
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April 27, 2012
Early Morning Rebel’s Nathan Blumenfeld-James – HuffPost 4.27.12
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Nathan Blumefeld-James: It’s kind of a Wild, Wild West out there in the music industry right now, and no one really knows what the formula or the new model is going to be. I think, as an artist, the most important thing is to just do […]
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April 27, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , JD McPherson , Jimmy Sutton by Mike
JD McPherson and Jimmy Sutton – HuffPost 4.27.12
[Note: While discussing the creation of a JD McPherson album, JD and his musical partner Jimmy Sutton discussed their creative process.] Mike Ragogna: JD, how do you see this project as a whole, how did these songs come about? JD McPherson: First, I had a couple of songs in my pocket and then I’m in […]
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