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April 25, 2012
Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Paul O’Neill – HuffPost 4.25.12
Mike Ragogna: Because you are able to present the music in new forms to older and younger demographics alike, do you have any advice that you’d like to share with new artists? Paul O’Neill: First, I would say that, in my opinion, you don’t go to college to become a professional musician or a recording […]
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April 25, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Curtis Stigers by Mike
Curtis Stigers – HuffPost 4.25.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice would you give to new artists? Curtis Stigers: The advice that I give every artist when they’re starting out is to do exactly what you want to be known for the rest of your life. Do something that you know you’re going to be proud of in ten years. There are […]
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April 25, 2012
A Conversation with Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Paul O’Neill – HuffPost 4.25.12
Mike Ragogna: Paul, how are you? Paul O’Neill: I’m doing so well, Mike. Thanks for having me. MR: My pleasure. Paul what are you up to these days? PO: Well, we’re out on the road again even though the Winter tour just ended. This is our third year of touring. Last year, we hit all […]
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April 23, 2012
A Conversation with Terence P. Minogue – HuffPost 4.23.12
Mike Ragogna: Terence, you’ve arranged Jim Croce recordings, produced rockers like Crack The Sky and the cult favorite Spider-Man: Rock Reflections Of A Superhero, created an orchestral version of reggae music as Orchestra Montego, and scored the movie with Melanie Griffith and Tippi Hedren, Roar, among other musical adventures. Now you are writing symphonic music, most recently […]
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April 23, 2012
Terence P. Minogue – HuffPost 4.23.12
Mike Ragogna: Terence, do you have any advice that you’d like to give to new artists? Terence P. Minogue: Keep at it and don’t stop writing. The writing will get better. Also, always make sure to arrange for your music to be performed. Your most valid criticism will come from the people performing your music. […]
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April 23, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Dwight Twilley by Mike
Dwight Twilley – HuffPost 4.23.12
Mike Ragogna: All right, what advice do you have for new artists? Dwight Twilley: (laughs) I don’t know. I feel really bad for new artists these days. I feel so fortunate that I was able to get started at a time when the music business was more artistic and creative and less of the big […]
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April 23, 2012
Fanfarlo’s Leon Beckenham – HuffPost 4.23.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice might you have for new artists? Leon Beckenham: That’s a tricky one. I guess just keep plugging away and getting the music heard has to be the priority. Obviously, with all the music technologies, it’s increasingly a writer’s and cacophonist’s landscape. There are so many new artists that have platforms, but […]
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April 23, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , Fanfarlo by Mike
A Conversation with Fanfarlo’s Leon Beckenham – HuffPost 4.23.12
Mike Ragogna: Let’s start out with the latest album. “Replicate” was a song that you released as a download for the project. What’s the story behind “Replicate?” Leon Beckenham: Mostly to reflect the sort of music that we had been listening too, really. We slowly shifted away from that sort of folky, orchestral sound into […]
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