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June 20, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Bill Mumy by Mike
Bill Mumy – HuffPost 6.20.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Bill Mumy: Advice? Just be true to your own creative voices. There’s no point in trying to be Justin Timberlake or trying to be Paul McCartney. They’re already doing that really well, so just be yourself. I think the most important lesson in all those […]
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June 20, 2011
Less Than Jake’s Vinnie Fiorello – HuffPost 6.20.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Vinnie Fiorello: I’ve said it before in other interviews and I’ll say it again…you can’t build a house on sand. You have to build it through hard work and touring, you have to have a foundation to build a career on. You definitely have to […]
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June 20, 2011
A Conversation with Less Than Jake’s Vinnie Fiorello – HuffPost 6.20.11
Mike Ragogna: Vinnie, I interviewed you guys a few months back, but what are you guys up to lately? Vinnie Fiorello: Basically, we just got back from co-headlining the Slam Dunk tour in the UK, also played our first Dublin show in a few years. We came back and had a few practices and now […]
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June 17, 2011
A Conversation with Jonathan Elias – HuffPost 6.17.11
Mike Ragogna: Jonathan, who are some of your early musical influences? Jonathan Elias: I would have to say Debussy and Stravinsky and The Doors. As a kid, I was a bit of an oddball with a passion for classical music. The Doors really got me into rock music at 12, they were my first concert. […]
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June 17, 2011
A Conversation with Viva Voce’s Kevin & Anita Robinson – HuffPost 6.17.11
Mike Ragogna: Kevin and Anita, “viva voce” loosely translates into “living voice.” Is that how you would describe yourselves? Kevin Robinson: We found the phrase meaning “…by word of mouth..” and discovered it had similar enough definitions in many languages, which we thought was cool. Most, if not all, of my favorite music has usually […]
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June 17, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Jonathan Elias by Mike
Jonathan Elias – HuffPost 6.17.11
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Jonthan Elias: Be passionate.
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June 17, 2011
Viva Voce’s Kevin & Anita Robinson – HuffPost 6.17.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Anita Robinson: Play as much as possible, so you’ll get good at overcoming obstacles during a show–drunk heckler, drunk sound person, drunk band mates. Wait, maybe just avoid playing in bars? Not sure that’s really an option. Kevin Robinson: Write a song better than “The […]
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June 15, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Gomez's Tom Gray , Tom Gray by Mike
Gomez’s Tom Gray – HuffPost 6.15.11
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists? Tom Gray: Be lucky. (laughs) That’s about it, really. MR: One of the songs on this new album is called “Options,” do you feel that there so many more options for new artists in the music industry these days as opposed to when you were […]
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