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August 20, 2010
- in Ellis Paul , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Ellis Paul – HuffPost 8.20.10
Mike Ragogna: With more and more artists taking responsibility for the marketing and distribution of their projects, fan funding has become a more obvious route. For The Day After Everything Changed, you raised over $100,000, right? Ellis Paul: Yes. MR: How did you do it? EP: Well, we set up a tier system on the website […]
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August 20, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Ellis Paul by Mike
Ellis Paul – HuffPost 8.20.10
[Note: These quotes are taken from my interview with Ellis Paul in 2010 and contain some interesting information for new artists.] Mike Ragogna: With more and more artists taking responsibility for the marketing and distribution of their projects, fan funding has become a more obvious route. For The Day After Everything Changed, you raised over $100,000, […]
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August 20, 2010
eels’ Mark Oliver Everett (E) – HuffPost 8.20.10
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new acts? Mark Oliver Everett: Well, I think the best advice I could give a young act is to try not to be tentative about anything that you do. Even if you’re unsure about yourself or what you’re doing, do it like you know what you’re doing. […]
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August 20, 2010
A Conversation with eels’ Mark Oliver Everett (E) – HuffPost 8.20.10
Mike Ragogna: What have you been up to since Hombre Lobo? Mark Oliver Everett: It’s funny, we last spoke before Hombre Lobo came out, and that was only last April or May. That’s weird to me because it seems like it must have been five years ago. MR: Yeah, it seems like a long time. MOE: I’ve been […]
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August 19, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Jon Chu by Mike
A Conversation with Director/Choreographer Jon Chu – HuffPost 8.19.10
Mike Ragogna: Beyond the Step Up movies, you’ve been working on webisodes for Legion of Extraordinary Dancers. Can you go into what those are? Jon Chu: Yeah, we’ve met so many amazing dancers over the years since Step Up 2. Underground dancers that hadn’t really been seen — what they do is so incredible that it reminded me […]
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August 19, 2010
American Hi-Fi’s Stacy Jones – HuffPost 8.19.10
Mike Ragogna: You’ve got a really good sense of pop songwriting — who are your influences? Stacy Jones: Well, I grew up listening to pop rock music. My parents were really into The Rolling Stones and The Beatles, and they had Fleetwood Mac albums and The Eagles. You know, the first concert I ever saw […]
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August 19, 2010
A Conversation with American Hi-Fi’s Stacy Jones – HuffPost 8.19.10
Mike Ragogna: Would it be fair to call you a pop-rock? Stacy Jones: Yeah, sure. I’ll take that. MR: You have a new album called Fight The Frequency. But first, you were the drummer for Veruca Salt and also Letters To Cleo, right? SJ: That’s right, back in the 90s, indeed. You know, I’m a drummer […]
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August 19, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Jon Chu by Mike
Jon Chu – HuffPost 8.19.10
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for up-and-coming directors, screenwriters, and cinematographers? Jon Chu: I had a great piece of advice said to me a long time ago. I used to be one of those kids in film school who would always raise their hand and ask, “How do you become a director?” to the […]
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