Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
November 10, 2014
“Weird Al” Yankovic – HuffPost 11.10.14
Mike Ragogna: Al, what advice do you have for new artists? “Weird Al” Yankovic: These days, YouTube I think. I got started through The Dr. Demento Showwhich was in the seventies, way before people were online and that was really the only outlet for that kind of music. Nowadays if you do anything, whether it’s […]
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November 10, 2014
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George Winston – HuffPost 11.10.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? George Winston: I lucked into that. I have no concept of what the business is because I was just approaching the Windham Hill people as somebody that wanted to get guitarists recorded. I would say see what the music wants, listen to your teachers and […]
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November 7, 2014
Tears For Fears’ Curt Smith – HuffPost 11.7.14
Mike Ragogna: Speaking of new generations, what advice do you have for new artists? Curt Smith: It’s a very different landscape now. There are so many more ways to get noticed that it’s kind of hard to stand out. There’s so much out there because of the internet. One, do the best you can, and […]
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November 7, 2014
Tears For Fears’ Roland Orzabal – HuffPost 11.7.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Roland Orzabal: I think it’s the same advice that I get from people on social media, really big fans. Dig deep. That’s fundamentally the most important thing. If you don’t really, really search and explore you’re not going to come up with the best stuff. […]
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November 7, 2014
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Lloyd Cole – HuffPost 11.7.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Lloyd Cole: I have to think about this all the time these days because my son’s band is in Brooklyn, they’re getting started and it looks like they have a chance. I think that you need to find your voice. If you find a voice […]
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November 7, 2014
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Lang Lang – HuffPost 11.7.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Lang Lang: In our career we’re facing a lot of challenges, whether they’re professional challenges or personal challenges. There are a lot of things that you may have wanted to do in certain ways but in the end it may not be what you thought […]
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November 5, 2014
Ben Ottewell – HuffPost 11.5.14
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Ben Ottewell: Be good and be lucky.
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November 5, 2014
Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr – HuffPost 11.5.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? JK: Prepare to starve. If you get beyond that then great, but if this is what you want to do with your life then great, but don’t do it because you think you’re going to be famous and all that stuff. Chances are you’re not, […]
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