Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
September 28, 2011
Jack’s Mannequin’s Andrew McMahon – HuffPost 9.28.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Andrew McMahon: Practice a lot. I think there’s such a focus, these days, on home recording and on accessing digital media and all these things–which of course are, without question, hugely important. But to any artist, I would say focus on your songs. Focus on […]
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September 26, 2011
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Matthew Sweet – HuffPost 9.26.11
Mike Ragogna: Matthew, what have you got as far as advice for new artists? Matthew Sweet: God, it’s so hard. I mean, I can’t imagine being a new artist now just because there are so many people that are artists. I think you should do your own thing that you’re comfortable with. If you just […]
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September 26, 2011
The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs – HuffPost 9.26.11
Mike Ragogna: What’s your advice for new artists? Susanna Hoffs: Well, I think it’s okay to embrace your love of music, even if that means learning some of your favorite songs. For me, it was singing Linda Ronstadt songs and singing Joni Mitchell songs and singing Bonnie Raitt songs and singing Beatles songs and singing […]
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September 23, 2011
The Jayhawks’ Mark Olson and Gary Louris – HuffPost 9.23.11
Mike Ragogna: What kind of advice would you have for new artists? Gary Louris: Good luck! (laughs) I don’t know. Mark? Mark Olson: My advice would be to accept that things have changed. They have to come up with a new way of reaching people. Get a job that they enjoy and try to record […]
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September 23, 2011
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Bela Fleck – HuffPost 9.23.11
Mike Ragogna: Very nicely said. What advice do you have for new artists? Bela Fleck: One thing is that selling out rarely works, so you might as well do stuff that you’re very passionate about because that works better. That’s probably the best advice I can give people. Every time I’ve ever tried, it’s blown […]
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September 23, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Vince Giordano by Mike
Vince Giordano – HuffPost 9.23.11
Mike Ragogna: Vince, what is your advice for new artists? Vince Giordano: New artists, well… I’d say believe in what you’re doing. Get yourself organized. If you’re gonna be doing something with music that needs arrangements, make sure the arrangements are nice and clean and clear. Put them in little folders–I know this sounds like […]
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September 19, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Rob Wasserman by Mike
Rob Wasserman – HuffPost 9.19.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice would you give to new artists? Rob Wasserman: Just be true to music. In this case, it was starting with words. Think about the flow. I see a lot of musicians traveling that are more into presentation than the actual concert. Just focus on what you’re trying to say. In my […]
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September 16, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Paul Kelly by Mike
Paul Kelly – HuffPost 9.16.11
[Note: This is a combination of advice for new artists and also insight into Paul Kelly’s creative process.] Mike Ragogna: Yeah. So, what goes into your creative process when writing a song? Paul Kelly: It’s like I’m doodling, really. I’ll come up with something and play it on my guitar, then I’ll add some sounds […]
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