Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
May 18, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Sheila E. by Mike
Sheila E. – HuffPost 5.18.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Sheila E.: The advice that I have basically is to be true to yourself. Be honest and search for what you want to be. As a new artist, sometimes, you’re not really sure, and then you end up changing your direction based upon what you […]
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May 18, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Jim Guthrie by Mike
Jim Guthrie – HuffPost 5.18.11
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Jim Guthrie: Work. Just work everyday at whatever it is you do. Work, work, work.
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May 18, 2011
Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull – HuffPost 5.18.11
Mike Ragogna: Maybe this is a bit of a premature question, but what advice do you have for new artists? Andy Hull: Just make sure that you really want to do it because there are going to be people who tell you, “You know what you signed up for,” and those people don’t realize that […]
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May 16, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Ben Harper by Mike
Ben Harper – HuffPost 5.16.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Ben Harper: The advice I have for new artists is this–write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it. You’ve got to have the discipline to rehearse the songs–get them down–and if you build it, […]
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May 13, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Diane Schuur by Mike
Diane Schuur – HuffPost 5.13.11
[Note: Here is some “origin” information that came up during my interview with Diane Schuur.] Mike Ragogna: When you started, did you play out a lot, and how did you get “discovered?” Diane Schuur: Well, it depends on which time. I did a lot of professional dates starting from the time I was nine years […]
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May 13, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Michael Grimm by Mike
Michael Grimm – HuffPost 5.13.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for newer artists? Michael Grimm: Just stick to your guns, you’ll make it somehow. You never know what the road is going to bring, but if you just keep doing what you’re doing and don’t look back, you will find yourself where you want to be at some […]
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May 12, 2011
The Cars’ Greg Hawkes – HuffPost 5.12.11
Mike Ragogna: What kind of advice do you have for new artists? Greg Hawkes: Boy, just be unique. It’s tough because there’s no real secret rule or formula to do it–it’s still like a strange new world for us. The music world is very different than it was in the ’70s and ’80s. The whole […]
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May 11, 2011
The Feelies’ Glenn Mercer – HuffPost 5.11.11
Mike Ragogna: Is there any advice that you would like to give to new artists? Glenn Mercer: Protect your hearing. Don’t turn up the music too loud.
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