Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
March 8, 2011
R.E.M.’s Mike Mills – HuffPost 3.8.11
Mike Ragogna: Well, you’ve been around for a while in terms of studio albums and the amount of music you’ve contributed to the culture, so do you have any advice for new artists? Mike Mills: (laughs) Not that might really be of any use. The most important thing, to me, in terms of being in […]
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March 7, 2011
Lucinda Williams – HuffPost 3.7.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Lucinda Williams: Get out there and play in front of an audience and work out your songs in front of an audience while at the same time building up a fan base even if it’s small at first.
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March 4, 2011
The Crystals’ La La Brooks – HuffPost 3.4.11
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists? La La Brooks: For new artists and young artists? I was 13 when I joined The Crystals, and I was fortunate because I had a guardian. I went to private schools, I went to school with Patty Duke, Duncan Quinn, Bernadette Peters. So, I would […]
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March 3, 2011
Steve Vai – HuffPost 3.3.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Steve Vai: You see, I’m really against teaching my techniques necessarily because it doesn’t matter. My techniques are me, and people who are interested in knowing what I do and playing like me, that’s fine and great. (But) people want to discover their own self […]
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March 3, 2011
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Graham Parker – HuffPost 3.3.11
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists? Graham Parker: I never really took any advice so that’s my advice. Don’t listen to old geezers like me. (laughs) My advice to songwriters is to not listen to anyone in record companies like Mike Ragogna. Do your own thing and just take their money. […]
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March 3, 2011
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J. Cole – HuffPost 10.3.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice you have for new artists? J. Cole: Man, I would say, “Take your time.” I just got my first numbers in. I just got a call with the incredible numbers that I sold on the first day, so I’m just buzzing right now. That’s incredible first day and first week numbers […]
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March 1, 2011
John Popper – HuffPost 3.1.11
Mike Ragogna: John, how were you “discovered”? John Popper: Well, it depends at which point. I was in my high school jazz band as the third trumpet player because I had been playing harmonica in the school parking lot. I was in the remedial class. They were going to put me in a school for […]
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February 25, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Susan Werner by Mike
Susan Werner – HuffPost 2.25.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Susan Werner: Put yourself at risk. The old poet Robert Frost said, “Make the poem save you.” Go so far out on a limb that you’re not sure you can get back. Say something that makes you a little bit uncomfortable, makes your audience uncomfortable. […]
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