Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
November 5, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Kyle Eastwood by Mike
Kyle Eastwood – HuffPost 11.5.10
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists? Kyle Eastwood: Just keep working at it. If it’s your passion, just stay true to it with a lot of practice, a lot of working at it, and sticking with it. Hopefully, you can be in the right place at the right time, which has […]
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October 27, 2010
Styx’s James “J.Y.” Young – HuffPost 10.27.10
Mike Ragogna: What do you have as advice for new artists? James “JY” Young: Well, I have my little speech–patience, persistence, talent, luck, and capital–PPTLC. You have to have all of those elements in order to try and succeed, and you have to want it more than the next guy, and that’s where the persistence […]
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October 25, 2010
Smokey Robinson – HuffPost 10.25.10
Mike Ragogna: Hey Smokey, do you have any advice for new artists and new songwriters? Smokey Robinson: Yeah man–love it. That’s my first advice to them because it’s hard. Everybody wants to do it, so the competition is fierce. So, you’ve got to be able to withstand the knockdowns that you’re going to receive and […]
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October 25, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Sarah Sample by Mike
Sarah Sample – HuffPost 10.25.10
Mike Ragogna: Since you’re a recording vet now with four albums under your belt, what advice do you have for new artists? Sarah Sample: Hmm. Well, I think we live in a time and day, right now, where there are so many tools out there to help young artists and to help new artists make […]
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October 25, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Jimmy Ryan by Mike
Jimmy Ryan – HuffPost 10.25.10
Mike Ragogna: Having served your country well all these years in the music business, what advice might you have for new artists that want to get started? Jimmy Ryan: Boy, it’s tough. I’ve got two very talented kids, and I’m telling them that a law degree would be really good. (laughs) I don’t know. It’s a […]
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October 22, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Bleu by Mike
Bleu – HuffPost 10.22.10
Mike Ragogna: (laughs) Do you have any advice for up and coming artists? Bleu: You know, I think, more than ever, people need to be making music for themselves and for their fans. In my professional life as a producer and a songwriter, I still see people making music for, what I would call, the […]
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October 22, 2010
BoDeans’ Kurt Neumann & Sam Llanas – HuffPost 10.22.10
Mike Ragogna: Speaking of young people, what kind of advice do you have for new artists? Kurt Neumann: Get smart, learn math, go into the finance, (laughs) because they’re too big to fail and they get to take home all the money. I’m just kidding. The same thing we’ve always said to younger acts is […]
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October 22, 2010
Lily Chapi – HuffPost 10.22.10
[Note: While interviewing Lily Chapin, she gave a description of their creative process that might be inspirational or insightful for artists.] Mike Ragogna: When you guys record, do you have a clear vision of what you’d like the instruments to be or do you wait until you’re in the studio to make those decisions? Lily […]
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