Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
October 6, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , José González by Mike
José González – HuffPost 10.6.10
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists that want to make music their life? José González: I think the DIY approach is always good to have as a starting musician. First of all, just do the music that you love yourself and not trying to please someone else, but do something that […]
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October 6, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Dar Williams by Mike
Dar Williams – HuffPost 10.6.10
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists coming up? Dar Williams: I always tell people to go to a place where there’s a scene, you know? You can do it in a vacuum, and one could argue that a guy like Elliott Smith, who had such innovative, interesting melodies, was maybe off […]
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October 4, 2010
Phil Collins – HuffPost 10.4.10
Mike Ragogna: Phil, with all your experience, do you have any advice for new artists that are coming into the field? Phil Collins: Well, it’s a very different business from the music business that I kind of started off in, if you like. It would be to try to get a depth of material. So […]
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October 1, 2010
Semisonic’s Dan Wilson – HuffPost 10.1.10
Mike Ragogna: …I can’t let you go without you giving some advice to new artists that are coming up right now. Dan Wilson: Wow, okay. Well, I can only speak from my own experience, I guess. But I would say, in my opinion, the main thing to do is to find your audience. That means […]
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October 1, 2010
Franke Previte – 10.1.10
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists that are coming into the field right now? Franke Previte: A new artist is obviously in a new era of the record industry, and it’s probably harder now than ever before to get a record deal. So, I would say it’s all about the song. […]
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September 29, 2010
Next BIG Nashville’s Jason Wilkins – HuffPost 9.29.10
Mike Ragogna: Since you’ve segued into this question so nicely, what advice do you have for up-and-coming artists that are starting right now? Jason Wilkins: Take advantage of investor capital money right now. Meaning, there are a lot of digital music start ups that are vying for similar spaces or they’re vying for attention, and […]
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September 29, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , T-Bone Burnett by Mike
T-Bone Burnett – HuffPost 9.29.10
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists coming into the field right now? T-Bone Burnett: You know what I would say? This might sound counter-intuitive, but I would say–if I were a new artist, coming in right now–I wouldn’t do anything on the Internet at all. I would stay completely off the […]
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September 29, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Jay Frank by Mike
Jay Frank – HuffPost 9.29.10
[Note: This is advice in the context of the interview more than as a result of that direct question.] Mike Ragogna: Jay, you have a history of being one of the music industry’s gate keepers. You were the head of music programming at Yahoo Music, right? Jay Frank: I was the head of music programming […]
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