Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
September 27, 2010
Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins – HuffPost 9.27.10
Mike Ragogna: What kind of advice do you have for up and coming artists? Jim Adkins: It’s got to be rough out there. There’s never been an easier time to do exactly what you want with computer recording, and it’s never been harder at the same time because everyone has those tools at their disposal. […]
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September 27, 2010
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Pete Yorn – HuffPost 9.27.10
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for young, new artists coming on the scene now? Pete Yorn: Don’t believe anything anybody says about you [laughs]. MR: [laughs] Care to elaborate? PY: As an artist, in general, that’s my advice to any young artist, whatever you’re doing.
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September 24, 2010
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Tony Lunn – HuffPost 9.24.10
Mike Ragogna: Tony, what is your advice to up and coming artists? Tony Lunn: What would I say to a new artist right now? I’d just say keep doing what you’re doing and be persistent. If you want to make music, be persistent and just keep at it. I would also say be diligent about […]
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September 24, 2010
Gin Blossoms’ Robin Wilson & Jesse Valenzuela – HuffPost 9.24.10
[Note: This interview excerpt from my interviews with Gin Blossom’s Robin Wilson and Jesse Valenzuela offers a couple of insights new artists might want to check out.] Mike Ragogna: New Miserable Experience is full of hits. You have “Hey Jealousy,” “Until I Fall Away,” “Hold Me Down,” “Found Out About You,” plus “Lost Horizons” and what I […]
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September 24, 2010
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Luke Doucet – HuffPost 9.24.10
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists right now? Luke Doucet: Well, you have to spread yourself thin, and I don’t care how talented you are because that’s not going to get you very far. You have to work really hard. Here’s the advice I would give: If you can be something […]
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September 22, 2010
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Matt White – HuffPost 9.22.10
Mike Ragogna: Is there any advice that you’d like to give to up-and-coming artists? Matt White: The only advice is to just keep on writing songs. It’s so true that you’re one song away from breaking. You just have to keep on writing, and play with every kind of musician you can possibly play with. […]
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September 22, 2010
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Seal – HuffPost 9.22.10
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists? Seal: Do I have advice for new artists? Know who you are. Just know who you are and play to your strengths, and don’t try to be something you’re not. MR: Well, a lot of artists have a choice right now between DIY, using the […]
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September 20, 2010
Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson – HuffPost 9.20.10
Mike Ragogna: I feel like there’s so much that you’ve gone through over the years that you could probably write a book about life on the road, about music, and about the music industry, right? Nancy Wilson: It would be like when people ask, “What do you say to people that are coming up?” What […]
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