Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
April 5, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Matt Hires by Mike
Matt Hires – HuffPost 4.5.10
[Note: This is a snippet from one of my interviews with Matt Hires in which he discusses getting signed to a label.] Mike Ragogna: How did you get “discovered”? Matt Hires: Well, I was in that band in Tampa for a while, and we got some songs up on MySpace as most bands do. Our […]
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April 4, 2010
Spencer Proffer – HuffPost 4.14.10
[Note: This is taken from my interview with Spencer Proffer and contains information that might be useful for artists desiring to have a career involving music in film and related fields.] Mike Ragogna: You worked on a lot of Showtime movies by handling the music and deals in the ’90s. Spencer Proffer: I worked on […]
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April 1, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Alan Parsons by Mike
Alan Parsons – HurffPost 4.1.10
Mike Ragogna: Did you have any favorite Alan Parsons Project singles? Alan Parsons: Hmmm…you know, we never really tried to make singles, per se. We always strove to make albums work as a whole. In a way, we were born into the right generation to do that because people did go buy an album and […]
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March 29, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Jakob Dylan by Mike
Jakob Dylan – HuffPost 3.29.10
[Note: This exchange taken from my interview with Jakob Dylan has context with regards to our talking about T-Bone Burnett, but it’s useful information and a good perspective on the subject matter.] Mike Ragogna: With years and years of recordings proliferating, it’s also a cumulative effect. Jakob Dylan: There was just less stuff in the […]
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March 26, 2010
Joan Armatrading – HuffPost 3.26.10
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice to new artists? Joan Armatrading: It’s kind of tough and easy, all at the same time. Easy in that if you have a love for music, then do it just for the love of it; some people have a love for it, but don’t have that creativity. They’ll sometimes […]
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March 15, 2010
Lucinda Williams – HuffPost 3.15.10
[Note: During this interview with Lucinda Williams, she offered some insights into her creative process that might be useful for artists.] Mike Ragogna: What’s your creative process like? Lucinda Williams: A therapist told me one time, “Don’t worry about it, you’re working on a J-Curve.” That’s how I wrote all the songs for West, I ended […]
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December 14, 2009
- in Advice for New Artists , Julian Lennon by Mike
Julian Lennon – HuffPost 12.14.09
[Note: This is taken from my first interview with Julian Lennon, his discussing his starting up a music entity to accommodate new releases.] Mike Ragogna: Would you discuss how you started plotting theReveloution? Julian Lennon: Yes, I’d been speaking with the other founding members over six months to a year now. In fact, one of […]
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December 7, 2009
Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix – HuffPost 12.7.09
[Note: This is advice to new artists in the context of contributing to the culture in practical ways.] Mike Ragogna: When did your band start helping the needy? Jacoby Shaddix: It began in April 2009, and we worked with a local charity called Loaves & Fishes in Sacramento. When we were working on our record Metamorphosis, […]
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