Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
July 14, 2014
- in Advice for New Artists , Marc Broussard by Mike
Marc Broussard – HuffPost 7.14.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Marc Broussard: The first thing I would say as a business person is “Get a good lawyer.” Always get a good lawyer. Secondly, spend a significant amount of time thinking really hard about what you want out of this business. When I first started, I […]
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July 11, 2014
- in Advice for New Artists , Rick Braun by Mike
Rick Braun – HuffPost 7.11.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Rick Braun: First of all, anyone who’s starting out in music has to realize they’re dealing with a time in the music business that is unprecedented. We’re almost back to the days of Mozart and Brahms when it took patrons of the art to develop […]
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July 11, 2014
The Rippingtons’ Russ Freeman – HuffPost 7.11.14
Mike Ragogna: The Rippingtons came in a wave with Incognito and Yellowjackets, and it seems like you all benefitted from that surge of “new jazz.” Do you see another jazz wave coming? Russ Freeman: I just think that as new artists are coming on the scene, EDM is influencing quite a bit of music. I […]
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July 11, 2014
Craig Bickhardt – HuffPost 7.11.14
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Craig Bickhardt: I think there’s a real interest in acoustic singer-songwriters. For me, I can only speak about that. But it’s due in part to a rejection that the public has to the limited choices that audiences have found in the mainstream. I hear things all […]
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July 9, 2014
Ivan Neville – HuffPost 7.9.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Ivan Neville: Just do it. Do it often and as much as you possibly can, learn as much as you can about the business aspect of music and just keep doing it, man, hone your craft. Do your thing. MR: What about Ivan Neville? What […]
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July 9, 2014
The Berman Brothers – HuffPost 7.9.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Frank Berman: Be very independent, be responsible for your own career, find a good team around you and persistence and talent is equal in these days. Chris Berman: I think that’s something. I have a friend here, she’s so talented and maybe fifteen years ago, […]
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July 7, 2014
Neal Schon – HuffPost 7.7.14
Mike Ragogna: Neal, what advice do you have for new artists? Neal Schon: It’s a rough business out there. It’s very, very difficult to get notoriety as a new artist. What I tell my son who’s an amazing guitar player is just be seen as much as you can be seen, play wherever you can […]
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July 7, 2014
Peter Himmelman – HuffPost 6.7.13
Mike Ragogna: Peter, what advice would you have for new artists? Peter Himmelman: You know, there’s something that John Mayer wrote that I really responded to. I guess we respond to things we already believe, but I’ll put it in my own words. Don’t spend so much time trying to market yourself. It’s good advice […]
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