Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
April 7, 2014
- in Advice for New Artists , Neil Young by Mike
Neil Young – HuffPost 4.7.14
Mike Ragogna: Speaking of new artists, what advice do you have for new artists? Neil Young: Write songs. Write songs from the heart, play your music, make it matter. That’s all you can do.
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April 7, 2014
- in Advice for New Artists , Linda Ronstadt by Mike
Linda Ronstadt – HuffPost 4.7.14
Mike Ragogna: Linda, what advice do you have for new artists? Linda Ronstadt: The music business is such a rearranged landscape that I can’t recognize any of it. What I do know is you have to figure out a way to get on stage in front of people and you have to tell a real […]
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April 4, 2014
Loreena McKennitt – HuffPost 4.4.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Loreena McKennitt: My advice is that music is an incredibly rich, power, unique medium that I encourage everyone at any age to become involved in, and they don’t need to do it professionally. In fact, right now I would not encourage many people to do […]
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April 4, 2014
Brian Culbertson – HuffPost 4.4.14
Mike Ragogna: For what’s probably the tenth time, what is your advice for new artists? Brian Culbertson: Ah, yes. It’s obviously a changing landscape daily in the music business. There’s a lot of young saxophone players out there that are trying to get somewhere and I try to tell people, “Hey, you’ve got to have […]
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April 2, 2014
City Under Siege’s John WIttlinger – HuffPost 4.2.14
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice to new or evolving artists? John Wittlinger: Don’t take yourself too seriously, have fun, and don’t forget why you are doing what you’re doing. If you don’t have goals and you don’t have a purpose, people will see right through it and won’t buy you or your material. Just […]
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April 2, 2014
Charlie Daniels – HuffPost 4.2.14
Mike Ragogna: Hey Charlie, what advice do you have for new artists? Charlie Daniels: Are you speaking creatively or career-wise? MR: However you look at that. CD: Well, creatively, I think everybody’s talent, everybody’s ability, everybody’s approach is different. I’d first of all say be gentle with yourself in the learning process and the creative […]
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April 2, 2014
Nickel Creek’s Sara Watkins – HuffPost 4.2.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Sara Watkins: Ah. See a bunch of shows. Go to as many shows as you can and try to invest yourself in a community of players who are lifers and who you can just be with and share life with and play with. It’s important […]
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April 2, 2014
Michael McDonald – 4.2.14
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Michael McDonald: You know, if I look back on anything about my own career or the careers of my friends who I’ve seen persevere, I think it’s to believe in yourself and what you do. Believe that you have something to bring to the mix of […]
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