Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
October 24, 2014
Earth, Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey – HuffPost 10.24.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new aritsts? Philip Bailey: I don’t think very hard when people ask me that. I just come up with the first thing I think, which is don’t buy into the hype. Just keep it real…just keep it real. Buying into the hype can get you into a […]
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October 22, 2014
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Scott Barkan – HuffPost 10.22.14
Galen Hawthorne: Do you have any advice for new artists? Scott Barkan: I don’t know how qualified I am to give career advice, but the best thing I can say is focus on being awesome at whatever you’re doing and getting in front of people to do it often. I see so many young artists […]
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October 22, 2014
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Barry Manilow – HuffPost 10.22.14
Mike Ragogna: Beautiful. Since we’re kind of on the subject, what advice do you have for new artists? Barry Manilow: It all depends on who the artist is. My overall advice for young musicians and young artists would be to learn how to read music. I know it sounds dumb, but I’m telling you, man… […]
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October 22, 2014
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Marian Call – HuffPost 10.22.14
Galen Hawthorne: What advice do you have for new artists? Marian Call: Take a good look at the innovative things other artists are doing, especially artists you respect–but know yourself, know your audience, and don’t copy others just to copy them. Don’t do a Kickstarter just because everyone’s doing a Kickstarter, don’t jump on a […]
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October 20, 2014
Annie Lennox – HuffPost 10.20.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Annie Lennox: It’s funny, isn’t it? I would be coming from an experience that is now in a landscape that is completely and radically changed. So what I would have to add to the new landscape that new artists are facing, I’m not really sure […]
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October 20, 2014
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Herbie Hancock – HuffPost 10.20.14
Mike Ragogna: Herbie, what advice do you have for new artists? Herbie Hancock: To develop your life. If you have the seeking mind to develop your life and to grow and learn and move forward, it’s going to have a decided positive effect on your music because first you’re a human being. One of your […]
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October 15, 2014
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Zak Smith – HuffPost 10.15.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Zak Smith: Make sure you know what stuff really speaks to you. Make sure you’re not playing something a certain way, or writing a certain way, because you’re “supposed to.” If it doesn’t connect with you, and you’re not feeling it, you’re not on the […]
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October 15, 2014
Vinyl Theatre’s Keegan Calmes – HuffPost 10.15.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Keegan Calmes: Write without the intention of being like anyone else. Don’t write in a certain genre just because it’s popular. If the passion is true and profound it will be undeniable. When people tell you, “You have a better chance of getting hit from […]
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