Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
November 1, 2013
Tower of Power’s Larry Braggs – HuffPost 11.1.13
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Larry Braggs: Stay true to the music that you’re going to do. Music always touches someone, whether it’s good or bad. You want to stay on the good side of it.
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October 30, 2013
- in Advice for New Artists , Katey Sagal by Mike
Katey Sagal – HuffPost 10.30.13
Mike Ragogna: Hey, what advice do you have for new artists? Katey Sagal: Well, I could speak about my children. They’re all in the arts and my son is an incredible musician, so I tell him all the time, just write, don’t censor yourself, enjoy it, and practice. The thing about show business that it […]
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October 30, 2013
Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin – HuffPost 10.30.13
Mike Ragogna: Steve, what advice do you have for new artists? Steve Berlin: Don’t. Don’t bother. [laughs] That’s a joke. In many ways, this current landscape is, on some levels, much fairer than the one that existed previously although we were huge beneficiaries of that system. I don’t know if Los Lobos in 2013 would […]
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October 30, 2013
- in Advice for New Artists , Gary Numan by Mike
Gary Numan – HuffPost 10.30.13
Mike Ragogna: So what advice do you have for new artists? Gary Numan: I think the most important thing is if you really love what you’re doing, don’t let anybody change you. I think one of the big problems that happens to young bands is that they get signed and they get interest from a […]
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October 28, 2013
- in Advice for New Artists , Gavin DeGraw by Mike
Gavin DeGraw – HuffPost 10.28.13
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Gavin DeGraw: Oh wow. I’m not really much for advice because I don’t necessarily feel much like I’ve figured it out. I’d say that being adaptable is just as important as having a style. It’s a really funny balancing act between having certain things that […]
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October 28, 2013
Stone Temple Pilot’s Chester Bennington – HuffPost 10.28.13
Mike Ragogna: So Stone Temple Chester, what advice do you have for new artists? Chester Bennigton: I think getting people to listen to your music is the most important part but before you get to that point, I think for young artists who are reading this article and happen to get to this part, it’s […]
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October 28, 2013
- in Advice for New Artists , Boz Scaggs by Mike
Boz Scaggs – HuffPost 10.28.13
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Boz Scaggs: I say play live. Play in front of people as much as possible. I think that’s where you really get some sense of what you enjoy doing. But performing it, not just recording it into Pro Tools or showing it to other people, […]
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October 25, 2013
The Swimming Pool Q’s’ Jeff Calder – HuffPost 10.25.13
Mike Ragogna: Hey, let’s go to my traditional question, which is what advice do you have for new artists? Jeff Calder: I just think if you get involved in any kind of artistic pursuit, you just have to keep your head down and push ahead and when people say no, you hear yes. That’s really […]
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