Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
April 29, 2013
- in Advice for New Artists , Carla Olson by Mike
Carla Olson – HuffPost 4.29.13
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Carla Olson: Well, it’s a double-edged sword being a new artist. You have all the freshness and you can bring something completely unseen to the forefront if you mange to get your stuff out. My suggestion is just to follow your heart and not try […]
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April 26, 2013
- in Advice for New Artists , Nick Mery by Mike
Nick Mery – HuffPost 4.26.13
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Nick Mery: Get a job, you bums! But in all seriousness, embrace the need to constantly evolve. You need to fall down a lot, make changes, take criticism for all it’s worth, and use all of it to push you one step at a time. […]
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April 24, 2013
Blind Melon’s Christopher Thorn – HuffPost 4.24.13
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Christopher Thorn: It sounds so simple to say, but it’s totally true–you really just have to write a great song. You can be the world’s greatest guitar player, with the coolest scarf, best hat and greatest shoes, but in the end, if you don’t have […]
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April 23, 2013
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Joe Satriani – HuffPost 4.23.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Joe Satriani: Oh! From the looks on people’s faces they’re always rather disappointed when I say this, because they usually want me to tell them, “Call this guy and he’ll make you famous,” or some sort of pure nugget, “take this pill and you’ll be […]
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April 22, 2013
- in Advice for New Artists , Tom Jones by Mike
Tom Jones – HuffPost 4.22.13
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Tom Jones: First of all, to listen as much as possible to different things. Don’t copy. Try not to listen to one person or to one style of music and copy it because then, you’re going to sound like somebody else. Try to find yourself, […]
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April 18, 2013
- in Advice for New Artists , Dobie Gray by Mike
Dobie Gray – HuffPost 4.18.13
[Note: This comes from an interview with my friend, the late Dobie Gray for his box set years ago.] Mike R: In a weird way, you helped fuel others’ recording careers with yours. Dobie Gray: Somewhere along the way there, I just developed a knack for choosing songs that were picked by other people and […]
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April 15, 2013
John Medeski – HuffPost 4.15.13
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? John Medeski: The only advice I would give, really, is that you really need to tap into your musical voice. I’m hearing a lot of stuff out there that’s very derivative, you know? There are only so many chords and notes, and we all rehash […]
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April 13, 2013
2Cellos aka Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser – HuffPost 4.15.13
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Stjepan Hauser: Today, you have a very powerful tool–it’s called “internet.” Use it! Don’t be stupid. You can connect to the whole world in a second. Luka Sulic: Don’t wait for someone to call you up. You can do anything. You have all the possibilities […]
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