Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
November 26, 2012
Herbert Grönemeyer – HuffPost 11.26.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Herbert Grönemeyer: I think, first of all, they should check whether they really like to make music like they play football or kiss. On the one hand, I always think it’s a bit dangerous. If they just go for the success, they treat their art […]
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November 23, 2012
Scotty McCreery – HuffPost 11.13.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Scotty McCreery: You’ve just got to go out there and hit the ground running. You can’t be scared. I know you’ll be nervous because I was, but you’ve got to have fun with it. Take it in every day and you never know what can […]
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November 21, 2012
GlobalGrind.com’s Tricia Clarke-Stone – HuffPost 11.21.12
Mike Ragogna: Any advice for artists looking to work with a brand? Tricia Clarke-Stone: Just be true to your audience, your strengths, your music and your vision. Collaborations with brands and artists can only be symbiotic and mutually beneficial when this occurs. The brand benefits from working with a highly visible influencer who has an […]
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November 19, 2012
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Andre Williams – HuffPost 11.19.12
Mike Ragogna: Well, ridiculous journey or not, you’ve got a lifetime of experience, so what advice do you have for new artists? Andre Williams: Okay. My advice to a new artist is to make sure that this is what you want to do, and secondly, get yourself a foundation, and that would be an education. […]
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November 13, 2012
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Rita Coolidge – HuffPost 11.13.12
Mike Ragogna: Rita, I have to ask you my traditional question, what is your advice for new artists? Rita Coolidge: You know, it’s probably the same that it always has been but even more so now. The competition is so very competitive that I think if I could have done anything else…and I tried. I […]
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November 13, 2012
Cinderella’s Tom Keifer – HuffPost 11.13.12
Mike Ragogna: Tom, my traditional question, what advice do you have for new artists? Tom Keifer: The best thing I can say is to always be true to what you love to do and to not try to follow trends and just be who you are. Try to write and play things that mean something […]
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November 12, 2012
The Pines’ Benson Ramsey & David Huckfelt – HuffPost 11.12.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? David Huckfelt: I think being true to yourself is something that applies across the board. When I talk to young bands, I try to remind them that it’s going to be a mountain of work no matter how you slice it. People get lucky, and […]
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November 12, 2012
Keith Harkin – HuffPost 11.12.12
Mike Ragogna: All right, I have a traditional question I ask, which is what is your advice to new artists? Keith Harkin: Don’t stop. Just keep on going. As long as the gradient of work keeps going up and doesn’t come to a plateau or goes the opposite direction of the way you want it […]
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