Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
May 2, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Ben Kweller by Mike
Ben Kweller – HuffPost 5.2.12
Mike Ragogna: Ben, what advice would you have for new artists? Ben Kweller: Well, the most important thing is just make art all the time–constantly. And just be yourself, do your thing, don’t worry about fads or what’s popular or cool. Worry about what you like and what you think is cool. Make the music […]
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May 2, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Greg Laswell by Mike
Greg Laswell – HuffPost 5.2.12
Mike Ragogna: Very nice. And of course, the traditional question, what is your advice for new artists? Greg Laswell: Oh, yeah! Well, my advice is always the same with this question. If you have a Plan B, do yourself a favor and skip to it now. (laughs) And if you don’t have a Plan B, […]
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April 30, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , LP by Mike
LP – HuffPost 4.30.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice might you have for new artists? LP: The songs. Songs, songs, songs. It’s all about a song. You will see an instant difference in your career as soon as there’s a song… It has nothing to do, really, with anything, I don’t think. I don’t think it matters what you look […]
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April 30, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Miguel by Mike
Miguel – HuffPost 4.30.12
Mike Ragogna: Miguel, what is your advice for new artists? Miguel: Work hard. I mean, that’s the best advice someone gave me. You look at artists who are at the top now and they work harder than a lot of brand new artists, honestly. Even if people don’t like what it is that you’re about, […]
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April 30, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Chuck Mead by Mike
Chuck Mead – HuffPost 4.30.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice might you have for new artists? Chuck Mead: Just do what you do and don’t let anybody tell you that you can’t do it, because then you’ll start thinking you can’t do it. MR: Is that the advice you would have given yourself? CM: I had no idea, all I knew […]
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April 30, 2012
The Hard Rock’s Brian Klein – HuffPost 4.30.12
Mike Ragogna: We talked a little bit earlier off-mic about some of the artists that you’ve been associated with. What about new artists? Brian Klein: Hard Rock loves emerging artists. Last year, across all the Hard Rock venues, we hosted 15,000 live music events. It’s truly a spectacular time and we love people, whether you’re […]
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April 29, 2012
Steve Hackett – HuffPost 6.29.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice might you have for new artists? Steve Hackett: My advice is always the same–to enjoy it, enjoy what you do, particularly when writing a song. If you enjoy it, other people will enjoy it. There’s no magic to it. You need to really enjoy it yourself. It’s so important to do […]
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April 27, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Haley Reinhart by Mike
Haley Reinhart – HuffPost 4.27.12
Mike Ragogna: I have to ask you, even though you’re at the beginning of your career, what is your advice for new artists? Haley Reinhart: I would say there’s going to be a whole sea full of opinions, a sea full of eyes and ears that are watching and preying on you and betting on […]
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