Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
March 30, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Colin Gilmore by Mike
Colin Gilmore – HuffPost 3.30.12
Mike Ragogna: Colin, what advice do you have for new artists? Colin Gilmore: Always remember that the love of the music is ultimately what keeps the whole thing going. It’s a hard thing to remember because there are times when it feels like promotion and hype are the whole game. If you’re truly making music […]
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March 30, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Arlo Guthrie by Mike
Arlo Guthrie – HuffPost 3.30.12
Mike Ragogna: Arlo, what advice do you have for new artists? Arlo Guthrie: I don’t have any advice that anybody would want to take, but if I had to distill my father’s advice, it would be that it’s better to fail at being yourself than to succeed at being somebody else.
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March 28, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Macy Gray by Mike
Macy Gray – HuffPost 3.28.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice might you have for new artists? Macy Gray: I’m not a good advice-giver, actually. But I would just tell anybody if you really want to do it, you just have to pull your heart out at all times and be completely open. Scream when you want to, and write when you […]
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March 28, 2012
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‘ZinePak Founders Kim Kaupe – HuffPost 3.28.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Kim Kaupe: Grow a very thick skin and get ready for anything that comes your way. Sometimes it is not the “best” artists musically that hit it big, but the ones who stick it out the longest and know how to keep getting up after […]
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March 23, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Rocco DeLuca by Mike
Rocco DeLuca – HuffPost 3.23.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Rocco DeLuca: For new artists… Please do not get a manager, agent, record deal, press person, producer, promoter, or anything else until you know who you are, and what you would like to contribute. Until then, just woodshed until you know.
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March 23, 2012
Steve Lukather – HuffPost 3.23.12
Mike Ragogna: Steve…what advice might you have for new artists? Steve Lukather: Take it seriously. People have this tendency to want instant gratification without putting in the time and dues to really learn their instrument. I spent two hours this morning practicing. I still really care, and I’ve been doing this since I was 7, […]
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March 23, 2012
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The Honey Brothers’ Adrian Grenier & Ari Gold – HuffPost 3.23.12
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Ari Gold: You better love what you’re doing because that’s the ultimate payback, loving what you’re doing. All the other stuff that you think you’re doing it for, cannot be said enough. You can’t count on anything other than loving what you’re doing, so you better […]
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March 21, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Van Dyke Parks by Mike
Van Dyke Parks – HuffPost 3.21.12
Mike Ragogna: Van Dyke, do you have any more advice that you think would be valuable to artists just starting out? Van Dyke Parks: I can only reiterate what Vic Chesnutt said – “There is no shelter in the arts.” It is uncertain by definition and flies in the face of the five-year plan. But […]
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